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Register a company in Peru
Company incorporation, bank accounts, accounting services in Peru
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Company registration (SRL)
Annual registered address
Notary services and company seal
Personal tax ID
Remote corporate bank account
Accounting services
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How you can register a company in Peru with us
Submit shareholder and director information to our firm with a signed power of attorney
Settle a payment for registration and banking assistance
Receive corporate documentation of the registered company and access to the corporate bank account of your company
Key details about Peru
Peru is located in the western part of South America. Peru has a territory of 1,285,216 square kilometers. Peru borders Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil and has access to the Pacific Ocean. The capital city of Peru is Lima, the largest city and the location of key government institutions. Peru has a population of 34,3 million people.
Corporate taxation, VAT taxation, Personal taxation
- Corporate income tax - 29.5%. Tax returns are filed on an annual basis. Advance income tax payments are made each month
- Dividend withholding tax - 5%
- Interest withholding tax - Standard tax rate 30%, 4.99% under cetain conditions
- Royalties withholding tax - 30%
- Capital gains tax - Standard tax rate 30%, 5% if the transfer is made in Peru, 0% under certain conditions
- VAT - Standard tax rate 18% or tax exempt. Tax returns are filed on a monthly basis
- Personal income tax - from 8% up to 30%.
The following are the most common types of companies to incorporate a company in Peru as:
- Limited liability company (Sociedad Comercial de Responsabilidad Limitada - SRL)
- Closely held corporation (Sociedad Anónima Cerrada - S.A.C.)
- Publicly held corporation (Sociedad Anónima Abierta- S.A.A.)
- General partnership (Sociedad Colectiva - S.C.)
- Limited partnership (Sociedad en Comandita Simple - S. en C.S.)
- Partnership limited by shares (Sociedad en Comandita por Acciones - S. en C. por A.)
- Simplified Corporation (Empresa por Acciones Simplificadas - E.A.S.)
- Branch office (Sucursal).
- Individuals or legal entities that are intending to register a company in Peru can either be resident or non-resident in Peru.
- A resident or a non-resident individual can be a company director in Peru. It is, however, required to set up a company in Peru with at least with a resident legal representative.
- At least 2 shareholders are required in order to register a company in Peru if such company is incorporated as a SRL (a limited liability company). An individual shareholder can simultaneously become a director of this company.
- It is not required to create substance (resident employees, office space) in Peru in order to establish a company in Peru or to conduct business in the country.
- No minimum share capital is established to start a company in Peru as a SRL (a limited liability company).
- SRL registration takes between 15 and 20 business days with the bank account taking up to 15 business days.
- Details of company founders, shareholders and directors after company registration in Peru is complete is publicly available in the state corporate register.
- With our service you can register a company and open a corporate bank account completely remotely in Peru upon a power of attorney.
Official currency of Peru is Peruvian sol (PEN).
Peru has an emerging, social market, export-oriented and an upper middle income economy. Peru is the 2nd largest producer of copper, silver and zinc in the world, 8th largest producer of gold in the world, 3rd largest global producer of lead, 4th largest global producer of tin, 5th world's largest producer of boron and 4th world's largest producer of molybdenum. There are also vast resources of gas and oil.
In terms of foreign trade the largest exports of the country are copper and ores, iron ores, zinc ores, gold, lead, tin, boron, molybdenum, flour, fruit, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes, grapes, blueberyym quinoa, artichoke, asparagus, coffee and cocoa, potatoes, sugarcane, rice, bananas, maize, cassava, chicken meat, fish.
Imports of Peru consist of electrical machinery and equipment, cars and vehicles, electric conductors, consumer goods, medicaments.
Primary trading partners of Peru are Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, China, the USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, India.
The GDP of Peru grew by 13.3% in 2021 and amounted to USD 224,7 billion. Tertiary sector makes up 54.5% of the GDP of the country, followed by industry sector at 30% and agriculture at 7.7%.
Peru has an emerging, social market, export-oriented and an upper middle income economy. Peru is the 2nd largest producer of copper, silver and zinc in the world, 8th largest producer of gold in the world, 3rd largest global producer of lead, 4th largest global producer of tin, 5th world's largest producer of boron and 4th world's largest producer of molybdenum. There are also vast resources of gas and oil.
In terms of foreign trade the largest exports of the country are copper and ores, iron ores, zinc ores, gold, lead, tin, boron, molybdenum, flour, fruit, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes, grapes, blueberyym quinoa, artichoke, asparagus, coffee and cocoa, potatoes, sugarcane, rice, bananas, maize, cassava, chicken meat, fish.
Imports of Peru consist of electrical machinery and equipment, cars and vehicles, electric conductors, consumer goods, medicaments.
Primary trading partners of Peru are Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, China, the USA, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Switzerland, India.
The GDP of Peru grew by 13.3% in 2021 and amounted to USD 224,7 billion. Tertiary sector makes up 54.5% of the GDP of the country, followed by industry sector at 30% and agriculture at 7.7%.
Foreign entrepreneurs expand to Peru and seek to incorporate a company in Peru in order to conduct business in the following sectors:
- hydrocarbons
- mining
- energy
- manufacturing
- agriculture
- real estate
- fishing
- transportation
- telecommunications
- tourism.
Benefits of registering a company in Peru
Business climate
- Multiple active free trade agreements: CPTPP, EFTA, Associate Member of Mercosur
- Location of Peru allows to establish maritime trade with North, Central and South American states, as well as with Asian and Pacific states
- Vast natural resources
- Well-developed infrastructure
- Political stability
- Secure legal and justice systems
- Comprehensive protection of property rights
- Comprehensive personal security
- Investment protection
- Low inflation
Tax incentives
- Dividend withholding tax rate is 5%
- Free trade zones that provide corporate tax incentives
- Tax incentive for R&D
- Double tax treaties with several jurisdictions
Ease of doing business
- Both the company and the bank account can be opened completely remotely
- No minimum share capital requirement for a SRL in Peru
- No strict foreign exchange controls
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