The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) will have ready, in the next few days, the second proposal of the regulation of Law 31557, which taxes remote sports betting, according to the Vice Minister of Tourism, Madeleine Burns. “The regulation of the online sports betting law is already going to be published in its […]
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Peruvian exports would have reached US$5,803 million in March, estimates the CCL
Peruvian exports would have reached US$5,803 million in March of this year, which represents a growth of 7.67% compared to the same month in 2022, according to estimates by the Institute for Foreign Trade Research and Development of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (idexcam). “The increase in the exported value was mainly due to shipments […]
Mincetur launches the third call for the Internationalization Support Program for entrepreneurs
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) reported that applications are open to participate in the third call for the Internationalization Support Program (PAI), which has S/3 million to co-finance the internationalization initiatives of Peruvian companies. In this regard, the Vice Minister of Foreign Trade, Theresa Merastressed that this initiative will allow Peruvian entrepreneurs […]
Labor Day holiday generated an economic impact of US$76 million
Due to the Labor Day holiday -from April 28 to May 1- Around 635,000 visitors were mobilized nationwidegenerating an economic impact of US$76 million, explained the head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur). According to the study of the holiday of Labor Day 2023, Metropolitan Lima generated 50% of the flow of […]
Mincetur: 11 regions increased their exports in the first two months of 2023, what are they?
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) reported that a total of 11 regions in the interior of the country increased their exports in the first two months of the year, according to the latest Regional Trade Report – February 2023. In the north of the country, there were three prominent regions: Lambayeque (+34%), […]
Juan Carlos Mathews Salazar is sworn in as the new head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism
This Sunday, April 23, the president Dina Boluarte appointed as head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) Juan Carlos Mathews Salazar who replaces Luis Fernando Helguero González in office, who was in charge of the portfolio since December 2022. Mathews is an economist from the Universidad del Pacífico, general director of the […]
Foreign tourists who enter Peru will no longer pay IGV
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 […]
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 […]