Shipping from Argentina

serafina · Mar 19th 2019

Following my stride on receiving books in Argentina, today I am asking about shipping documents from Argentina.

For example, my certified translations to clients in the UK.

After a brief research, I am quite baffled by the prices:

1) couriers, such as Andreani, DHL, UPS, FedEx charge around $4000-500 (yes, four to five thousands pesos) to send documents.

2) Correo Argentino charges about 640 pesos to send a carta certificada to the UK, with tracking and delivery between 7 to 15 days.

I don't need anything extra fast, I just want to provide my clients the guarantee the documents will arrive within a reasonable amount of time. I can re-issue the documents if the shipping gets lost, but I don't want to wonder whether it will ever arrive to destination.

Do you have any experience?

Splinter · Mar 20th 2019

When I renewed my passport, Correo Argentino was the best choice. Certified of course.

Rice · Mar 20th 2019

serafina, for these translated documents, why can’t you just send electronically?

serafina · Mar 20th 2019

Quote from Splinter

When I renewed my passport, Correo Argentino was the best choice. Certified of course.

Were the shipping times the same as stated (7 to 15 days)?

And were you able to track the package throughout its journey, or only within Argentina?ù

Quote from Rice

serafina, for these translated documents, why can’t you just send electronically?

Unfortunately the Italian Consulate in London wants to see my original signatures on paper. And digitally signed documents are still unknown to the Italian administration.

UK Man · Mar 20th 2019

Quote from Splinter

When I renewed my passport, Correo Argentino was the best choice. Certified of course.

I think that's how mine came as well.

Correo are pretty good in my opinion and that price is excellent considering their extortionate domestic delivery charges.

Splinter · Mar 20th 2019

I only used Correo to send it and it was delivered by DHL, which was part of the passport fee.

It took less than 10 days.

UK Man · Mar 20th 2019

Quote from Splinter

I only used Correo to send it and it was delivered by DHL, which was part of the passport fee.

It took less than 10 days.

Pretty sure when I applied online to renew mine I didn't need to send my old one. It was quite recent though.

opigez1358 · Apr 8th 2019

Usually courrier services are the best option when you need to ship something small. Plus you dont ahve hedeach for Customs ,etc ! There are third party with such service

https://usgshipping.com/shippi…ing-to-argentina-from-usa

usually handle teh whole door to door!

UK Man · Apr 8th 2019

Quote from opigez1358

Usually courrier services are the best option when you need to ship something small. Plus you dont ahve hedeach for Customs ,etc ! There are third party with such service

https://usgshipping.com/shippi…ing-to-argentina-from-usa

usually handle teh whole door to door!

That link seems to deal with large shipments rather than small parcels.

When we shipped all our belongings from the UK to here door to door by container we found the whole process a a thousand times easier than receiving two 100gr packets of loose tea from the UK.

No idea if much has changed for the better as I'm in no rush to give UPS/FEDEX £70 to find out.

Splinter · Apr 9th 2019

Quote from opigez1358

Usually courrier services are the best option when you need to ship something small. Plus you dont ahve hedeach for Customs ,etc ! There are third party with such service

https://usgshipping.com/shippi…ing-to-argentina-from-usa

usually handle teh whole door to door!

This isn't a courier service, so you'd be better off suggesting something more suitable for small items.

I worked for many years in shipping, so I know the difference between full load, part load, groupage, freight forwarders and courier services.

serafina · May 3rd 2019

I mailed a regular mail to the UK on 23/4.
Since the fee breakdown has the first tier ‘up to 20 g’ and the next one ‘up to 150 g’, having three sheet per translation (certificate of accuracy + source page + translation page), plus the envelop, my shipping weighted 24 g and fell into the second tier and I paid 450 pesos (about 8 pounds back then, the exchange rate has increased a little bit right now).

According to Correo Argentino, the delivery time should be from 7 to 15 days, but the lady at the post office said ‘15 days... at least’.
We shall see...

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Rice · May 5th 2019

Following your Dorothy & Toto metaphors, serafina, this one could be the Scarecrow. Keep us posted, please.

The very idea of sending or, worse, trying to receive a package reduces many of us to the sniveling state of the Cowardly Lion.

Shipping from Argentina

Splinter Aug 12th 2021

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