The undersecretary of foreign trade, Esteban Marzorati, explained the key changes that will be made to the courier import regime.
He Government announced last week a new flexibility of the stockswhich in this case impacts shipments of eventual imports (courier). Esteban Marzoratiundersecretary of foreign trade, explained the key changes that will be made to the import regime.
The official specified that this is an import regime that was created in order to “facilitate international shipping” and “reduce your costs“He also added that it can be used for “commercials” I “particulars”provided that the requirements established in the standard are met.
Five key points of courier imports
1. Purchase limit
Until now, the value of the merchandise could not exceed u$s1,000 per shipment and the total weight cannot exceed 50 Kg. Starting in December, the maximum value rises to US$3,000 per shipment.
2. Commercial Courier
As Marzorati explained, it can be used as long as it does not exceed the indicated limit and weight limits; provided that it does not require intervention from third parties, such as the Technical Regulations, ANMAT, INAL, among others. “There are no limits on the number of shipments,” he added.
3. Private Courier
In the event that the individual exceeds the limits or requires intervention, the interested party will not be able to use the commercial courier and 2 options will arise:
- Make a general dispatch (with dispatcher)
- Make a dispatch under Private Courier (small shipments) as long as you do not bring more than 3 units of the same type and it is not for commercial purposes. This option only allows 5 shipments per year.
4. Tax treatment
For general office You must pay tariffs (0 to 35%), statistical tax (0 to 3%), VAT (0 to 21%), VAT Perception, Advance of Profits and Gross Income. While for him commercial and private courier They only pay the first three taxes.
However, starting in December, individuals will only pay VAT on the first $400 of each shipment, that is, they will not pay tariffs or statistical fees.
5. Shipping costs
In addition to the taxes that fall on the imported product, all shipments have a cost that will depend on the supplier and must be paid by the user.
Courier import: volume of operations
To understand the magnitude, shipments courier in their entirety (between private and commercial) represent between the 0.25% and the 0.85% of total imports.
“The modifications aim to provide greater access to all people, bring it into line with other countries in the region and facilitate the necessary supply of inputs and spare parts in a context of trade openness and normalization of foreign trade,” the official concluded.
Source: Ambito
