Peruvian entrepreneur received a fine of S/15,000 of Indecopi and reason caused controversy in networks: “They go for small businesses”

INDECOPI He imposed a fine of S/15,000 to a small makeup and beauty business in Peru, unleashing a strong debate on social networks. Peruvian businesswoman Valeria Basurco alsoowner of the entrepreneurship, revealed in a video of Tiktok the reason behind the sanction of the National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property.

As explained by the affected young woman, the economic amount that Indecopi imposed was disproportionate compared to the income generated by her company, which made her ability to assume the payment difficult without affecting the stability of her business. The case generated a wave of reactions in social media users, noting that this entity should prioritize the inspection of large companies instead of applying elections high to emerging small enterprises.

Why Indecopi sanctioned with S/15,000 small entrepreneurship?

Indecopi sanctioned Peruvian entrepreneur Valeria Basurco also with a fine of S/15,000 because her website did not have a virtual claims book, a mandatory requirement to guarantee communication with consumers. “My mistake was not having a virtual claims book, not having a form for form so that people can complain and not have an established icon of them (…) those are the rules,” he said.

In the absence of these elements on their website of their entrepreneurship, Valeria received a complaint of 40 pages by Indecopi. “I have a complaint that seemed that I had murdered someone (…) I was horrible,” he said.

As the businesswoman commented, although she added the claims book and responded to the letter of Indecopi, they also imposed the expensive fine.

How much did the businesswoman have to pay against Indecopi?

Valeria Basurco also took advantage of the 25% discount that Indecopi offers for early payment within the first 15 days of notification. To do this, he struggled to gather the necessary funds and, thanks to his rapid financial management, managed to reduce the sanction and paid S/4,000 instead of the total tax amount.

“I was lowered by the fine because of ‘raid’ and they told me that if you pay in the 15 days they gave you a 25% discount. So you have to pay because you do not want and you are afraid that the fine will be uploaded more,” he said.