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scraggyjim
  6/9/2015 06:16 EST

I'm planning on moving to peru to start work in the jungle. i have a decent job to walk into but the the thing is i want to import a flying inflatable boat to get me around the place...the value of the boat is around £17,000 english pounds. I've been reading a lot of horror story's about peruvian customs...all of them conflicting!
i was wondering if anyone knows what will happen if i import this boat and how much paperwork and import tax, if any, that i will be expected to pay?

any help on this would be much appreciated...thanks in advance.

pistachio
  6/9/2015 07:40 EST

hello jim..........

I brought in typical possessions Sea Cargo so I have a little experience but specifically boats, I have none.

In general, there are a lot of rules to comply with. I know that you have to pay an importation tax on declared values / about 15 to 20%. Of course shipping your item sounds expensive / I know the approx. shipping for a automobile is about $4,000.00.

I did a little research and this is what I found. In addition, a Sea Cargo shipping company would probably have good and more precise information for you.

ok......here is a site for Cargo Experts:
http://www.cargo-experts.net/Peru.aspx

next..... here is a site for Customs Regulation. It is a pdf file online and scroll down to "other vehicles [bicycles, water vehicles] in the left side column:
http://www.linksstorage.com/IMC_CUSTOM/CustomsForm/CustomsForms.PDFcopy/Peru.pdf

of course you need all documentation and ownership documents. If they are in English you may need "Official Translations" of these documents to legalize them.

pistachio

ps: here is the contact info for Peruvian Custom:

https://peru.visahq.com/customs/#!contact-information

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scraggyjim
  6/10/2015 14:36 EST

thanks for the reply, although I'm kinda thinking twice about sending anything through peruvian customs with what I've read in the last 48hrs.....i feel its going to end up costing a massive amount more than its worth, plus the risk of having to walk away because i can't pay what they seem to think and just leaving the boat in customs and lose everything.

scraggyjim
  6/10/2015 14:37 EST

thanks for the reply, although I'm kinda thinking twice about sending anything through peruvian customs with what I've read in the last 48hrs.....i feel its going to end up costing a massive amount more than its worth, plus the risk of having to walk away because i can't pay what they seem to think and just leaving the boat in customs and lose everything.

laelhitz
  7/24/2015 13:02 EST

Hello,

I have found the duty calculator https://www.dutycalculator.com/ to be helpful in getting a basic idea of the primary customs fees and taxes on items imported to Peru. The best way to handle customs is to contract with one of the customs brokers. They charge a small percentage of the total cost and there may be some handling fees. Some of shipping companies can include customs handling with the shipping cost. If you don't mind me asking, where in Peru are you headed? I live in Oxapampa, Cerrro de Pasco part time and have thought many times of getting a hovercraft/airboat/flying boat/ flying car or something for exploring down in the lower jungle, but hasn't happened yet. If your flying boat works decently you can probably find someone to buy or lease it later in Peru.

GeorgB
  8/10/2015 18:12 EST

Pistachio, This is very good information about importing one's household/ business goods. You mention "Official Translation." What does this consist of? I can do most of the tr myself on what is in boxes and I have a friend who translates for courts and federal agencies. I'm not sure what they seek in this category.

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pistachio
  8/11/2015 13:30 EST

hello george,

ok... The need to obtain an ' official translation ' is very infrequent. When submitting documents to the government as part of an application or for whatever reason the original must be in Spanish. The use of an Official Translator it an exponential extension of the notary seal as we know it in the States.
When the Official Translation it is singed, stamped and even has ribbons like a State Fair Prize / very fancy... and it supplants the original foreign language doc in a legal sense as a new Original in the Spanish language.
The Translator must be licensed as an OFFICIAL TRANSLATOR. It will then be accepted in to your application or whatever.

Got it!

or do you want further explanation...

just ask

pistachio

For cargo you do not need these special translations. But the intake process for customs here does take some savvy and forms. I had an import agent do all of that for me so I don't know and don't have any experience with customs / except that for sure they can be a pain in the ass....For customs I do not think you need offical translation...

but,, for instance,, suppose you wanted to get residency,, and the application wanted you to Prove Income.. so you get a letter from your annuity provider or or pension firm or Soc Sec.. and it states your Income Monthly and it is in English.. well you have to submit an Official Translation with the original English Doc...

