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Cordoba · Updated 2026-10-20

WhatsApp Business API for Indian firms trading with Córdoba

A Córdoba number can be written with 0351, with 15 or with +54. Your CRM should keep only the last of the three.

Córdoba writes its phone numbers for callers inside Argentina, with a 0 in front and sometimes a 15 in the middle. Strip them wrongly and your template goes to Portugal or to nobody.

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Province
Córdoba
Country
Argentina
Area code
351, inside a ten-digit national number[1]
Clock
UTC-3 all year, 8½ hours behind IST; no daylight saving since 2009[2]
Higher studies since
1613, at the Jesuits' Colegio Máximo[3]
Billing
₹ from InfiQ; peso figures are indicative

For Indian businesses with suppliers, dealers or buyers in Córdoba, Argentina: why numbers written the local way with 0351 and 15 break an Indian CRM, how one bare form turns into a Portuguese number, when a Córdoba working day overlaps yours, and what each message costs in rupees.

See it work

Four ways a Córdoba number lands in your CRM

A dealer's card, a supplier's email signature and a trade-fair badge will each write the same line differently. Pick one and see what an API can make of it.

Argentina's numbering plan, as filed with the ITU, gives every national number ten digits and Córdoba the area code 351. The 0 in front is the prefix for a long-distance call inside the country and the 15 is the prefix for a call the caller pays for. Both are dialling habits, not part of the number, and a converter that does not know the country cannot tell which digits to drop, so the first sample is refused.

The second sample is the quiet failure. Typed without its country code, 351 100 0123 starts with 351, which is Portugal's country code, so a tool that trusts the digits sends your Córdoba template to a Portuguese number. Ask for the country on every form and store +54 in front of the area code.

For mobiles, let the customer settle it. When a Córdoba buyer writes to you first, the webhook from the developer API carries their WhatsApp ID, the number exactly as WhatsApp records it. Save that one instead of rebuilding the number by hand.

Córdoba numbers, from local habit to E.164

E.164 is the one format phone APIs agree on: a +, the country code, then the number — no spaces, no leading 0.

Try

Any format works: spaces, dashes, brackets, a 0 or 00 prefix.

E.164 for the WhatsApp API
No output — see why below.
  • Stripped 3 separators (spaces, dashes, dots, brackets).
  • Dropped the leading 0 — a trunk prefix used only for domestic calls.
  • Without a country code this number is ambiguous. Add it, e.g. +91 for India or +971 for the UAE.
The subscriber digits here start with 1, which Argentina's numbering plan keeps off the start of an exchange code, so none of these is anyone's line. Watch the second sample: with no +54, the 351 is read as a country code.

Córdoba and India, on the record

What official sources say about the city, its province and the trade an Indian business is most likely to share with it.

Higher studies began in Córdoba in 1613 at the Jesuits' Colegio Máximo, and the university was declared open in 1622; the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba is still called the Casa de Trejo after the bishop who backed it.[3]

UNESCO declared the Jesuit Block, with the old university seat, the Church of the Compañía de Jesús and the Colegio de Monserrat, a World Heritage site in November 2000, together with five estancias in the province from Caroya (1616) to La Candelaria (1683).[4]

About 21% of Argentines live in the provinces of Córdoba, Santa Fe and Mendoza, after the 38% in the city and province of Buenos Aires, according to the U.S. International Trade Administration.[5]

India–Argentina trade reached USD 5.2 billion in 2024 and USD 6.34 billion from January to November 2025. India sells petroleum oils, agrochemicals, bulk drugs and two-wheelers, and buys soybean and sunflower oil, finished leather and pulses.[6]

Agencia ProCórdoba promotes the province's exports and investment, and took more than 30 Córdoba companies to SIAL Paris 2026.[7]

Industries

Indian businesses with Córdoba on the line

The trade the Embassy of India lists, read as the WhatsApp messages each side waits for.

