Shipping to Argentina - Air and Sea Freight Services

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Currency Argentine Peso (ARS)
Fiscal year Calendar year
Trade organisations WTO, Mercosur, Unasur
Statistics
GDP $447.6 billion (nominal) (27th, 2011)
$716.4 billion (PPP) (21st, 2011)[1]
GDP growth Increase 8.8% (2011)
GDP per capita $10,945 (nominal) (57th, 2011)[1]
$17,516 (PPP) (51st, 2011)
GDP by sector Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, 9.7%; mining, 3.1%; manufacturing, 18.9%; construction, 5.3%; commerce and tourism, 13.8%; transport, communications, and utilities, 8.2%; finance, real estate and business services, 14.3%; government, 6.5%; education, health care and other, 20.2%. (2011)[2]
Inflation (CPI)

9.5% (2011)

Congressional estimate: 22.8% (2011)[3]
Population
below poverty line		 8.3% (2011)[4]
Gini coefficient ≈ 0.445 (2010)[5][6]
Labour force 17 million (2007) categories: private-sector employees, 49%; employers and the self-employed, 27%; public-sector employees, 21%; unpaid family workers, 3% (2001).[7]
Labour force
by occupation		 Agricultural, 7.3%; manufacturing, 13.1%; construction, 7.6%; commerce and tourism, 21.4%; transport, communications and utilities, 7.8%; financial, real estate and business services, 9.4%; public administration and defense, 6.3%; social services and other, 27.1%. (2006)[7]
Unemployment 6.7% (12/2011)[8]
Average gross salary US$9,620 (2011, includes part-time wage earners)[9]
Main industries Food processing and beverages;motor vehicles and auto parts;appliances and electronics; chemicals,petrochemicals, and biodiesel;pharmaceuticals; steel and aluminum;machinery; glass and cement; textiles;tobacco products; publishing;furniture; leather.
Ease of Doing Business Rank 113th[10]
External
Exports US$84.3 billion (2011)
Export goods Soy and soy products, 23.8%; motor vehicles and parts, 12.1%; cereals (mainly maize and wheat), 9.9%; chemicals, 7.1%; fruit and vegetable products, 4.2%; natural gas and petroleum, 3.9%; aluminum and steel, 3.7%; refined fuel, 3.3%; electric machinery, 2.9%; gold, 2.9%; biodiesel, 2.5%; other industrial products, 5.9%; all other (mainly agro-industrial goods), 17.8%. (2011)[11]
Main export partners Brazil, 21.2%; China, 9.0%; Chile, 6.6%; United States, 5.2%. (2010)[12]
Imports US$73.9 billion (2011)
Import goods Capital goods and parts, 34.8%;intermediate goods, 29.5%; refined fuel and lubricants, 12.7%; automobiles and parts, 8.4%; consumer durables (except auto), 4.5%; freight and farm vehicles, 4.3%; all other (mostly consumer non-durables), 5.8%. (2011)[11]
Main import partners Brazil, 31.8%; China, 13.6%; United States, 10.7%; Germany, 5.7%. (2010)[12]
FDI stock $86.7 billion (12/2010)[13]
Gross external debt $132.5 billion (9/2011)[13]
Public finances
Public debt 39.5% of GDP, US$176.4 billion (Treasury securities, 70%; direct loans, 17%); of which external, US$71.5 bil. (9/2011)[13]
Revenues US$141.1 billion (2011) (social security, 30.1%; value-added taxes, 26.3%; taxes on income and capital gains, 19.3%; customs duties, 12.3%; taxes on assets, 7.2%; excise taxes and other, 4.8%)[14]
Expenses US$146.5 billion (2011) (social security, 32.2%; subsidies and infrastructure, 17.5%; health, 13.8%; debt service, 9.7%; education, culture and research, 6.4%; social assistance, 6.1%; defense and security, 5.4%; other, 8.9%)[15]
Foreign reserves $46.5 billion (12/2011)[13]
Main data source: CIA World Fact Book
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars

In Argentina, Intercargo provide a full range of freight forwarding and Courier services, below is list of our most popular services;