Investing in Peru

Updated at 10.14.2011

Stable Tax System

Special Mechanism for Advanced Recovery of the General Sales Tax (IGV, Spanish acronym)

Benefits:

  • Reimbursement of the General Sale Tax over the whole pre-production project stage (at least 2 years).
  • Applies to all economic activity sectors.
  • Minimum investment is US$5 million, except for agriculture, to which this requirement does not apply.
  • Any project may be divided into stages, tranches or similar subdivisions.