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Minimun quality requirements

 

Importation of used automotive vehicles for land, cargo, and passenger transportation shall meet the minimum quality requirements below:



1.  The age of a vehicle:

The maximum allowed age of a vehicle is:


a) Until 18.12.2008:

AGE

VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS (original design manufacturing)

02 years old
 

- Compression ignition engine  (diesel and other) for passenger transportation of M2 and M3 categories (*)
- Compression ignition engine  (diesel and other) for cargo transportation of N1, N2 y N3 categories (*)

05 years old
 

Other used automotive vehicle with: 
- Spark ignition engine: all categories.
- Compression ignition engine (diesel and other): L1, L2, L3, L4, L5 y M1.

The age of vehicles shall be considered from 1° January of the year after it was manufactured to the date of shipment.


b) From 19.12.2008 to 31.12.2008:

AGE

VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS (original design manufacturing)

02 years old
 

- Compression ignition engine  (diesel and other) for cargo and passenger transportation: all categories (*)
 

05 years old
 

- Other used automotive vehicle with exception of used automotive vehicles of compression ignition engine (diesel and other): all categories (*).

The age of vehicles shall be considered from the year it was manufactured to the date of shipment. The calculation is per year.

c) Numbering declarations from 01.01.2009:

AGE

VEHICLE CHARACTERISTICS (original design manufacturing)

02 years old
(Annex N° 1)

- Compression ignition engine  (diesel and other) for passenger transportation: M3 category only (*)
- Compression ignition engine  (diesel and other) for cargo transportation:  N3 category only (*)

05 years old
(Annex N° 2)

- Other used automotive vehicle with exception of used automotive vehicles of compression ignition engine (diesel and other).

The age of vehicle shall be considered from its year of manufacture to the date of shipment. The calculation is per year.

In the physical examination of those vehicles that according to their make and origin have plates, inscription indicating the year of manufacture, the official responsible for clearance shall check and verify the year of manufacture declared in the DUA.

(*) Categories correspond to vehicle classification established in the National Vehicle Regulations according to its original design manufacturing
(Article 1°, letter a) of Legislative Decree N° 843 published on 30.06.1996, modified by article 1°of Urgency Decree N° 050-2008 published on 18.12.2008; Annex I of National Vehicle Regulations, approved by Supreme Decree N° 058-2003-MTC published on el 12.10.2003).

From 01.01.2009, importation of used compression ignition engine (diesel and other) vehicles of L1,L2, L3, L4, L5, M1, M2, N1 and N2 categories listed in Annex N°4 of this Circular is prohibited.

The amendment established in article 1° of Urgency Decree N° 050-2008 does not apply to used automotive vehicles, which at the moment of the entry into force of the before mentioned Decree they have been:


1) unloaded in a Peruvian port.

2) in-transit through Peru which shall be proved by a transport document (bill of lading, airway bill or waybill). The transit by sea shall be proved by the bill of lading where the effective date of loading will be indicated and “on board”, “laden on board” or “shipped on board” signals shall be included. If the effective date of loading is not indicated in the transport document, then the issuance date of such document shall be considered.

3) acquired through document of date certain such as irrevocable letter of credit, bank draft, transfer or any other document canalized through the national financial system issued before 19.12.2008.  (Article 1° of the Emergency Decree N° 052-2008 published on 31.12.2008).

The customs agent shall transmit electronically the date of the document canalized through the national financial system in the General Data Archive (ADUAHDR1) of the Unique Customs Declaration (DUA) in field 38: FECH_CARCR. 

In all cases, the vehicle to be imported shall be clearly identified on an individual way through serial number or VIN code.
(Article 1° of Emergency Decree N° 052-2008 published on 31.12.2008).

Regarding number 3) of the section 4.1.1, you have to submit copies of the above mentioned documents and optionally complementary documents that you deem appropriate and they shall be canalized through the national financial system, where the following information is indicated:

a. Concept of payment: Indicate the commercial invoice number, proforma invoice, identification of a contract or any document identifying the transaction referred to the importation. If payment corresponds to more than one invoice, it shall be specified in the document.  

b. Payment method: Indicate if it is total or partial payment; cash or deferred payment, as appropriate.

c. Identification of importer: Indicate importer’s name or corporate name.

d. Identification of vendor: Indicate the name or corporate name of vendor or beneficiary of payment.

e. Identification of person requesting for transfer: Indicate the name and national identity document of person requesting for transfer.

If documents mentioned in number 3 do not refer to the purchase of a vehicle, then amendments, clarifications or additions with a documentation issued after the entry into force of the Supreme Decree N° 050-2008 shall not be accepted as valid. In this regard, complementary documents refers to those documents which have been submitted to the national financial system before entry into force of the before mentioned Emergency Decree provided that they have the certification of reception by the related institutions.    

For importing used vehicles framed within the  
established exceptions, it shall be applied standards which are in force at the moment of unloading at the Peruvian port or at the moment of shipment to Peru, or standards which are in force when holding a document of date certain proving the acquirement of vehicle depending on the corresponding exception.  

 

 

 

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