  1. 01

    Importers of edible oil and pulses

    Soybean and sunflower oil and pulses are among India's main imports from Argentina, so an Indian buyer often has an Argentine seller or broker to keep in step with.[6]

    On WhatsApp: Contract and quantity confirmations · Loading, documents and arrival updates · Payment received notes

  2. 02

    Two-wheeler and parts exporters

    Two-wheelers are on the Embassy's list of Indian exports to Argentina, and dealers in an inland city want stock and dispatch news without a phone call across the world.[6]

    On WhatsApp: Dealer order acknowledgements · Spare-part dispatch notices · New-model news to dealers who opted in

  3. 03

    Importers of finished leather

    Finished leather is on the Embassy's list of what India buys from Argentina, so an Indian leather-goods maker waits on each lot's loading and papers.[6]

    On WhatsApp: Lot and grade confirmations · Shipment exception alerts · Payment sent notes

  4. 04

    Food buyers who met a Córdoba producer at a fair

    ProCórdoba takes provincial food companies to fairs abroad; the follow-up after the meeting is where most conversations go quiet.[7]

    On WhatsApp: Price list and sample follow-up · Questions answered by an agent · Visit and call scheduling

An Indian day, a Córdoba morning

Córdoba keeps the same clock as the rest of Argentina, three hours behind UTC, and the country has not changed its clocks since March 2009. India sits five and a half hours ahead of UTC, so the gap is eight and a half hours in January and in July alike. A Córdoba office opening at nine is 17:30 in India; a reply sent from Córdoba after lunch arrives close to midnight IST.

That makes the Indian evening the only overlap. Schedule utility updates for Córdoba's morning, decide who on your side reads replies after dinner, and let the shared inbox hold anything that arrives overnight. InfiQ's own support team works India hours, in English and Hindi.

Templates for Córdoba customers go in Argentine Spanish, code es_AR, written with vos rather than tú. Inside the 24-hour window after a customer writes, your agents can reply in whatever language they share with the customer. The Argentina guide covers Law 25,326 on consent and what the No Llame registry does and does not reach.

Prices in ₹ and ARS

The price of a message to a 351 number

Argentina has its own line on Meta's rate card: ₹5.44 per marketing message, ₹2.29 per utility update, ₹2.29 per authentication code and ₹2.29 per service reply, in rupees before GST. Plans start at ₹999 a month for Lite and ₹2,999 for Growth.

Snapshot rates · as of 20 Oct 2026, 00:02 UTC

Lite

₹999 / month≈ $16,010 ARS

₹833 / month, billed yearly≈ $13,349 ARS

Growth

₹2,999 / month≈ $48,061 ARS

₹2,499 / month, billed yearly≈ $40,048 ARS

Enterprise

Custom volume pricing, custom SLA and dedicated infrastructure.

