Can I send medicine to Argentina?
Yes, with conditions.
ANMAT rules apply; medicines aren't covered by the small-shipment exemption. Ask the courier before sending.
For every Onvoyo box: Onvoyo can't carry prescription drugs. Over-the-counter medicine and vitamins follow the destination's own rules.
More rules for Argentina
Not allowed
- Illegal drugs and narcotics
Allowed with conditions
- Medicines
- Excluded from the small-shipment exemption from ANMAT checks, so ANMAT rules apply. Ask the courier before sending any.
- Cosmetics, hygiene products, and non-prescription medical devices
- Small personal shipments are exempt from ANMAT intervention for these. Couriers still refuse aerosols and nail polish.
Before you ship to Argentina
- Tax-free limit
- Small courier shipments (pequeños envíos) worth up to USD 400 FOB (about ARS 606,000) pay no import duty or statistics fee, but IVA still applies. Each person can use the small-shipment route 5 times per calendar year, for personal-use shipments with up to 3 units of the same kind, up to 50 kg per package, and up to USD 3,000 FOB per shipment.
- Receiver ID
- CUIT or CUIL (Clave Única de Identificación Tributaria / Laboral) needed. Courier declarations need the receiver's CUIT or CUIL. If it's missing, the parcel can be held for up to 5 business days while it's sorted out. The receiver can check each shipment, and how many of their 5 yearly small shipments they've used, in ARCA's 'Envíos Postales Internacionales' service with Clave Fiscal level 2 or higher.
- Transit
- 3-6 business days from North America or Europe; 5-8 from Asia
Questions
Can I send medicine to Argentina?
Yes, with conditions. ANMAT rules apply; medicines aren't covered by the small-shipment exemption. Ask the courier before sending.
Can I send medicine from Argentina to family abroad?
ANMAT requires no procedure for medicines sent to family abroad, except those containing narcotics or psychotropic substances, which need authorization. Check the destination's rules too.
Ask about a specific item
Official sources
- 1.
Agencia de Recaudación y Control Aduanero (ARCA)
Pequeños envíos Importación - Courier - Envíos internacionales (opens in a new tab) - 2.
- 3.
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA)
Ingresar o regresar al país con alimentos (opens in a new tab) - 4.
InfoLEG, Ministerio de Justicia de la Nación
Ley de Impuesto al Valor Agregado, texto ordenado en 1997 (opens in a new tab) - 5.
Agencia de Recaudación y Control Aduanero (ARCA)
Objetos permitidos y prohibiciones (opens in a new tab)
General guidance, not legal advice. Customs in Argentina makes the final decision on every box.