Need to have an important document mailed to me in Argentina. How reliable is postal service here?

[Fiscal]

I've sent xmas cards and other basic stuff from US to Argentina without problems...but always to my in-laws in their small town. How reliable is the postal service here if I have something sent to me in BA or Rosario?

 

[Rich One]

Correo Argentino it's a gamble ... best option is regular mail, can take twenty days or more . Registered mail will be lost forever...

 

[sergio]

Correo Argentino it's a gamble ... best option is regular mail, can take twenty days or more . Registered mail will be lost forever...

Eh? Why would registered mail be less secure? Anyway, If the documents are important they must go by private courier service such as Fedex.

 

[Ceviche]

Incoming mail to argentina is good.

outgoing is a gamble. it gets delivered but can take months.

 

[D.B. Cooper]

You have to have it sent Cerified First Class Mail with Track & Trace number. I do a little bit of Ebay from here & I've never lost a package. You can track the items by the Correo Argentino web cite.

 

[nikad]

To receive important mail down here from the US we have always used Fedex or DHL.

 

[Silvie]

I always get mail from Europe and the US without any problem, without registration or certification (just regular air mail), important documents too.

 

[garryl]

If it's important, use Fedex.

 

[Somewhereinba]

Speaking of Fedex... I have a fitbit charge 3 device which crapped itself. Fitbit are sending me a replacement from the USA using FEDEX. They said they didn't expect any import fees (no idea why?) but if I did have to pay they would re-emburse me. Will the watch get stopped at customs or because they are using Fedex it works differnetly? Am I better off adding it to the new e-system in case it gets stopped and I have to pay for the import fees? If so what value do I declare considering it is a warranty replacement?

 

[HenryNisental]

I never lost a registered mail