Urgently Need My laptop

[Che1990]

Get a low cost flight to Iguazu on FlyBondi or JetSmart and then from there you can cross over into Ciudad del Este in Paraguay very easily.

There are even dedicated shopping tours. If you talk to a taxi driver they’ll probably even offer to take you there and to where you can buy a laptop. People very friendly in this area.

Customs wont be an issue is you have just 1 laptop - open and take it out of the box to be sure.

 

[FrankPintor]

Get a low cost flight to Iguazu on FlyBondi or JetSmart and then from there you can cross over into Ciudad del Este in Paraguay very easily.

There are even dedicated shopping tours. If you talk to a taxi driver they’ll probably even offer to take you there and to where you can buy a laptop. People very friendly in this area.

Customs wont be an issue is you have just 1 laptop - open and take it out of the box to be sure.

Also an excellent idea, though I’d say it needs more forward planning, from what I’ve heard Ciudad del Este isn’t particularly safe (I’ve never been there, though), whereas in Asuncion you can just stay in Villamorra or Recoleta near say Shopping Mariscal or Del Sol and you can wander around safely as you please. Definitely do your research, find the principal shops in each country and compare prices.

 

[thanos336]

Thanks . The many great ideas here will continue to help me and others facing similar issues.

 

[Stephano]

Thank you , this is my current working plan. Do you have any tips on brining it back through customs?

I simply discarded the box it cam in, put it in an old neoprene case and went through customs without declaring. Maybe you might want to catch the last ferry in the day, as it looked to me like the people at custom were eager to end their workday and were not particularly interested in stopping and checking.

 

[Che1990]

Thank you , this is my current working plan. Do you have any tips on brining it back through customs?

My other half and I recently went through customs at Ezeiza with 5 laptops between us with no issues. All personal use, out of box etc

 

[on the brink]

Thank you , this is my current working plan. Do you have any tips on brining it back through customs?

You can bring one computer and one cellphone for personal use - no problem with customs. They don't even look at them

 

[thanos336]

Ok so I am now booked to travel to Montevideo via the ferry from BA. Upon booking, I have been advised to buy travel insurance which seems like overkill for a day trip shopping. Am I likely to be pressed for insurance documents upon arrival?

 

[AdrianB]

Ok so I am now booked to travel to Montevideo via the ferry from BA. Upon booking, I have been advised to buy travel insurance which seems like overkill for a day trip shopping. Am I likely to be pressed for insurance documents upon arrival?

No.

 

[thanos336]

**Update
I have now made a successful trip to Montevideo where I was able to buy an Asus Rog 16, RTX4070 laptop at duty free, near USA prices from


https://www.pccompu.com.uy

The staff are amazing.

They didn't have it in stock when I arrived, but they were able to have it shipped the very next day. I also returned to have them upgrade the RAM to 32GB which cost $80usd.

I unboxed the laptop and walked it through customs with absolutely no issues.

I was also able to take two Xiaomi Poco pro phones still in their boxes in my suitcase with no issues. I will try my hand at a little cross border Arbitrage so please DM if you need a new phone.

 

[Stephano]

**Update
I have now made a successful trip to Montevideo where I was able to buy an Asus Rog 16, RTX4070 laptop at duty free, near USA prices from


https://www.pccompu.com.uy

The staff are amazing.

They didn't have it in stock when I arrived, but they were able to have it shipped the very next day. I also returned to have them upgrade the RAM to 32GB which cost $80usd.

I unboxed the laptop and walked it through customs with absolutely no issues.

I was also able to take two Xiaomi Poco pro phones still in their boxes in my suitcase with no issues. I will try my hand at a little cross border Arbitrage so please DM if you need a new phone.

I am really glad you had a good experience with them. I too bought a laptop there and had a similar treatment