Peru
Letter mail
Parcel
EMS
Prohibited articles list
Additional requests
Weight / size limit admitted:
üPostcard – maximum weight 20g. maximum size - 240X340mm; maximum thickness – 5mm.
üLetter – maxsimum weight 250g. maximum size - 240X340mm; maximum thickness: 5mm.
üSmall packets – maxsimum weight 2kg. maximum size - 240X340mm; maximum thickness: 50mm.
üM bag – maxsimum weight 30kg. maximum height - 80cm; maximum circumference -120cm.
Insured* letters admitted – no;
Maximum insured value –
On-line tracking provided – yes;
Payments for inbound items in case, when content is a goods:
ü Customs clearance fee - 600 local currency / $200;
ü Threshold level below which items are free of customs duties and other taxes - 16.50 local currency / $5.50;
Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound letter – 3;
Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – Spanish, English French;
Delivery charge for small packets exceeding 500 g –
Period of retention for letters – 30 days;
*Insured Parcel–Type of Registered Parcel, which is insured at cost declared by the sender. Insured value should not be more than the actual cost of the package content and should not exceed 10 000 GEL.
**Custom declaration for letter post is required only in case, when content is a goods.
Weight / size limit admitted:
ü Max weight – 20 kg
ü Max size - 1,05m X 1,05m X 1,05m (or 2m length & greatest circumference);
Insured* parcels admitted – no;
Maximum insured value -
On-line tracking provided – yes;
Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound parcels – 3;
Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – English, Spanish;
Payments for inbound parcels:
ü Customs clearance fee - 600 local currency / $200;
ü Threshold level below which parcels are free of customs duties and other taxes - 16.50 local currency / $5.50;
To customers’ address:
ü Free – yes;
ü Paid service – no;
Period of retention for parcels:
ü Min – 45 days;
ü Max – 60 days;
*Insured Parcel–Type of Registered Parcel, which is insured at cost declared by the sender. Insured value should not be more than the actual cost of the package content and should not exceed 10 000 GEL.
Weight / size limit admitted:
ü Max weight – 20 kg
ü Max size - 1,05m X 1,05m X 1,05m (or 2m length & greatest circumference);
Maximum insured value:
for documents: 4000 GEL
for merchandise: 10 000 GEL
Numbers of customs declarations required for inbound EMS – 3;
Languages in which customs declarations must be completed – English;
Payments for inbound parcels:
ü Customs clearance fee -
ü Threshold level below which parcels are free of customs duties and other taxes:
For private customers - 600 PEN;
For business customers - 600 PEN;
How many attempts at delivery are made:
Period of retention for EMS items: 30 days;
Coverage: entire territory
Days of the week on which EMS items are delivered: 1/2/3/4/5/6
EMS item delivery to P.O. Box: Yes
National holidays on which EMS items are not delivered: 1 January, 18,19,21 April, 1 May, 29 June, 28,29,30 July, 29,31 August, 8,31 October, 1 November, 8,25 December
*SDR–Monetary unit (Special Drawing Rights) created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) - The value of the SDR in terms of the US dollar is determined daily based on exchange rates quoted at noon each day in the London market and posted on the IMF’s
The amount of insurance paid by the customer should not exceed the actual value of the contents of the parcel
Definition of Terms
· Prohibited items – items whose import into the country is prohibited.
· Items admitted conditionally – items whose importation into the country is allowed with the term if a document issued by the relevant authorities of the exporting country is presented.
· Items admitted without conditions – items whose import into the country is allowed.
Detailed information on the HS codes and their titles can be found on the Revenue Service web-page (http://www.rs.ge/4509) or at the following address: http://www.foreign-trade.com/reference/hscode.htm
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The below information is based upon the official source of Peru
Part I:
List of articles prohibited as imports (or in transit) or admitted conditionally
Items containing lithium batteries, liquids or aerosols.
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Section I
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Live animals; animal products
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Chapter 1
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Live animals
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01.01–06
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All live animals, except bees and leeches.
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¦ Articles admitted conditionally
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See Part II, § 2.1 and 2.1.1.
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Chapter 2
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Meat and edible meat offal
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Nil.
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See Part II, § 2.1.
