Why Argentine customers use Selectido
Argentine shoppers know how complicated cross-border shopping has become — el cepo cambiario, IVA + tasa estadística, the per-month USD purchase cap, the 2.5-kg-per-package puerta-a-puerta limit. Selectido does not eliminate all of this (no service can — the rules are set by AFIP), but it makes the shopping part disappear: live video with a US specialist, items selected in real time, then shipped under whichever import regime fits your situation.
Selectido ships to Buenos Aires (Capital Federal & Province), Córdoba, Rosario, Mendoza, La Plata, Mar del Plata, Tucumán, Salta, Bariloche, and beyond.
Top US stores for Argentine customers
- Apple Store — iPhones, iPads, Macs at US retail (Argentina prices are 2-3× US)
- Sephora — full US prestige beauty lineup
- Costco — supplements, vitamins, bulk pantry items
- Best Buy — laptops, gaming consoles, smart home, GoPro, Sony cameras
- Outlet malls — Coach, Polo Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Nike
- Whole Foods — organic vitamins, supplements, gluten-free pantry
Shipping to Argentina — courier-puerta-a-puerta vs envíos de gran porte
Two main paths exist for personal imports to Argentina:
- Courier puerta a puerta (DHL, UPS, FedEx) — up to 2 kg per package, USD 1,000 limit per shipment. Door-to-door, 5–7 days. The most popular Selectido option.
- Correo Argentino postal — handed off from USPS. 14–25 days. Lower cost but customs review can be slow.
- Régimen general — for shipments above the courier limits, requires CUIT registration and customs clearance through a despachante.
Pago — manejo del cepo cambiario
Selectido's wallet runs on Stripe, so you charge it with any international Visa, Mastercard, or Amex issued in Argentina. The transaction is in USD — your card processor applies the 30% Impuesto PAIS + 30% Percepción Ganancias when settling in pesos at the BCRA rate. This is the same FX path you'd use buying anything dollar-denominated abroad. Selectido does not bypass any cepo rule.
Two ways to shop the US from Argentina
Selectido offers two complementary services for Argentina customers:
📹 Live video shopping — $75/hr
For items you want to see before buying — apparel sizing, electronics demos, fresh items, complex assortments. A real US shopper opens a video call from inside the store, you watch and direct.
📦 Package forwarding — $14.99/shipment
For items you already know you want online. Get a free US shipping address (Suite ID like SE-3YF8). Order direct from any US store, we receive + photograph + forward to Argentina. Learn more →
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