I am not sure there is actually a specific limit. Each time I go back to the US which is once a year I load up on high quality towels, sheets, clothes and other items. No one has ever bothered me at all. I always have receipts in case they need to see it but just take off all the new tags. I have been doing this for over 10 years and never have issues. They sometimes will hassle if you bring many electronics but I have never been bothered on non electronics items or food. I load up one entire suitcase with food and spices that I can't easily find here.
I've never ever in 22+ years going back and forth and living in Argentina for 9 years had any problems or issues with non-electronic items. Even when I lived there for 9 years, I went to the USA a few times a year and always brought back several suitcases with me of clothing and items for several properties I owned.
Know the feeling! I am coming back later this year and some friends I met there are all asking me to bring many things. I will have to bring a few extra bags. What about electronics? One guy I met wants me to bring a power drill that he says is 3 X more expensive there. Will I have problems bringing in a $300 power drill?
I'm not sure if this has been updated but I think the limit was $300 USD duty free on items to EZE. Never had problems with clothes or bedding. I have brought back some electronics before and had the receipt. You shouldn't have a problem on $300 but just have the receipt. I think above $300 they can ask for 50% but I'm not sure. I've never had to pay it. I have brought back an extra iPhone many times but I carry it on me and don't put it through the x-ray machine.
Customs aren't strict unless you are bringing in phones or tablets or computers. I'm not sure about drills!
Nice.. I think this will be our strategy also. Thanks for the info on iPhones.
$300 that is low but thanks for cofirming.
I've never gone over to Paraguay to go shopping. Electronics there are supposed to be really affordable compared to Argentina. I just buy electronics in the USA and bring each time I come. Just as the others mentioned, I'll just carry the iPhones on me in my pocket or jacket so they don't go through the X-ray machine. If they see several phones they probably will ask you about it. But I've never had issues carrying them on me. Each trip a friend will ask me to bring one.
Yes, it was just myself when I first moved there. 7 suitcases for myself but I was making a permanent move from the USA to Buenos Aires. They did go through everything but this was a while ago. I had a lot of electronic items as well but I just said it was for personal use which was true. That Herman Miller Aeron chair here is probably 3X the cost as back home. When I came originally I had a student visa and that's probably why they cut me lots of slack. There wasn't much tourism back then.
Quiet isn't bad but I think I would be too bored that for from the city. The charm to BA to me is just being able to come down from my apartment and have everything close by. I think being that far outside of BA wouldn't really feel like BA but to each their own. BA can get cold in the winter and it's pretty miserable in the summer here.
The convenience we do miss. Having some green outside space is something an apartment can provide and previously we lived in an apartment for 4 years and honestly we grew out of it and wanted a change. Miserable in the summer? Oh.. besides the mosquitos, care to explain? I recall our visit back in December of last year (short visit) and it was hot in the city.
Nothing wrong with trying something different. Living in the suburbs is much different vs. living in the city. I agree it is not a pleasant summer as the heat and humidity here in January and February are not fun. December isn't too bad yet but peak January heat and humidity are bad. Many locals flee the city and go to beach areas to try to escape the heat. BA can feel like a ghost town sometimes in January and part of February.
