Peru Country Commercial Guide
Learn about the market conditions, opportunities, regulations, and business conditions in Peru, prepared by at U.S. Embassies worldwide by Commerce Department, State Department and other U.S. agencies’ professionals.
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Standards for Trade
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In November 2004, Peru issued a regulation on labeling and marking (Ley del Rotulado - Law 28405). This law established that products exported to Peru should have a label with the following information:

·     Name of product 
·     Country of origin 
·     Address of exporter, importer, or distributor 
·     Expiration date 
·     Conservation method 
·     Weight in metric system 

Testing, Inspection and Certification

A list of laboratories that can assist U.S. exporters can be found in this website from the National Institute of Quality (INACAL). Products coming from the United States will not experience issues entering Peru if importers receive information in advance regarding a product’s composition and/or ingredients. Firms certified to provide Conformity Assessment services:

Publication of Technical Regulations

Products from the United States should not encounter difficulties entering Peru if importers receive information in advance regarding a product’s composition and ingredients. The regulatory framework is similar to that of the United States.

Trade Agreements

Peru and the United States benefit from the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA), which entered into force on February 1, 2009. The PTPA eliminated tariffs on most goods, established a more secure, predictable legal framework for U.S. investors in Peru, and strengthened protections for intellectual property, workers, and the environment.

In addition to the PTPA, Peru has 22 free trade agreements including with Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, the European Union, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela. It also has Framework Agreements with the South American Common Market (MERCOSUR) countries and a partial preferential agreement with Cuba.

The Peruvian government has signed agreements with Guatemala, the Pacific Alliance, and Brazil, which await full implementation to enhance economic ties. Peru is a party to 32 bilateral investment agreements and has concluded tax treaties with 11 countries, though not with the United States.

In recent years, Peru has made significant progress in improving its investment climate by improving its intellectual property laws, reforming labor regulations, and reducing trade barriers. Peru is a member of the OECD Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) and is a party to BEPS’s October 2021 agreement on the two-pillar solution to global tax challenges, including a global minimum corporate tax.

For information on FTA partner countries, including how to take advantage of an FTA, please visit the Free Trade Agreements Help Center.

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Global Business Navigator Chatbot Beta

Welcome to the Global Business Navigator, an artificial intelligence (AI) Chatbot from the International Trade Administration (ITA). This tool, currently in beta version testing, is designed to provide general information on the exporting process and the resources available to assist new and experienced U.S. exporters. The Chatbot, developed using Microsoft’s Azure AI services, is trained on ITA’s export-related content and aims to quickly get users the information they need. The Chatbot is intended to make the benefits of exporting more accessible by understanding non-expert language, idiomatic expressions, and foreign languages.

Limitations

As a beta product, the Chatbot is currently being tested and its responses may occasionally produce inaccurate or incomplete information. The Chatbot is trained to decline out of scope or inappropriate requests. The Chatbot’s knowledge is limited to the public information on the Export Solutions web pages of Trade.gov, which covers a wide range of topics on exporting. While it cannot provide responses specific to a company’s product or a specific foreign market, its reference pages will guide you to other relevant government resources and market research. Always double-check the Chatbot’s responses using the provided references or by visiting the Export Solutions web pages on Trade.gov. Do not use its responses as legal or professional advice. Inaccurate advice from the Chatbot would not be a defense to violating any export rules or regulations.

Privacy

The Chatbot does not collect information about users and does not use the contents of users’ chat history to learn new information. All feedback is anonymous. Please do not enter personally identifiable information (PII), sensitive, or proprietary information into the Chatbot. Your conversations will not be connected to other interactions or accounts with ITA. Conversations with the Chatbot may be reviewed to help ITA improve the tool and address harmful, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate questions.

Translation

The Chatbot supports a wide range of languages. Because the Chatbot is trained in English and responses are translated, you should verify the translation. For example, the Chatbot may have difficulty with acronyms, abbreviations, and nuances in a language other than English.

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