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Chapter 3
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Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aqua tic invertebrates
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Nil.
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See Part II, § 2.1.2.
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Chapter 4
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Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewherespecified or included
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See Part II, § 2.1.
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Chapter 5
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Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
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Section II
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Vegetable products
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Chapter 6
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Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage
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Chapter 7
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Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers
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Chapter 8 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
Nil.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.2.
Chapter 9 Coffee, tea, maté and spices
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
Nil.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.2.
Chapter 10 Cereals
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
Nil.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.2.
Chapter 11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
Nil.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.2.
Chapter 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
Nil.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.2.
Chapter 13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
Nil.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.2.
Chapter 14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
Nil.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.2.
Section III Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxesChapter 15 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
Nil.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.1 and 2.2.
Section IV Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutesChapter 16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
Nil.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.1, 2.2 and 2.9.
Chapter 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery
Nil.
Chapter 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Nil.
Chapter 19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products
Nil.
Chapter 20 Preparations of vegetables, fruits, nuts or other parts of plants
Nil.
Heading HS Code ¦ Articles admitted conditionally
Chapter 21 Miscellaneous edible preparations
Nil.
Chapter 22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
Nil.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.2 and 2.6.
Chapter 23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal fodder
Nil.
Chapter 24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
Nil.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.6.
Section V Mineral products
Chapter 25 Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; p lastering materials; lime and cement
Nil.
Chapter 26 Ores, slag and ash
Nil.
Chapter 27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes
Nil.
Section VI Products of the chemical or allied industrie sChapter 28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals, of rare -earth metals, of radioactive elements or of isotopes
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
28.44 Dangerous or radioactive residues and waste.
Chapter 29 Organic chemicals
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
29.03–10 2903.19 Alpha, beta and delta isomers. Heptachlor-aldrin and dieldrin -endrin.
2903.59
2910.90
Chapter 30 Pharmaceutical products
Nil.
Chapter 31 Fertilizers
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
31.02 3102.30 Ammonium nitrate.
Chapter 32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints and varnishes; putty and other mastics; inks
Nil.
Chapter 33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations
Nil.
Chapter 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes; polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster
Nil.
Chapter 35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes
Nil.
Chapter 36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
36.04 Small firecrackers that explode on the ground.
Chapter 37 Photographic or cinematographic products
Nil.
Chapter 38 Miscellaneous chemical products
Nil.
Section VII Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereofChapter 39 Plastics and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 40 Rubber and articles thereof
Nil.
Section VIII Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut(other than silk -worm gut)Chapter 41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather
Nil.
Chapter 42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers;
articles of animal gut (other than silk -worm gut)
Nil.
Chapter 43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof
Nil.
Section IX Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal; cork and articles of cork; manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware andwickerworkChapter 44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Nil.
Chapter 45 Cork and articles of cork
Nil.
Chapter 46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork
Nil.
Section X Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard;
paper and paperboard and articles thereofChapter 47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulose material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard
Nil.
Chapter 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard
Nil.
Chapter 49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
49.02 Magazines and articles contrary to moral standards.
49.07 Banknotes, currency notes or securities of any kind payable to bearer, travellers’ cheques.
See Part II, § 2.11.
¦ Articles adm itted conditionally
49.05 Maps or similar charts of all kinds. See Part II, § 2.7.
Section XI Textiles and textile articlesChapter 50 Silk
Nil.
Chapter 51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric
Nil.
Chapter 52 Cotton
Nil.
Chapter 53 Other vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn
Nil.
Chapter 54 Man-made filaments
Nil.
Chapter 55 Man-made staple fibres
Nil.
Chapter 56 Wadding, felt and non-wovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings
Nil.
Chapter 58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace; tapestries; trimmings; embroidery
Nil.
Chapter 59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
Nil.
Chapter 60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics
Nil.
Chapter 61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted
Nil.
Chapter 62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted
Nil.
Chapter 63 Other made -up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
63.09 Used clothing.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.8, a nd Part III.
Section XII Footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding- crops and parts thereof; prepared feathers and articles madetherewith; artificial flowers; articles of human hairChapter 64 Footwear, ga iters and the like; parts of such articles
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
64.01–06 Used footwear.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.8, and Part III.
