Can I send clothes to Peru?
Yes, with conditions.
New clothes are fine. Used clothes and shoes are banned unless they come as baggage, menaje de casa, or an approved donation, and SUNAT treats used clothes sent as gifts as prohibited. Carry them in your baggage, or clear them with your menaje when you move.
More rules for Peru
Not allowed
- Used clothing and used footwear, unless they come as baggage, menaje de casa, or an approved donation
Before you ship to Peru
- Tax-free limit
- Up to USD 200 FOB per shipment (about PEN 680): no duty and no IGV, whether the box holds gifts, purchases, or your own belongings. Boxes for the same receiver that arrive on the same flight may be added together. Correspondence and documents without commercial value also clear free.
- Receiver ID
- DNI, or carné de extranjería for foreigners (RUC above the occasional-import limits) needed. Every courier declaration records the receiver's ID type and number, and the courier logs the ID of whoever signs for the box. Individuals don't need a RUC for occasional imports: up to 3 a year worth up to USD 1,000 FOB each, or one a year worth USD 1,000-3,000. Past that, SUNAT requires a RUC and the declaration is held until it is fixed. If the receiver is a minor, the declaration must name a parent or legal guardian instead.
- Transit
- 3-5 business days from North America; 3-6 from Europe; 4-7 from Asia
Questions
Can I send clothes to Peru?
Yes, with conditions. New clothes are fine. Used clothes and shoes are banned unless they come as baggage, menaje de casa, or an approved donation, and SUNAT treats used clothes sent as gifts as prohibited. Carry them in your baggage, or clear them with your menaje when you move.
Can I send used clothes to Peru?
Generally no. Peru bans imports of used clothing and footwear except as baggage, menaje de casa, or approved donations, and SUNAT treats used clothes sent as gifts as prohibited. Pack them in your suitcase, or clear them with your menaje when you move.
Ask about a specific item
Official sources
- 1.
Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria (SUNAT)
Memorándum Electrónico N.° 0035-2011-3O0000: Envío de ropa y calzado usado por vía postal o mensajería (opens in a new tab) - 2.
Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria (SUNAT)
Lista de Mercancías Prohibidas de Importación (opens in a new tab) - 3.
Ministerio de Salud del Perú (DIGEMID)
Solicitar autorización excepcional para importar y usar productos de salud para tratamiento individual (opens in a new tab) - 4.
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria del Perú (SENASA)
Importación de plantas, productos vegetales y otros artículos reglamentados (opens in a new tab) - 5.
Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria (SUNAT)
Pagos y exoneraciones en envíos de entrega rápida (opens in a new tab) - 6.
Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria (SUNAT)
Procedimiento general Envíos de Entrega Rápida DESPA-PG.28 (versión 3) (opens in a new tab)
General guidance, not legal advice. Customs in Peru makes the final decision on every box.