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Press fact sheet
- Title
- Smuggling: The Role of the State and E-commerce Platforms
- Publisher
- Insight LAC
- Authors
- Ana Basco, Paula Garnero, Lautaro Ramirez
- Edition
- 2026
- Length
- 64 pages
How to cite
When using a figure, chart or text from the report, cite the source as follows:
Source: Insight LAC, “Smuggling: The Role of the State and E-commerce Platforms”
https://estudios.insightlac.com
Contact
info@insightlac.comKey figures
The figures the report highlights, with their source.
| Figure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Share of the digital channel in retail sales in 2025 | 15.5% | Insight LAC, 2026 |
| E-commerce revenue in 2025 | 34 trillion pesos | CACE, 2026 |
| Real revenue growth in 2025 | 9% | Insight LAC, 2026 |
| New online buyers in 2025 | 1.3 million people | INDEC, ARCA y CACE, 2026 |
| Online buyers in 2025 | 25 million people | INDEC, 2025 |
| Units sold in 2025 | 645 million units | CACE, 2026 |
| Illegal trade as a share of Argentina's GDP | 5.06% | ASIPI, 2025 |
Charts
Chart 1
Typology of e-commerce actors
Source: Insight LAC, en base a OCDE (2019), UNCTAD, DETL y ECDE (2024), Lin et al. (2017) y Messina (2015)
See in the reportChart 2
E-commerce as a share of total retail sales by country, latest available year (percent)
Source: UNCTAD, Banco Central de Chile, INDEC, ARCA y CACE
See in the reportChart 3
E-commerce revenue in Argentina, 2016-2025, in current pesos and in constant June 2026 pesos
Source: CACE (series anuales; valor 2025 según Estudio Anual definitivo, marzo de 2026) e INDEC
See in the reportChart 4
Physical units sold through e-commerce in Argentina, 2016-2025, with year-on-year growth rate
Source: CACE, series anuales
See in the reportChart 5
Share of the digital channel in total Argentine retail trade, 2018-2025
Source: CACE, ARCA, INDEC
See in the reportChart 6
Share of payment methods by sales channel, 2019, 2024 and 2030 estimate
Source: Worldpay, The Global Payments Report 2025
See in the reportChart 7
Foreign platforms used by Argentine consumers, 2024 and first half of 2025
Source: CACE, fase de demanda (Informe Anual 2024 y Reporte MID 1er semestre 2025)
See in the reportChart 8
Courier regime as a share of total monthly imports, 2017-2026
Source: INDEC, Comercio exterior (microdatos de importaciones)
See in the report
Visualizations
The three types of informality
Sources: Insight LAC, elaboración propia (Tabla 1); Centro de Estudios Tributarios, Universidad Austral; ASIPI
See in the reportInternational evidence on intermediaries and tax compliance
Source: Insight LAC, elaboración propia (Tabla 2)
See in the reportPrice gaps and smuggling
Sources: AFARTE, citado en La Nación; La Nación y El País; ASIPI; Fundar (Ludmer, Schuffer, Schteingart e Isaak)
See in the reportLiability models compared
Source: Insight LAC, sección 3.1
See in the reportInternational timeline
Source: Insight LAC, sección 3.1
See in the reportArgentine regulatory timeline
Source: Insight LAC, elaboración propia (Tabla 3)
See in the reportPublic-private cooperation
Sources: Insight LAC, sección 3.2; Infobae
See in the reportCustoms control: what the formal market requires, where the gap opens and what information already exists
Sources: Insight LAC, sección 3.3; OCDE; ARCA
See in the reportThe four public policy lines
Source: Insight LAC, sección 3.4
See in the report
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