Buenos Aires — Port Code ARBUE

UN/LOCODE AR BUE identifies Buenos Aires, C, Argentina. UNECE classifies it as seaport and airport. Below: the classifiers, the location reference, the CBP entry code where CBP publishes one, and the Airlift ocean freight lanes serving Argentina.

UN/LOCODEAR BUE
Place nameBuenos Aires
CountryArgentina (AR)
SubdivisionC
Function classifiersSeaportRail terminalRoad terminalAirportcode list string 12345---
Coordinates -34.58, -58.67 View on OpenStreetMap →

Using ARBUE on your shipping documents

Carriers print the port of loading and port of discharge on bookings and bills of lading as UN/LOCODEs, so ARBUE is what you will normally see against Buenos Aires on carrier paperwork and in schedule and tracking feeds. The first two characters, AR, are the ISO 3166-1 country code for Argentina; the remaining three identify the place within it.

A UN/LOCODE names a place, not a berth. Where a port city runs several container terminals, UNECE often assigns the terminals their own codes alongside the city code — which is why a booking can legitimately show a code you did not expect. Take the code from the carrier booking rather than picking the one that reads most like the port name.

Schedule D codes are a US-only system, so Buenos Aires does not have one. If Buenos Aires is your origin, the Schedule D code that matters is the one for your US port of entry — every US port page in this tool shows it where CBP publishes it.

Buenos Aires carries the airport classifier in UN/LOCODE, but the code list does not supply an IATA code for it. We do not infer one: the last three characters of a UN/LOCODE often match the IATA code but are not required to, and a wrong code on an air waybill is expensive. Take the IATA code from your airline or forwarder.

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Buenos Aires port code FAQs

The UN/LOCODE for Buenos Aires, C, Argentina is ARBUE, printed as AR BUE. The first two characters (AR) are the ISO country code and the last three identify the location. Source: UNECE UN/LOCODE Code List, edition 2024-2.

Location data: UNECE UN/LOCODE Code List, edition 2024-2 — public data published by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/CEFACT). UN/LOCODE code list.

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