CUSTOMS AND TAXES

Taxes
All persons must pay an airport tax of US 20 $ when leaving the country.

Transportation
Generally at the airport exits you will find services of buses, taxis or special taxis or remisse, which will take you to your hotel or in the case of the buses, to the centre of the city. The remisse, are a species of taxi in which the tariffs have been established previously, and in case of the Airport Ezeiza, they can be hired inside the airport in special stalls established for this purpose.

The microbuses of public transport have fixed departure schedules, they are quite economic, but they realize multiple stops, for which the trip the Ezeiza Airport to the centre of Buenos Aires can take approximately 2 hours.
It is also possible to hire the service of private buses or shuttle buses, at the airport itself or for the return in the hotel at which you stay, this service turns out to be more economic than a taxi, and much more comfortable and rapid than a regular bus.

CUSTOMS

It is prohibited to enter the country with plants, vegetables, fruits and perishable food. You will be able to enter with domestic animals, whenever these are provided with a valid up to date owner’s card and certificate of vaccination.

You are allowed to enter Argentina with 2 liters of alcoholic drinks, 400 cigarrettes and 50 cigars.

If you bring a car, or if you are going to rent one, you will need an International Driver’s licence.

If you do not bring one, you can get one through the Dirección Nacional de Tránsito, Av. Coronel Roca 5252, office hours between 7 to 13 hours, showing the following documents: an ID and a certificate of transitory domicile in the Federal Capital.

Duty-free products
The following products can be imported to Argentina without the need to pass through customs:

1. Passengers above 18 years of age, with nationalities belonging to the following countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay or Uruguay, or residents who return to Argentina after having spent less than one year in those countries: 200 cigarrettes and 25 cigars; 1 liter of 2 kg of perishable foods for a value of USD 150 (if they arrive by land) and for a value of USD 200 (if they arrive by air or sea).
2. Passengers above 18 years of age with nationalities others than the abovementioned one or residents who return to Argentina after having stayed less than one year in thoise countries 400 cigarrettes and 50 cigars; 2 liters of alcohol; 5 kg of perishable foods for a value of USD 300.

Prohibited Articles
Animals and birds from Africa or Asia (excepting Japan) without previous authorization and fresh food, especially meats, milk products and fruits. Also forbidden are explosives, flammable products, narcotics articles and pornographic materials.
Warning: Any gold must be declared. It is recommended to have ready the needed customs declarations and documents for articles of value (cameras, computers, etc.) in order to avoid any problems.

Requisites when leaving the country
The visitors proceeding from non - neighbouring countries remain exempt from any tax on travel items and new articles of a value not superior to USD 300 and an additional USD 300 worth if acquired in the tax free shops to be found within the country.

Refund of Taxes
At the airport you will be able to recover 21 % of the amount paid by way of the Value-added tax (VAT), if you have acquired national products for amounts superior to USD 70 (with invoice) in the shops subscribed to this system (that possess in their shop windows the logo here shown). The process is managed by Global Refund, world leader in services of refunding of taxes. The benefits of the system are granted in all the places adhered to the same, which are identified because they exhibit in their shop windows the Global Logo Refund. When the tourist makes a parchase, it is necessary to request the seller to hand over a check of refund in addition to the corresponding invoice. Before the tourist leaves for his country, he will have to ask customs to validate the seal on the check. The ways of receiving the refund of the tax are the following ones: to receive it in cash, to credit it to your credit card, to receive a check at your home adress or ask for a refund in one of the Refund offices the company Global Refund has in different parts of the world.