Sunat may dispose of seized assets that are in a situation of abandonment

This Wednesday, April 12, 2023, the Plenary of the Congress of the Republic unanimously approved that Sunat can dispose of the seized assets that are in a situation of legal and voluntary abandonment; It is also empowered to award, auction off, destroy or deliver said merchandise to the competent sector. These are goods that have been stored for more than a decade, which generates an unnecessary cost to the State, according to what was explained.

Of the 34 warehouses managed by Sunat, there are almost 10,000 tons of seized merchandise, which requires an expense of S/24 million for rent, in addition to expenses corresponding to surveillance (S/18.5 million), packaging ( S/2.3 million) and the salary of administrative staff (S/8.7 million). Added to other costs, they reach a total of S/57 milliondetailed congresswoman Silvia Monteza, co-author of the bill.

Although Bills 593 and 1194 proposed a 3-year validity of the measure, congressmen from various benches stated that it should be a permanent measure, in such a way that, each year, the Sunat can dispose of the stored goods that are abandoned so that it ceases to be a permanent problem.

The president of the Economic Commission, Rosangella Barbarán, accepted the request of the legislators and the new wording was approved in plenary. It should be noted that, after its promulgation, The Executive has a period of 30 business days to dictate the corresponding regulatory measureswhile the Sunat will also provide complementary regulations to make the law effective.