Per message to Córdoba · Argentina

InfiQ per-message rates for Córdoba in rupees and ARS
Category₹ INRARS
Marketing₹5.4352$87.1
Utility₹2.2874$36.7
Authentication₹2.2874$36.7
Service₹2.2874$36.7
Per-message rates for all 47 markets, in ₹ and ARS
Per-message rates by market, effective 1 October 2026
MarketMarketingUtilityAuthenticationService
Argentina$87.1₹5.4352$36.7₹2.2874$36.7₹2.2874$36.7₹2.2874
Bangladesh$103₹6.4397$5.2₹0.3254$5.2₹0.3254$5.2₹0.3254
Brazil$88.1₹5.4970$9.6₹0.5981$9.6₹0.5981$9.6₹0.5981
Chile$125₹7.8162$28.2₹1.7585$28.2₹1.7585$28.2₹1.7585
Colombia$17.6₹1.0993$1.1₹0.0706$1.1₹0.0706$1.1₹0.0706
Egypt$90.8₹5.6629$5.1₹0.3167$5.1₹0.3167$5.1₹0.3167
France$121₹7.5588$42.3₹2.6393$42.3₹2.6393$42.3₹2.6393
Germany$192₹12.0088$77.5₹4.8386$77.5₹4.8386$77.5₹4.8386
Hong Kong$103₹6.4397$36.6₹2.2867$36.6₹2.2867$36.6₹2.2867
Hungary$121₹7.5596$49.2₹3.0700$49.2₹3.0700$49.2₹3.0700
India$15.1₹0.9435$3.1₹0.1941$2.2₹0.1402$2.3₹0.1450
Indonesia$57.9₹3.6133$35.2₹2.1979$35.2₹2.1979$35.2₹2.1979
Iraq$48.1₹2.9992$11.1₹0.6943$11.1₹0.6943$11.1₹0.6943
Israel$49.8₹3.1045$7.5₹0.4662$7.5₹0.4662$7.5₹0.4662
Italy$112₹6.9847$42.3₹2.6369$42.3₹2.6369$42.3₹2.6369
Kazakhstan$85.1₹5.3098$25.4₹1.5824$25.4₹1.5824$25.4₹1.5824
Kuwait$112₹6.9671$62.0₹3.8671$62.0₹3.8671$62.0₹3.8671
Malaysia$121₹7.5644$19.7₹1.2314$19.7₹1.2314$19.7₹1.2314
Mexico$55.9₹3.4877$12.0₹0.7471$12.0₹0.7471$12.0₹0.7471
Morocco$58.4₹3.6425$32.4₹2.0218$32.4₹2.0218$32.4₹2.0218
Netherlands$225₹14.0494$70.5₹4.3987$70.5₹4.3987$70.5₹4.3987
Nepal$103₹6.4397$4.8₹0.2990$4.8₹0.2990$4.8₹0.2990
Nigeria$72.8₹4.5421$9.5₹0.5898$9.5₹0.5898$9.5₹0.5898
Oman$48.1₹2.9992$34.8₹2.1709$34.8₹2.1709$34.8₹2.1709
Pakistan$66.7₹4.1620$21.2₹1.3200$21.2₹1.3200$21.2₹1.3200
Peru$99.1₹6.1843$42.3₹2.6392$42.3₹2.6392$42.3₹2.6392
Poland$51.5₹3.2105$17.2₹1.0702$17.2₹1.0702$17.2₹1.0702
Qatar$48.1₹2.9992$16.9₹1.0547$16.9₹1.0547$16.9₹1.0547
Romania$121₹7.5596$40.8₹2.5436$40.8₹2.5436$40.8₹2.5436
Russia$113₹7.0520$56.4₹3.5173$56.4₹3.5173$56.4₹3.5173
Saudi Arabia$81.0₹5.0537$15.1₹0.9401$15.1₹0.9401$15.1₹0.9401
Singapore$103₹6.4397$22.6₹1.4072$22.6₹1.4072$22.6₹1.4072
South Africa$53.5₹3.3385$13.4₹0.8369$13.4₹0.8369$13.4₹0.8369
Spain$99.6₹6.2161$28.2₹1.7578$28.2₹1.7578$28.2₹1.7578
Sri Lanka$103₹6.4397$2.8₹0.1759$2.8₹0.1759$2.8₹0.1759
Turkey$15.4₹0.9587$1.3₹0.0792$1.3₹0.0792$1.3₹0.0792
Ukraine$121₹7.5596$41.9₹2.6138$41.9₹2.6138$41.9₹2.6138
United Arab Emirates$81.0₹5.0537$22.1₹1.3811$22.1₹1.3811$22.1₹1.3811
United Kingdom$89.4₹5.5795$31.0₹1.9346$31.0₹1.9346$31.0₹1.9346
North America$35.2₹2.1976$4.8₹0.2989$4.8₹0.2989$4.8₹0.2989
Rest of Africa$31.7₹1.9796$5.6₹0.3516$5.6₹0.3516$5.6₹0.3516
Rest of Asia Pacific$119₹7.4057$15.9₹0.9938$15.9₹0.9938$15.9₹0.9938
Rest of Central & Eastern Europe$121₹7.5596$29.8₹1.8595$29.8₹1.8595$29.8₹1.8595
Rest of Latin America$104₹6.5048$15.9₹0.9934$15.9₹0.9934$15.9₹0.9934
Rest of Middle East$55.3₹3.4490$12.8₹0.7998$12.8₹0.7998$12.8₹0.7998
Rest of Western Europe$83.4₹5.2054$24.1₹1.5019$24.1₹1.5019$24.1₹1.5019
Other$85.1₹5.3098$10.8₹0.6769$10.8₹0.6769$10.8₹0.6769
Currency converter

$16,010 ARS

Indicative conversion at reference rates (ExchangeRate-API snapshot). InfiQ sets and invoices prices in Indian rupees, excluding GST; your bank’s rate on the day you pay will differ. Rates By Exchange Rate API.

Plan prices are monthly, in rupees, excluding GST; yearly billing is two months free. Messages are charged per delivered message on top of the plan, at the rate for the recipient’s country. Full details: InfiQ pricing. A shipment update to a Córdoba supplier and one to your own team in India are billed at different rates, because Meta prices each message by the recipient's country code; the Indian one costs ₹0.19. Peso figures in the converter are for planning only; InfiQ invoices in rupees.

