Who Charges Me Afip?

[jeff1234]

If I use a US credit card to purchase a trip from Expedia, and that trip originates in BsAs, and I pay in US $, at what point are the AFIP and other Arg taxes charged?
Expedia says that they don't do it. Would American Express do it?

(I know this is an old topic but I searched and couldn't find the answer)

Thanks

 

[Davidglen77]

You shouldn't be charged any AFIP anything paying with a US credit card in Argetina. AFIP charges that 35% when you pay in pesos for a US Dollar transaction, which effectively skews the exchange rate. How can AFIP charge anything to a US bank? Impossible.

 

[jeff1234]

You shouldn't be charged any AFIP anything paying with a US credit card in Argetina. AFIP charges that 35% when you pay in pesos for a US Dollar transaction, which effectively skews the exchange rate. How can AFIP charge anything to a US bank? Impossible.

I seem to remember that it was a tax on all flights/trips originating in Arg. I imagined that the airlines might be required to collect it. Thats whats confused me.

 

[Bricky]

I understand that the airlines collect it (for booking of journeys which originate in Argentina).
I remember digging through the taxes for a BA flight some time back, and it was in there.

This could be a BA-specific thing though, I haven't looked at other airlines.
(there was a dicussion thread about this some time back when the taxes were first announced - good luck finding it though!)



Edit: that's strange, just checked my latest ticket purchase from BA, and the "new" tax doesn't seem to be there :S

This is the 'More information' link: http://www.ba.com/seccharge

 

[kellrobinson]

Maybe this thread has more information

http://baexpats.org/topic/30156-no-hiding-and-no-running-with-delta/page__hl__%2Bdelta+%2B35%25