Chapter 65 Headgear and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips, riding-crops and pa rts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers;
articles of human hair
Nil.
Section XIII Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; ceramic products;
glass and glasswareChapter 68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials
Nil.
Chapter 69 Ceramic products
Nil.
Chapter 70 Glass and glassware
Nil.
Section XIV Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewellery;coinChapter 71 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
71.01–18 Precious metals, precious stones, jewels and other valuable articles, coins. See Part II, § 2.11.
Section XV Base metals and articles of base metalChapter 72 Iron and steel
Nil.
Chapter 73 Articles of iron and steel
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
Nil.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.9.
Chapter 74 Copper and articles thereof
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
Nil.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.9.
Chapter 75 Nickel and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 76 Aluminium and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 77 (Reserved for possible future use in the harmonized system)
Nil.
Chapter 78 Lead and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 79 Zinc and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 80 Tin and articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
Nil.
Chapter 82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal
Nil.
Chapter 83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal
Nil.
Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders andreproducers, and parts and accessories of such articlesChapter 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers andparts and accessories of such articles
Nil.
Section XVII Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transport equipmentChapter 86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (includingelectro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds
Nil.
Chapter 87 Vehicles, other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 88 Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 89 Ships, boats and floating structures
Nil.
Section XVIII Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; clocks and watches; musicalinstruments; parts and accessories thereofChapter 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof
Nil.
Chapter 92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles
Nil.
Section XIX Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereofChapter 93 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
Nil.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.10.
Section XX Miscellaneous manufactured articlesChapter 94 Furniture, bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
Nil.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.9.
Chapter 95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof
Nil.
Chapter 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Nil.
Section XXI Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiquesChapter 97 (Sole chapter)
Heading HS Code ¦ Prohibited articles
Nil.
¦ Articles admitted conditionally
See Part II, § 2.12.
Part II:
Conditions of admission of articles imported or in transit
2.1 Animals and animal products
2.1.1 Bees and leeches
2.1.2 Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other
2.2 Plants and plant products
2.3 Pest-destroying products for agricultural use
General rule
Products and by-products from animal breeding are admitted into the country only if they are accom- panied by an official health certificate from the country of origin certifying that they conform inevery respect to the health standards contained in the legal provisions in effect and that they comply with the packing, refrigeration and transport conditions that apply in each case, regardless of their volume or the marketing method authorized (Supreme Decree No 004–93–AG).
Account should be taken of the prohibitions set out in the Universal Postal Convention.
Bees and leeches may be imported upon presentation of a certified true declaration from the importer.
It is obligatory to obtain a health certificate, which is sent to the enterprise responsible for monitoring fisheries in Peru, CERPER (Legislative Decree No 93).
General rule
Agricultural products and by-products are admitted into the country only if they are accompanied by an official health certificate from the country of origin certifying that they conform in every respectto the health standards contained in the legal provisions in effect and that they comply with the packing, refrigeration and transport conditions that apply in each case, regardless of their volume orthe mar- keting method authorized (Supreme Decree No 004–93–AG).
A certified true declaration from the importer, prepared on the basis of the model appearing in MR No 276–92–AG of the Directorate General of Customs, is required for the importation of anyagricultural pesticides and/or related substances.
2.4 Narcotics Authorization from the General Office of Chemical Products and Compounds of the Ministry of Industry (MICTI) is required for the importation of any chemical products orcompounds used directly or indi- rectly to prepare cocaine paste or cocaine chlorhydrate (Decree Law No 25623).
2.5 Pharmaceutical products
2.6 Beverages and tobacco
2.7 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans
2.8 Importation of used clothing and used shoes
Pursuant to Decree Laws No 25596 and No 25779, the following documents must be provided for the importation of generic and brand-name pharmaceutical products:
1 A certified true declaration from the importer containing the following information:
– health registry number or date of application for this number;
– shipping references mentioning production batch number and expiry date of product;
– company name and standardized registry number of the importer or general distributor.
2 A pharmaceutical product certificate issued by the competent authority of the country of origin appearing in the list of services applying the WHO system for certifying pharmaceutical productstraded internationally. In place of this certificate, the importer may present a certificate, containing the same information, issued by any control body or any competent national or foreign entitydomiciled in the country.
