Anyone with any experience of sending a small package abroad...UK especially?

DHL has the best deals for international mailing and I use it regularly (for documents), but it seems mailing tobacco is prohibited to consumers: https://www.dhl.com/en/ml/coun…t_guidelines_express.html

It's also incredibly expensive, or at least it was for me a couple of months ago when I sent an envelope of documents to the UK. Just a few sheets of A4 certified mail cost over AR$1500 at the post office.

Sorry to be negative, but as Serafina says, you should look into whether tobacco can actually be sent.

Mailing records to the UK via DHL is about 27 GBP at the blue rate (they actually calculate their rate in ARS from the base rate of 35 USD) and it takes 4 working days. If you use Correo Argentino, it costs half and it takes 7 to 10 days. However, based purely on my research on correoargentino.com, it is tracked only in Argentina and then... who knows.

A few years ago, my mom emailed me some documents via registered mail and I received them in a week. I don't remember about the tracking. I think it was also tracked in Argentina but the tracking was off of one day, so I already received it in the mail when I realized it had arrived in the country by looking at the online tracking.

My last experience with the UK was with incoming mail: a client sent me their calendar: mailed on Jan 10 from the UK, arrived in Buenos Aires on Feb 4. It was sent using the cheapest Royal Mail shipping, no tracking, no paperwork and nothing to pay. I felt spoiled. Last year they wanted to send me a chocolate box, but I told them to send it to my mother in Italy, instead!

I have never used registered mail (posta certificada) to send document abroad, so I can't offer any guidance.

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I have never used registered mail (posta certificada) to send document abroad, so I can't offer any guidance.

It's surprisingly efficient!

How long does it take from here to the UK?

About 10-14 days.