In order to boost tourism, one of the sectors hardest hit by the COVID-19, social conflicts and the climatic emergency, the Government has ordered that foreigners do not pay VAT during their stay in our country. The measure would come into effect from June or “a little before,” according to Luis Helguero, head of the […]
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IGV refund to tourists: Government formalizes Tax free for travelers arriving in Peru
The Peruvian Government published Supreme Decree No. 1548, which formalizes the return of the General Sales Tax (IGV) to tourists who arrive in our country, a global initiative for tax flexibility in the sector known as tax-free. The document establishes that the return of the IGV for tourists is made through the Sunat or collaborating […]
Tax Free: modules for IGV refund to tourists will be ready in June, announces Mincetur
Foreign exchange earnings. Five countries in Latin America apply tax refunds to tourists to encourage the purchase of travel packages and contracts with local services. Minister Luis Helguero reported that Peru would be the sixth, with a rule that will become official in the coming days. Dollar price today in Peru: what is the exchange […]
Government approves VAT refund to foreign tourists
The Council of Ministers approved this Wednesday, April 12, the legal device that authorizes the refund of the General Sales Tax (IGV) to foreign tourists, also known as the Tax Freereported the head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), Luis Fernando Helguero. “I want to inform you that today we have approved […]
More than 1 million tourists for Easter
Tourism in the post-pandemic era has been reactivating little by little in Peru. For the celebrations for Easter —one of the highest seasons for the sector—, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) estimates that More than 1 million travelers will be mobilized for the long holiday throughout the country. However, recent events have […]
Trade between Peru and Taiwan would be around US$1 billion this 2023
Despite the current context that Peru is going through, a 35-member delegation from the Republic of China (Taiwan) —organized by the Taiwan Foreign Trade Development Council— arrived in our country with the aim of developing a total of 292 bilateral business meetings with more than 150 Peruvian businessmen. This as part of the “Taiwan Trade […]
More than 100,000 mypes would go bankrupt for not applying safeguards to imported Chinese clothing
Mypes in the textile and clothing sector assure that the Dina Boluarte regime “has its back” to the local industry and once again favored large importers. They are evaluating a national strike. After learning that the Government of Dina Boluarte will not apply safeguards to garments imported from China, Gamarra and the Mype National Defense […]
Government orders the non-application of safeguards for the importation of Chinese clothing
Indecopi’s report, adopted by MEF, Mincetur and Produce, resolves that it is not possible to conclude that the domestic industry has experienced serious damage due to imports of clothing in the period January 2016 – June 2021. The Peruvian Government decided not to apply the definitive safeguard measure on imports of clothing China. Through Supreme […]
Mincetur: “Safeguards for Chinese clothing continues to be technically evaluated”
Commission that integrates together with the MEF and Produce does not reach an agreement, despite the claim of the mypes to balance competition in the market. The ministries of Economy and Finance (MEF), Production (Produce) and Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) have not yet determined whether they will apply safeguards to Asian garments entering the […]
A million jobs are in jeopardy if safeguards are not applied to Chinese clothing
The Government of Dina Boluarte will decide in the next few hours whether to apply this measure, endorsed by the WTO in favor of the local industry, to balance the market in the face of saturation of Asian garments that enter and are sold at lower prices. Since the start of the pandemic, clothing imported […]