3 A marketing authorization certificate issued by the competent authority of the country of origin.
4 A certificate of seronegativity for the AIDS virus and for viral hepatitis, types A and B, with an indica- tion of the production batch number, for pharmaceutical products made from human blood.
A phytosanitary certificate is required.
Authorization from the Ministry of Foreign Relations is required for the importation of any geographical or cartographical texts (Supreme Decree No 570–87–RE).
Only consignments of used goods making up baggage or household furnishings may be imported, in accordance with Supreme Decree No 323–90–EF, as well as imported goods intended for private charitable organizations and goods relating to the national public sector imported as donations and covered by Decree Law No 21942 and Legislative Decree No 547. See Part III, page 15.
2.9 Importation of canned foods, cosmetics, perfumery and toiletry articles, as well as medical and surgical equipment
Importation requires a certified true declaration from the importer bearing the health registry number or, as the case may be, the date of application for this number.
2.10 War materiel Authorization from the Ministry of the Interior (DICSCAMEC) is required for the importation of any arms and ammunition other than the war munitions intended for privateindividuals (Law No 25054), as well as explosives, components and other (Supreme Decree No 086–92–PCM).
2.11 Valuables It is prohibited to insert in letter-post items or postal parcels any bank notes, paper money or other negotiable instrument, travellers' cheques, platinum, gold or silver,whether or not unwrought, precious stones, jewellery and any other precious article.
2.12 Works of art In accordance with Law No 24047, document issued by the National Institute of Culture is required for the importation of any works of art, copies or books more than 100years old.
Part III:
Special provisions, Customs and other
3.1 Drawing up of customs declarations
3.2 Certificate of inspection
3.3 Declarations concerning goods not subject to customs control
3.4 Declarations concerning goods subject to customs control
The import declaration and diskette (sic) must be presented to Customs with copies of the following documents:
a commercial invoice;
b ocean bill of lading, air bill of lading, waybill, as the case may be;
c inspection certificate;
d insurance policy;
e certificate of origin;
f certificate of quality;
g phytosanitary or zoosanitary certificate;
h certified true declaration;
i other necessary documents, depending on the nature of the goods.
The owners, authorized agents or sponsors forwarding the goods direct are required to present the originals of the above documents.
For importation, goods whose actual FOB value (excluding tax) appearing on the corresponding com- mercial invoice is more than 2000 USD or the equivalent in another currency must beaccompanied by a certificate of inspection issued by the competent authorized bodies.
The following goods are not subject to any control:
a gifts;
b goods belonging to foreign diplomats and imported during their posting;
c goods already subject to customs warehousing procedure;
d goods already held temporarily.
The following goods are subject to mandatory control at Callao sea and air customs:
– fifteen percent of all declared goods presented in a day and accompanied by a certificate of inspec- tion;
– thirty percent of all declared goods presented in a day by the owners, consignees or their corre- spondent, as well as declared goods not accompanied by a certificate of inspection and whoseFOB value is 2000 USD or less.
4 Various customs provisions
4.1 Notification and payment of customs duties
4.2 Physical inspection
4.3 Goods without certificate of inspection
4.4 Goods with inspection certificate
Notification of the declarations selected for a check of the documents provided and involving goods that require inspection must be made within 24 hours after the declarations are presented, with theselected goods recorded on the regular or automatic payment sheet issued by the Finance Service. These dec- larations are then regarded as processed and payment of the duties can be made tothe recognized banking institution or appropriate customs duty collection service. The following documents are then returned to the customs declarants:
For declarations involving goods not subject to control
– the original and second copy of the import declaration;
– the original and five copies of the automatic payment sheet or the original and four copies of the regular payment sheet issued by the Finance Service.
For declarations involving goods subject to control
– the original and five copies of the automatic payment sheet or the original and four copies of the regular payment sheet issued by the Finance Service.
Goods requiring inspection are kept by the Import Service until receipt of the regular or automatic pay- ment sheet (issued by the Finance Service), which must indicate that payment has been made.
