For the first time in 20 years, USA imported more goods and services from Mexico than from Chinaaccording to official data published this Wednesday, which indicates that the US deficit in its foreign trade in goods and services closed 2023 with a drop of 18.7%. The pandemic and the trade tensions between the two in […]
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China will lower import tariffs on more than a thousand products in 2024
The authorities of China announced a reduction in tariffs below the rates applied to the most favored nations on a total of 1,010 products starting next January 1, reports the state television network CGTN. Among the goods mentioned, the aforementioned media highlights some such as lithium chloride or gas diffusion layers for fuel cells, whose […]
Importation and sale of books will continue to be exempt from VAT
He Congress Plenary unanimously approved the replacement text of bills 5304,5586,5705, 5792, 5835 and 5873 that pThey propose establishing strategic measures and economic and tax provisions to strengthen the book and reading ecosystem in the country. The text was also exempt from the second vote. The rule exempts from the General Sales Tax (IGV) the […]
They approve requirements to import eggs and chicks from Brazil: what are the conditions to be met?
The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) has approved the health requirements for the importation of fertile chicken eggs and newborn chicks from Brazil, and also authorized the issuance of the corresponding health import permits. These measures are detailed in Directorial Resolution No. 0010-2023-MIDAGRI-SENASA-DSA, which was published today in El Peruano. This resolution establishes […]
BCRP: Annual trade surplus reached US$8,651 million as of February
The balance of trade accumulated in the last twelve months reached a surplus US$8,651 million as of February 2023. Only in the second month of the year it registered a monthly surplus of US$ 866 million, reported the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP). The monetary authority explained that the exports totaled US$4,701 million in […]
Hungary temporarily bans imports of grain from Ukraine to protect local production
Poland also announced a temporary ban against imports of grain and dozens of other agricultural products from Ukraine. Other countries are asking the European Union for a solution. Dollar price today in Peru: what is the exchange rate for this Sunday, April 16? 3.1 million affiliates who went from the ONP to the AFPs will […]
Russia was the main exporter of gasoline to the United States in 2021
More elements to consider for the sanctions maneuver after the invasion of Ukraine. The United States imported more gasoline and other refined petroleum products from Russia than from any other country in 2021, according to a recent Forbes report. For the international media, this statistic will complicate President Joe Biden’s announcements to geopolitically fence the […]
Peru imported more than US$ 573 million in wheat during 2021
The Peru imported in the 12 months of 2021 a total of 1,856 million 087,714 kilos of wheat for a CIF value (includes import costs) of US$ 573,053,427 million; according to the portal Agrodata Peru. This figure reveals an increase of 9.79% from the 516 million 951,798 dollars (2,111 million 990,148 kilos) reached in 2020; […]
Midagri: Requirements are established for importing carrot seeds from Chile
The Ministry of Agriculture (Midagri) established the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of carrot seeds (Daucus carota L.) of origin and provenance in the Republic of Chile. Through the director’s resolution Nº 0002-2022-MIDAGRI-SENASA-DSV, published today in El Peruano, it was established that the shipment must have the phytosanitary import permit issued by the National Agricultural […]
Imports of school supplies grew 65%, but have not yet reached pre-pandemic levels
The Foreign Trade Research and Development Institute of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (Idexcam) reported that between August and December 2021 the importation of school supplies reached US$8,800,000, which represents a growth of 65% compared to the same period in 2020 (US$5,400,000). Nevertheless, If we compare with 2019, we observe that the US$ 18,500,000 reported […]