The exchange rate difference and the difference in product prices encourages the import of goods for the new Black Friday day, a key shopping date for the US. How to take advantage of it?
He Black Friday in the United States, which will be celebrated next November 29 after Thanksgiving, opens opportunities for Argentines of purchase products from abroad with significant discounts. This year, in addition, the new measures from the Ministry of Economy include key changes that can help save on shipping costs.
Argentines who want to purchase products abroad may take into account the Government’s recent decision: in December the monthly limit for small imports via Courier will be raised again to $3,000.
Products such as clothing, footwear, toys, cell phones, computers, perfumes, personal care items, books, supplies and spare partsamong other categories.
In turn, a franchise of US$400, why Only 21% VAT will be paid, but neither tariffs nor statistical rates will be taxed. That is to say, if a person makes, through the courier’s small shipment regime, a purchase for US$500, for the first US$400 they will only pay VAT, and for the US$100 remaining, the rest of the taxes.
How should I pay for products purchased abroad?
The high cost of the tourist dollar, which is currently above $1,640, represents a challenge for those who make international purchases, sinceand includes the COUNTRY tax and the receipt of Profitssignificantly increasing expenses.
However, to reduce these surcharges it is advisable pay the credit card statement in dollars using previously acquired funds at the financial exchange rate and deposited in a savings account. This alternative allows you to avoid the impact of taxes associated with the tourist dollar, which allows you to save up to 50% by taking advantage of the exchange difference.
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According to a comparative report carried out by Fundación Ecosur on 24 products, it was observed that the 88% of them were cheaper buying them abroad with the new conditions. On average, the prices surveyed are 40% lower on Amazon than in local storesconsidering an exchange rate corresponding to the MEP dollar.
For example, in the segment of electronic productsthe price gap between international and local purchases widens considerably. According to the survey, consumers could pay on average 50% less on Amazon than in Argentine stores. Among the categories with the greatest differences, the headphones (-66%)the tablets (-57%)the cell phones (-55%) and the notebooks (-54%).
Regarding clothing, Ecosur recorded that the products surveyed are, on average, 25% cheaper on Amazon than in the local market. The largest price differences were observed in divers and jackets (-59%), t-shirts (-18%) and pants (-13%).
Source: Ambito
