Peru to Digitize Trade, Customs Operations
Peru is aiming to digitize all of its trade operations to avoid COVID-19 exposure and to speed up cargo clearances, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council said in a June 23 notice. Peru issued regulations that will no longer require…
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trade operators to obtain “different signatures and approvals” at ports, warehousing facilities, shipping line warehouses and maritime agency offices throughout the country, HKTDC said. Peru also emphasized that customs officials cannot require original copies of a document if it has been “properly submitted” through the country’s single window for trade. Peru hopes the regulations allow “all operations linked to the international trade logistics chain” to be conducted electronically, the HKTDC said.