After Booking

Upon you booking your trip, you will then receive a confirmation email via our reservation system and a pre-trip file with important information (It can also be downloaded below). We will send you an email via our reservation system asking you, your passport information, food and beverage preferences, and a few general questions to understand your needs and wants before you arrive. Our logistics coordinator will be in communication with you, answering any questions regarding your upcoming trip. We look forward to seeing you soon!

• MIXED BAG SEASON – Download Pre-Trip information file
• CAST & BLAST SEASON – Download Pre-Trip information file
• ANMAC HUNTING FORM – Download Here

Bringing personal firearms into Argentina requires taking detailed steps prior to your trip, and you may also be subject to considerable expenses. Please read carefully the information below prior to making a decision to travel with your guns or consider renting those available at the lodge.

The Argentine government places visitors into two categories when it comes to gun temporary importation:

1) Those who have NEVER visited Argentina in the past.

2) Those that have VISITED ARGENTINA BEFORE

Depending on which one of these classifications you fall under, the rules and procedures are different. We have separated the procedures below based upon which category you fall into.

NEVER VISITED ARGENTINA BEFORE

Requirements:

1. A copy of your passport – Exciting Outdoors will prepare and present this upon arrival in Argentina.
2. Warrantor – Exciting Outdoors will coordinate this upon arrival in Argentina.
3. ANMAC (Agencia Nacional de Materiales Controlados – Former RENAR) Hunting Form – Prepared, presented and pre-paid by Exciting Outdoors at the moment of the hunter’s arrival to Argentina at the airport to expedite the process.
4. Customs Guarantee Form – Prepared and presented by Exciting Outdoors at the moment of the hunter’s arrival to Argentina at the airport.

HAVE VISITED ARGENTINA IN THE PAST (with firearms).

Requirements:
1. Consulate Permit ** – Must be obtained in person, and by appointment, by the hunter/gun owner in the country of origin.
2. A copy of your passport – Exciting Outdoors will prepare and present this upon arrival in Argentina.
3. Warrantor – Exciting Outdoors will coordinate this upon arrival in Argentina.
4. ANMAC (Agencia Nacional de Materiales Controlados – Former RENAR) Hunting Form – Prepared, presented and pre-paid by Exciting Outdoors at the time of the hunter’s arrival to Argentina at the airport to expedite the process.
5. Customs Guarantee Form – Prepared and presented by Exciting Outdoors at the time of the hunter’s arrival to Argentina at the airport.

** Important Note: All over/under or side-by-side shotguns with longer barrels than 24 inches are exempt of the Consulate Permit at all levels. The only guns requiring a consular permit are pump or auto-loading shotguns, to be carried by a hunter who is entering Argentina for his second visit, or any subsequent visit.

FURTHER EXPLANATION OF REQUIREMENTS AS OUTLINED ABOVE

PASSPORT: A copy of your passport is requested at the Argentine airport. Please make sure to send us one prior to your trip and we will handle this on-site at the airport.
WARRANTOR: Every time you do a temporary import of a gun into Argentina, ANMAC asks the outfitter (Exciting Outdoors) to provide the hunter (user/owner of the gun) with a warrantor (someone who will testify with a signature that the gun will leave the country after the stay in Argentina) who will be responsible for the gun/s while they are in transit in our country. This warrantor is the physical person in charge of signing all the necessary paperwork to clear the guns into the country. This service is provided by Exciting Outdoors. The warrantor will also be at the airport when you are leaving the country after your stay with us signing a paper assuring that those guns are leaving the country.
ANMAC: Exciting Outdoors will complete the ANMAC Hunting Form. In the event you want to download this form and complete it yourself, please click here.
CONSULAR INFORMATION: The Consulate Permit is only required of those who have VISITED ARGENTINA BEFORE. Please note that it is MANDATORY to appear in person at the Argentine Consulate in your jurisdiction.
Requirements for the consulate:
1. Hunting permit form issued by the consulate (signed in original) – Please do not leave any fields unanswered and write clearly.
2. Copy of first page of your valid passport.
3. Three passport size photos, light background. Computer generated photos are NOT accepted (do not glue/staple them to the form).
4. Copy of valid gun permit by the authorities in the state of your residence in the event your state requires one (not mandatory for all travelers).
5. Copy of your airline itinerary.
6. A money order or cashier’s check in the amount of USD 40 payable to the Argentine Consulate of your jurisdiction. (Please make sure the amount is current before issuing the check by calling the consulate)
7. Proof of gun ownership either by receipt, insurance record, or commercial bill showing the purchase of the weapon and its owner (with serial number of the gun).
8. Copy of form 4457 (Certificate of Registration for Personal Effects taken abroad) – Click here to view it.

To avoid unnecessary trips to the Consulate, it is highly advisable that you mail all the above documents in advance to make sure all is in order prior to your appointment. Argentina Consulates are closed on U.S. and Argentine Holidays.

For appointments, please contact the consulate of your jurisdiction by e-mail:

Houston: info@consuladoargentino.net
Jurisdiction: Texas, New México, Colorado, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana

Los Angeles: clang@mrecic.gov.ar
Jurisdiction: Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Hawaii and Pacific Islands

Atlanta: catla@mrecic.gov.ar
Jurisdiction: Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee

Miami: ttv@mrecic.gov.ar
Jurisdiction: Florida, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, Anguilla and Montserrat, Cayman Islands, Guadalupe and Martinica (France)

New York: cnyor@mrecic.gov.ar
Jurisdiction: New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maine, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont

Chicago: visaschicago@mrecic.gov.ar
Jurisdiction: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North y South Dakota, Ohio y Wisconsin

Washington: eeuu@mrecic.gov.ar Jurisdiction: DC, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, North Carolina, Pennsylvania

You can check here on this website all the respective Argentine consulates in the USS taking into account your jurisdiction. Click here.

APPLICABLE FEES

Gun Import Fees
• Entering with guns via EZE (Buenos Aires) airport price is approximately USD 350- USD 400 per hunter plus USD 50 approximately per additional gun or extra set of barrels. Please make sure to contact us for updated prices before making a final decision.

FAQ

1. How many guns can a person bring? Up to 3 guns or 1 gun with 3 extra sets of barrels.
2. How much extra time is spent (on average) at the airport entering the guns? The process length will be basically determined by how many people are in the line before you, but an average of 1 to 1.5 hours is to be expected.
3. How does it work on departure? A warrantor will be waiting for you at the airline counter. He will escort you and sign the warranty paper assuring the guns are leaving the country.
4. What happens with international flights that connect on to other countries prior to arriving to Argentina? You need to make sure to tell your airline your final destination is Argentina. It is important to reconfirm with the airline that your guns are in transit through those countries.
5. Please make sure to dissemble your guns when packing them prior to travelling, and case them in accordance with international airline standards.