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On InfiQ

What an Indian desk uses to write to Córdoba

Four parts of InfiQ that matter once the contacts carry +54 351.

Developer API and webhooks

A REST API with scoped keys, idempotency keys and per-key rate limits, plus HMAC-SHA256-signed webhooks retried for 24 hours. Included on Growth, an add-on on Lite.

Webhooks deliver each inbound Córdoba message with the sender's WhatsApp ID, so your system can store the number WhatsApp uses instead of a hand-typed one.

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Nearby

City pages near Córdoba

Argentine city pages first, then the nearest pages in neighbouring countries while the list grows.

Consent rules, the Argentine rate and es_AR templates are the same across the country; each city page looks at its own trades and numbers.

Guides for Córdoba teams

Questions Córdoba businesses ask

Our Córdoba distributor sent its customer list with numbers like 0351 15 100-0123. Why does the import reject them?
Because they are written for a caller inside Argentina. The 0 is the domestic long-distance prefix and the 15 is the prefix for a call the caller pays for; neither belongs in an international number, and a converter cannot drop them safely without knowing the country. Ask the distributor for numbers with +54, or collect them again with a country field.
In a test, a template meant for a supplier on 351 100 0123 went to a Portuguese number. How did that happen?
Without +54 in front, the number begins with 351, which is Portugal's country code, so the digits were read as a Portuguese number. Store every Córdoba number with +54 before the area code and reject numbers that arrive without a country code instead of guessing. The transformer above shows the case.
We buy soybean oil from an exporter whose office line starts 0351. Are loading and document updates marketing messages?
No. Updates about a contract the buyer or seller has already agreed are utility messages, ₹2.29 each to an Argentine number. If the exporter writes back, your answers inside the 24-hour window are service replies at ₹2.29. Both sides should have opted in to hearing from each other on WhatsApp.
We met a Córdoba food company on the ProCórdoba stand at SIAL Paris. Can we follow up on WhatsApp?
Yes, if they gave you their number to be contacted on WhatsApp. Your first message must be an approved template, for example a utility note about the samples or price list you promised. Once they reply, a 24-hour window opens for free-form answers from your team.
We export two-wheeler parts to dealers from Córdoba city to Río Cuarto. Can we announce a new model to all of them?
Only to dealers who opted in to marketing messages from you on WhatsApp. An announcement is a marketing template, ₹5.44 per delivered message, written in es_AR. Law 25,326 asks for free, express and informed consent; the Argentina guide sets out what it and the No Llame law say.
Our Pune team writes to buyers in Córdoba, Argentina, and in Córdoba, Spain. Is the send time the same?
No. Argentina's Córdoba is on UTC-3 all year, with no daylight saving since 2009, so 09:00 there is 17:30 IST in every month. Córdoba in Spain is a different country, a different clock and a +34 number, billed at Spain's rate. Keep the country on every contact record and schedule each send in the city's own time.
Our company is incorporated in Córdoba with its own +54 351 line and has a development team in Bengaluru. Which one should hold the InfiQ account?
InfiQ serves India-based businesses: it invoices in rupees with GST and keeps customer data in India, so the Indian company is the natural account holder and can message Córdoba numbers at the Argentine rate. If the account has to belong to the business based in Córdoba, talk to sales about whether InfiQ fits.
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Sources

Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.

  1. [1]Argentina (+54): Basic National Numbering Plan (PFNN), national numbering plan communication · International Telecommunication Union · read 2026-10-20
  2. [2]tzdb 'southamerica' file: America/Argentina/Cordoba and the Arg rules · IANA Time Zone Database · read 2026-10-20
  3. [3]Orígenes · Universidad Nacional de Córdoba · read 2026-10-20
  4. [4]Patrimonio de la Humanidad: Manzana Jesuítica · Universidad Nacional de Córdoba · read 2026-10-20
  5. [5]Argentina: Market Overview (Country Commercial Guide) · U.S. International Trade Administration · read 2026-10-20
  6. [6]India and Argentina · Embassy of India, Buenos Aires · read 2026-10-20
  7. [7]Agencia ProCórdoba: exports and investment · Agencia ProCórdoba · read 2026-10-20

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