Peru Member profile
Status of notification in the reporting periods
2010-2012
2012-2014
2014-2016
2016-2018
2018-2020
2020-2022
2022-2024
2024-2026
Notification information
Types of restrictions
All biennial periods and all notifications
Top 10 HS chapters notified
All biennial periods and all notifications
Top 10 WTO justifications notified
All biennial periods and all notifications
Top 10 Non-WTO commitments notified
All biennial periods and all notifications
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Trade policy review
Latest Trade Policy Review (Report by the WTO Secretariat): WT/TPR/S/393/Rev.2
A. Import prohibitions and restrictions and import licensing
3.54.
The importation of certain goods into Peru may be banned or restricted in order to preserve or protect human life and health, public morals, natural resources and the environment, or in compliance with international agreements signed by Peru, such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Peru does not apply quantitative import restrictions.
3.55.
Only a handful of products are subject to an import ban (Table 3.8). They have not changed since the previous trade policy review in 2013, except that imports of used tyres are no longer banned or suspended but are now restricted and must comply with the sectoral regulations issued by the Ministry of the Environment.[136] Source: Information provided by the authorities.
3.56.
Imports of several other products are restricted by law and must be authorized by one or more competent bodies in order to be assigned to a particular customs regime.[137] They include live animals, certain products and by‑products of animal origin; veterinary products; products of plant origin; substances that deplete the ozone layer; nuclear material; pharmaceuticals; narcotics; ethyl and methyl alcohol; agricultural and household pesticides; chrysotile asbestos and its by‑products; and weapons, ammunition and explosives (the last three are prohibited under the customs warehousing regime).[138]
3.57.
During the review period, Peru notified the WTO that it does not apply import licensing and that the country has no administrative procedure relating to import licensing.[139]
B. Export prohibitions and restrictions
3.77.
Exports of certain goods are prohibited or restricted in order to preserve or protect human life and health, public morals, natural resources, the environment and historical and cultural heritage, or to comply with international agreements signed by Peru, such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). There is a ban on the export of wild species, vicunas and guanacos and hybrids thereof; hides, skins and furskin articles made from wild animals protected by the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation; all species of wild orchid; cedar and mahogany; maca in its natural state; specimens of camu camu berries (Myrciaria dubia); cat's claw (Uncaria tomentosa and Uncaria guianensis) and pijuayo (Bactris gasipaes). It is also forbidden to export certain organic chemicals; products containing asbestos; and archaeological, historical and artistic objects.[152]
3.78.
Exports of alpacas and llamas are subject to quotas set by the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation so as ensure the conservation of the genetic material of these species and foster economic, social and environmental sustainability in the Andean region and among farming communities and agricultural firms involved in this activity. In 2018, the export quota for alpacas was set at 600 animals and that for llamas at 100.[153] The quotas were not used during the review period and the authorities are therefore considering a review of them.
3.79.
Peru does not use export licences.
WTO's environmental database (EDB)
The EDB contains environment-related measures that may qualify as QRs and therefore should be notified under the QR Decision.