Buyer guide
Meridian coordinates U.S./Canada export-side work; your Argentine customs broker confirms AFIDI, SENASA, the Sistema Informático Malvina filing, taxes, and local delivery.
Quick answer
What to confirm before you buy
Before paying the seller, separate Meridian's export scope from the Argentina-side work your broker must confirm.
Link, make, model, year, serial number, hours, photos, pickup ZIP, and Argentina destination.
Your broker confirms the phytosanitary import authorization and SENASA's current requirements.
The used-goods Declaración Jurada is prepared by your Argentine broker, not Meridian.
Soil, plant residue, fluids, serial number, and certificates must be in order before shipping.
An Argentine port quote is not the same as nationalized cost or delivery to the field.
What Meridian coordinates and what your Argentine broker confirms
Each party owns the part it can actually control, which reduces risk before purchase.
Routes and handoff points
A quote to an Argentine port is not the same as nationalized cost or final delivery.
Before You Bid: Check the Unit, Not Just the Freight
Before buying used farm machinery in the U.S. for Argentina, do not start with the freight price. Start with the unit: make, model, year, serial number, hours, cleaning, documentation, and whether your broker confirms AFIDI/SENASA and the Sistema Informático Malvina filing. Meridian coordinates the U.S./Canada export scope; the Argentine broker confirms local import before you buy.
This guide is not a substitute for an Argentine customs broker. It explains how to separate Meridian's export scope from Argentina-side import work before funds move.
What to Check
Argentina's used-goods framework was updated by Decreto 273/2025, including declaration work through the Sistema Informático Malvina. SENASA also treats used agricultural machinery as a phytosanitary risk when it may carry soil, plant residue, pests, or other regulated material.
Before buying, confirm the machine data, AFIDI handling, cleaning, serial number, hours, attachments, route, and which party owns each cost bucket.
Meridian's Scope
Meridian coordinates the U.S. side: seller contact, pickup, inland transport, dismantling, packing, export documents, freight booking, and route comparison. The Argentine broker confirms NCM classification, Malvina filings, AFIDI if required, taxes, SENASA, port charges, clearance, and local delivery.
Review the Argentina buyer hub, agricultural machinery export service, assisted equipment purchase, and freight calculator. For the full process across the region, see the guide to importing farm machinery from the USA to Latin America.