Describes the country's standards landscape, identifies the national standards and accreditation bodies, and lists the main national testing organization(s) and conformity assessment bodies.
Last Published: 9/30/2019

In November 2004, Peru issued a regulation on labeling and marking (Ley del Rotulado- Law 28405). This law established that products exported to Peru should have a label with the following information:

  •  Name of product
  •  Country of origin
  •  Address of exporter, importer, or distributor
  •  Expiration date
  •  Conservation method
  •  Weight in metric system
Testing, Inspection and Certification
There are accreditation bodies for different industries. The laboratories that can provide assistance to U.S. exporters can be found in this PDF from INACAL. Products coming from the United States will not experience issues entering Peru if importers receive information in advance regarding the products’ composition and/or ingredients.
The following firms are certified by CTR to provide Conformity Assessment services:
• INASA- Phone : (511) 616-5200
• SGS del Perú: (511) 517-1900
• BSI Inspectorate Perú: (511) 613-8080
• EQUAS S.A.: (511) 349-4050

Publication of Technical Regulations

Products coming from the United States will not enouncter difficulties entering Peru if importers receive information in advance regarding the products’ composition and/or ingredients. The Peruvian standards body’s (CTR) regulatory framework is similar to that of the U.S. It is common to hold seminars sponsored by ANSI, ASTM, NEMA and others to encourage conformity with global standards.

Contact Information
The contact information at INDECOPI and CTR in Lima is:
(511) 224-7800 ext. 1261, fax (511) 224-7800 ext.1296
The points of contact regarding standards issues at the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service in the Embassy Lima:
  • Val Huston, Commercial Counselor
  • Leon Skarshinski, Commercial Attaché
  • Gustavo Romero, Commercial Specialist

Phone: (511) 618-2442

Testing, Inspection and Certification
The following firms are certified by CTR to provide Conformity Assessment services:
INASA- Phone: (511) 616-5200
SGS del Perú: (511) 517-1900
BSI Inspectorate Perú: (511) 613-8080
EQUAS S.A.: (511) 349-4050
SG Nortek: (metrology services) (511) 572-2630, sgnortek@terra.com.pe

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