Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Bank Center , 90 S parks S t., O ttawa,
Ontario K1P 5B4 (
&
613/236-2351;
fax
613/235-2659; embargentina@argentina-
canada.net).
IN THE U.K.
Contact the E mbassy of
the Argentine Republic, 65 Brooke St., Lon-
don W1Y 4AH (
&
020/7318-1300;
fax
020/7318-1301; www .argentine-embassy-
uk.org).
IN NE W ZEAL AND
Contact the
Embassy of the Argentine Republic, Prime
Finance Tower, Lev el 14, 142 Lambton
Quay, P.O. Box 5430, Wellington (
&
04/
472-8330;
fax 04/472-8331; www
or traveler's check, or money or der, and in
some locations, a Visa or MasterCard.
In Argentina, this is rar ely an issue
unless y ou hav e a lot of electr onics. To
avoid having to pay duty on foreign-made
personal items y ou owned before you left
on y our trip , bring along a bill of sale,
insurance policy , je weler's appraisal, or
receipts of pur chase. O r y ou can r egister
items that can be r eadily identified b y a
permanently affix ed serial number or
marking—think laptop computers, cam-
eras, and CD play ers—with C ustoms
before y ou leav e. Take the items to the
nearest C ustoms office or r egister them
with C ustoms at the airpor t fr om which
you're departing. You'll receive, at no cost,
a Certificate of Registration, which allows
duty-free entry for the life of the item.
You cannot bring fr esh fr uits and v eg-
etables into the U nited States, with some
exceptions. For specifics on what y ou can
bring back, do wnload the inv aluable fr ee
pamphlet,
Know Before You Go,
online at
www.cbp.gov
. (Click on “ Travel,” and
then on “Kno w B efore You G o! O nline
Brochure.”) Or contact the
U.S. Customs
& Border Protection (CBP),
1300 Penn-
sylvania A ve. NW , Washington, DC
20229 (
&
877/287-8667
), and r equest
the pamphlet.
For
Canadian
rules, write for the book-
let
I Declare,
issued by the
Canada Border
Services A gency
(
&
800/461-9999
in
Canada or 204/983-3500; www .cbsa-asfc.
gc.ca). Canada allo ws its citiz ens a C$750
exemption, and y ou're allo wed to bring
back duty-free one carton of cigarettes, one
can of tobacco, 40 imperial ounces of
.arg.
org.nz).
IN AUSTRALIA
Contact the E mbassy
of the Argentine R epublic, John McEwen
House, Lev el 2, 7 N ational Cir cuit, B ar-
ton, A CT 2600 (
&
02/6273 9111;
fax
02/6273 0500; www.argentina.org.au).
CUSTOMS
What You Can Take into
Argentina
Travelers entering Argentina can bring per-
sonal effects—including clothes, je welry,
and pr ofessional equipment such as cam-
eras and computers—without paying duty .
In addition, they can bring in 21 liters of
alcohol, 400 cigar ettes, and 50 cigars
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duty-free.
What You Can Take Home
from Argentina
Returning
U.S. citiz ens
who hav e been
away for at least 48 hours ar e allowed to
bring back, once ev ery 30 days, $800
worth of mer chandise duty-free. You'll be
charged a flat rate of duty on the next
$1,000 wor th of pur chases. Any dollar
amount bey ond that is dutiable at what-
ever rates apply. On mailed gifts, the duty-
free limit is $200. H ave y our r eceipts
handy to expedite the declaration pr ocess.
Note:
If you owe duty, you are required to
pay on y our arriv al in the U nited States,
either by cash, personal check, go vernment
liquor, and 50 cigars. I n addition, y ou're
allowed to mail gifts to Canada v alued at
less than C$60 a day, provided they're unso-
licited and don't contain alcohol or tobacco
(write on the package “U nsolicited gift,
under $60 value”). Declare all valuables on
the Y-38 form befor e departure from Can-
ada, including serial numbers of v aluables
you already own, such as expensive foreign
