According to INDEC and the Chamber of Aerexpress Services, the transport volume rose more than 100% in December and January.
INDEC revealed strong imports identified with the door -to -door service, for the shopping boom abroad.
Such as revealed And according to the Official Institute, in January it was “the economic use that grew the most”, had a leap of 122.6%. Although the volume in amount of currencies remains low: US $ 26 million, from various productive sectors they warn that it will become a problem sooner rather than later.
According to sources linked to the Courrier, The amount of packages grew 30% alone in December and they are expected for the next months increases in that order. “It is one thing to open the economy with a dollar of $ 1,500 and a very different one is to do it with a dollar of $ 1,000,” said a renowned business consultant to this medium.
In parallel, the ARGENTINE CHAMBER OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICES AEREXPRESOS (CAPSIA) He put numbers to the phenomenon: the volume transported in December grew by 134.06% compared to November and in January this year there was also a new monthly rise of 20.22%. If January 2025 is compared with the same month of the previous year, the year -on -year growth was 105.85%.
“The huge import jump has to do with exchange appreciation, it became cheap to import, that is a productive problem for the country. In addition, the promise is that the exchange rate will continue to be appreciated by what is a very large incentive to stop producing and transform into importer, ”said Martín Kalos, director of Epyca Consultores.
What are the reasons for the greatest purchases abroad
Specifically in the door to door mode, the jump in this case occurred from the government flexible the income conditions, allowing the sending of larger packages, reducing customs taxes and expanding the franchise.
Luciana LarsenGeneral Manager of Capsia, explained the four reasons for increasing purchases abroad.
- The implementation of Resolution 5608/2024 and Decree 1065/2024
- Electronic commerce boom
- Greater logistics efficiency
- Flexibility under conditions for foreign trade.
The growth of the phenomenon is such that Argentina airports announced the construction of a new space dedicated exclusively to this operation with a budget of more than US $ 6 million.
But also Aerolineas Argentinas He informed that he will relaunch his Courier service from Miami, with home delivery in all cities where he operates in Argentina.
Source: Ambito
