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Argentina customs and border crossing from brazil to Argentina
Last week I rode my bike form Brazil to Argentina crossing the border at Iguaçu.

On the Argentina side of the border I was asked for m y passport and bike registration. The lady filled in some details on a computer stamped my passport and returned them. I asked if that was it and if I needed to fill in any documents she said no just go see the customs officer which I did. The customs officer asked to see my insurance for Argentina and then sent me on my way. I was not given any temporary import documents for my bike.
I am now in Argentina and have been told that if I try and leave the country my bike could be confiscated if I don’t have a temporary import documents.

This seems crazy as I asked for one and was told ''no you are finish go'', when I was at the Iguaçu border.

Does anyone have any first hand recent experience of entering Argentina from Brazil? Please could you let me know if you were given any documents? And if not did you have any problems leaving the country?

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I think a lot of the problem with that border is both sides think you have crossed into the other country just to see the falls and are returning the same day. I went in the opposite direction and had to wake the aduana man up from his sleep in the shade to give him my TIP after parking the car well around the bend and walking back. Then on the Brazil side I had to insist they process me as a regular tourist rather than just a day tripper.

I'd be surprised if they had changed the system to a no-TIP one just at the border.
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you'll try and leave the country without tip they'll eat you alive,do get a tip.
otherwise it could get really expensive.
they can confiscate your bike and they know it.
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I went to the customs office in Comodoro Rivadavia and explained the situation.'


WOW what a great bunch of people, they could not be more helpful. I had printed out a letter in Spanish explaining what I needed but one lady spoke perfect English and helped me. She even took us in person to the office at the dock where a TIP could be processes. No arguments no interrogation just an ''oh yes this can happen especially at that border post if they think you are a day visitor. It is there fault they should have asked how long you would be in Argentina''


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That is awesome. Knew a guy who overstayed his. They were threatening to confiscate his bike at the border when he was leaving. He negotiated something to get out of Argentina with his bike, but it was a PIA. Glad it worked out for you.

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I went to the customs office in Comodoro Rivadavia and explained the situation.'


WOW what a great bunch of people, they could not be more helpful. I had printed out a letter in Spanish explaining what I needed but one lady spoke perfect English and helped me. She even took us in person to the office at the dock where a TIP could be processes. No arguments no interrogation just an ''oh yes this can happen especially at that border post if they think you are a day visitor. It is there fault they should have asked how long you would be in Argentina''


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That is awesome. Knew a guy who overstayed his. They were threatening to confiscate his bike at the border when he was leaving. He negotiated something to get out of Argentina with his bike, but it was a PIA. Glad it worked out for you.
Well, these are two different cases, Lorraine one was Argentinean Customs culpability as where she was coming in they presume that she only was crossing for the day and not to exit on another place on a later date. So were they fault and responsibilities for fix it too as they are only one organism. I always tell (when I can) to travellers coming in or back to Argentina to don’t move from customs desk without receive a new TVIP and check very carefully all the details and the date of expire. Exits without a TVIP or re-export could be impossible, and with wrong details will require an amended as Lorraine had made at Comodoro Rivadavia customs office.

Completely different your guy case where him let expire that TVIP period, the rules and consequences of these cases are wrote on the back of the paper they give to travellers and exactly says about confiscations, penalties, fines and fees… So don’t expect customs will be nice on these situations.
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