Can I send food to Peru?
Yes, with conditions.
SENASA controls food of plant and animal origin, and many pork products are banned. Send only sealed, labeled, commercially processed food, declare it, and leave out anything fresh.
For every Onvoyo box: Only sealed, shop-bought, shelf-stable food. Express couriers don't carry perishable food: nothing fresh, frozen, meat, dairy or produce.
More rules for Peru
Not allowed
- Many pork products, including sausages and cured or canned pork
Allowed with conditions
- Plants, seeds, fruit, flowers, wood, and basketry items
- SENASA controls them by phytosanitary risk category. Processed products in category 1 aren't subject to mandatory control. For higher-risk items SENASA may require an import permit (PFI) requested before shipping and a phytosanitary certificate from the origin country, and they only enter with a favorable SENASA inspection report.
- Meat, dairy, and other animal products
- Many pork products are on SUNAT's prohibited list under SENASA rules. Check SENASA's requirements before sending any other animal product, and never send fresh meat or dairy.
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 food to Peru?
Yes, with conditions. SENASA controls food of plant and animal origin, and many pork products are banned. Send only sealed, labeled, commercially processed food, declare it, and leave out anything fresh.
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) - 7.
Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria (SUNAT)
Conocer los tributos en la Importación (opens in a new tab) - 8.
Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria (SUNAT)
Recibir bienes por envíos de entrega rápida (opens in a new tab)
General guidance, not legal advice. Customs in Peru makes the final decision on every box.