Sunat: everything you need to know to bring to the country your purchases made on Black Friday

This November 26 the Black Friday in EE. UU. This date opens the Christmas shopping season, and Peruvians also buy products on sale through electronic commerce platforms or in person and then bring them to the country.

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For enter products without problems with a value less than US $ 2,000, the National Superintendency of Customs and Tax Administration (Sunat) provides the following recommendations.

Online shopping

1. Before buying a product abroad, you must inform you on the Sunat platform about what merchandise is prohibited from entering Peru. For example: used auto parts or drinks manufactured abroad with the name “pisco”.

2. You must know which products need the authorization from other entities to enter the country. For example, some mobile devices or smartphones require approval from the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) and must be verified on its web platform.

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3. Products up to US $ 200 are tax exempt. If you make purchases above this amount, up to US $ 2,000, a single fee of 4% plus VAT is paid.

4. To enter the goods, the simplest way is through fast delivery (Courier) since thanks to the digitization of the import process, the time for product entry authorization has been reduced and the paperwork for citizens and companies has been eliminated.

Check-in via baggage

In case you would like to bring your purchases to Peru in the Baggage From the USA, Sunat recommends that you consider the following.

• You can bring goods for your use and consumption or gifts for a value that does not exceed US$ 500 and that it is noted that they will not be used for trade.
• Only free entry of two cell phones and a laptop for personal use. So that you do not exceed this limit, it is recommended to register the objects before traveling abroad.
• In case enter medicinesRemember that the prescription must be presented, which must have the Digemid seal.
• You can know the complete list of products allowed in the Portal Bienvenidoalperu de Sunat.