The declarant pays the customs duties appearing on the regular or automatic payment sheet (issued by the Finance Service) in cash or by cheque and/or suitable negotiable instrument and/or by deferred payment, with the recognized banking institution within three days after notification. After that period, payment can be made only through the customs duty collection service concerned,subject to additional charges and fees calculated at the rate set by law.
Within 24 hours, the office of the recognized banking institution returns to the customs collection serv- ice concerned a copy of the regular or automatic payment sheet confirming payment and bearing the stamp and signature of the authorized official; it is accompanied by the daily report for purposes of comparison. The official sends the report immediately to the Import Service to be attached to the corre- sponding declaration.
The original and the three remaining copies are returned to the declarant, who keeps one of them.
4.2.1 The declarant is required to go to the Import Service with the original documents referred to in
§ 3.1 and contact the customs clerk, who will inspect the goods.
4.2.2 Once the documents have been received, the Customs clerk checks whether they are accompanied by the regular or automatic payment sheet (issued by the Finance Service) confirming payment. If not, the inspection cannot proceed.
4.3.1 The Customs clerk physically inspects the goods by comparing what has been declared and the information contained in the documents mentioned in § 4.2.1, and by applying the general rules for interpreting the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, the rules for valuating goods, and the provisions of the general law on customs and their regulations mentioned.
4.3.2 If the sums declared have to be revised upwards, the Customs clerk is required, in accordance with the rules for valuating goods, to prepare for the Head of the Import Service a detailed reportindi- cating the adjustment made and the reference documents used. He attaches a copy of the report to the import declaration on which he notes, in the space reserved for Customs, the number ofthe report and the date on which it was prepared.
4.3.3 After completing this procedure, the Customs clerk sends the declaration to the Customs Clearance Service, which will return the original and second copy of the import declaration to the declarant.
4.3.4 If, after the inspection, it is necessary to change the rate figures, adjust the value or weight, etc, the declaration should be returned to the Finance Service, which will prepare a new payment sheet.
The difference between the figure on the new payment sheet and the sum previously paid is paid by means of a collection slip to the Customs Collection Service, which sends it to the Import Serviceto be attached to the corresponding declaration.
4.4.1 If, after the physical inspection of the goods, a difference appears between what is indicated on the certificate of inspection and what the Customs clerk has noted regarding the basis for assessment, the quantity, the quality and/or the tariff item, the clearance procedure should not be interrupted and the Customs clerk has a maximum of 48 hours to prepare a detailed technical report (reference prices used, technical specifications, chemical analysis, application of customs tariff, etc). This report is sent to the National Customs Administration, together with a copy of all the documents prepared.
4.4.2 The National Customs Administration asks the control body concerned to send it the technical documents used to prepare the inspection certificate; the control bodymust provide these supporting documents within ten working days after the request has been made.
4.4.3 The report prepared by the National Customs Administration is sent to the Declaration Verifica- tion Service so that the customs formalities can be carried outand, if appropriate, the amount of charges can be set.
The importer will not be required to provide any other documents.
4.4.4 Once the inspection has been completed, the Customs clerk returns the documents mentioned in § 4.2.1 to the customs official to be filed, in accordance with article245, paragraph b, of Decree Law No 26014.
In order to guarantee the proper conduct of the inspection, a detailed description of it is provided under the heading "inspection by Customs" on the import declaration.
4.4.5 Once the customs formalities have been completed, the Import Service sends to the Declaration Verification Service for subsequent verification all of the filescontaining the documents concerned, including the regular or automatic payment sheet issued by the Finance Service confirming payment.
The importation of used clothing and shoes into Peru is prohibited. However, the importation of the above articles is allowed in the following cases:
As unaccompanied baggage, when it is indicated that the articles of clothing in question are the personal effects of a traveller who presented his or her passport or some other official documentwhen the baggage was checked in, and provided that the
baggage arrives between one and four months after the traveller's date of entry into the country.
As donations, which can only be made through organizations duly accredited and authorized by the Peruvian Government to receive such donations.
Postal items that do not meet these criteria will be returned to the sender. The corresponding costs (uncancelled charges and fees, rates and other costs incurred by returning items) will be billed.
Whenever possible, provide the addressee’s e-mail address and mobile phone number for all items (small packets, registered items, EMS and parcels).
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