In fact,, you passport needs to be legalized by the US Embassy before it would be accepted with that application. of course,, there are fees...

ok,,, keep me posted on your adventure...

pistachio

GeorgB
  8/11/2015 15:30 EST

Pistachio,
Thanks. You are a wealth of information. I suppose the official Spanish Tranlator who can give the ribbons on the document is only available in Peru?
My plan is to relocate and to bring my business with me. I don't really have to pack that much stuff- less than a 20' container will do. I think my business will provide a product uniquely suited to the Andean region. Every time I've set up at a trade fair, the visitors from Peru, Chile, Ecuador, or Columbia feel the ambient etheric energy much more strongly than my fellow flourided, prozaced countrymen here in US. www.brind-gen.com I think it fits in with the whole culture there of alternative healing, sacred places (these set up a large powerful field which feels like Four Corners or Sedona right where you put them). So I am hopeful the work will be well-received, and, yes, I am also a retiree, so can prove ability to support myself when there, of course. I'll try to dig more on Official Translators.

pistachio
  8/12/2015 04:37 EST

Greetings,

Yes, Availability of Official Translators would be only here in Peru. However, there is no lack. There are little advertisements for and lists of translators locations and phone #'s close to the places where you would need to use such services.
The translation service takes about two days. If you pay extra it can be overnight.
The instance that I needed one for was to officialy translate letters that would prove Income.
This was a necessity to obtain Residency / which would be called to get the Carnet de Extranjeria.
My guess is that you want to get residency without which lots of difficulties arise.
So, I am assuming you want or need resiency.
Like Divorce in the States / you need grounds for getting residency.
One is Rentista, and you are required to prove $1000 per month income. You make the submission for all of the application steps, pay numerious fees and collect the receipts and submit also. In about three months, maybe 4, you have it.

There are other grounds also. That would be an investment / you need to invest 25k, show a business plan and hire 5 Peruvians for the work.

Now, when you enter Peru with your passport you are automatically granted a 90 Visa. If you ask you may get 180 days. If you leave within the time of your Visa your ok. If you overstay, the fee to pay is $1 per day.

An Alternative is to renew your Visa. To do this you have to cross a border and return. Then you have an automatic 90 extension. Proved by your passport stamp. You can do this for years and it is legal.You can simply cross say the Ecuador or Chilean border and immediately return and your extended.

There are many benefits or privileges to having the Carnet because in general you have every right of a Citizen except Voting.

A very important issue in being here is being able to move and use money. You will need the Carnet to do any banking, without which you are invisible to the banks. They will not hardly talk to you without the Carnet. With it you can open accounts and so on. With it, I know you can also set up Automatic deposits of wire transfers with Interbank / which has a reltaionship with Soc. Sec.through the US Embassy in Lima.

Prior to your Carnet, you can use ATM's to withdraw $'s or s/.'s [soles] You have to let your US bank know beforehand or they will block your card thinking it is being used fraudulently. Of course, your US bank has to support the service as well. You will pay a fee from your US bank and the ATM bank as well and daily amounts have limitations.

Forget about cashing any check in the bank. Checks are not used here at all / it is all debit.

The government here is very tight on money motion because of laundering so moving money is difficult even in the Most Legitimate circumstances. Even having bank checks means NOTHING.

If you were to say buy a property or apartment here and you were making a withdrawal [ after obtaining the Carnet ] you have to sign affidavits ascertaining the source of the money is legitimate.

With the Carnet using the Rentista format your stay here is without limit. You do not have a tax status and are not obligated to any taxes outside of the tax that everyone pays when making purchases.
You also Do Not Have The Right To Work. So, you cannot be hired but a company in a normal fashion. I am sure there are rules about being an entrepreneur also but I do not know them. I am sure if you generate income in the Local Economy at some point there will be glitches. If your generating income here the gov would want some taxes. There are rules and they may be rarely enforced but when a flag pops up, your troubles begin.
Being a stranger in a strange land best to avoid any complications

Ok, Cargo, your shipper will advise you on what to do and how to pack and any paperwork involved.
You will have to list and declare value of your items and pay a duty to get out of customs. Big rule / no firearms.

You need to set up some things in Advance of your departure from the States.

Renew your Drivers License regardless of the present exp. date. You want the longest exp. date you can get so Renew.
Go to Auto Club / AAA and get an International Drivers License a week before you leave.
Bring all Copies and Originals of you Birth Certificate and COPY your passport.
I suggest you renew your passport / get the expanded page version and DEFINITELY get the Passport Card [even if you think you do not need it], get it.

That's about all I can think of but if you think of anything else, ask.

oh... update all of your vaccinations before you depart.

re: your web page. You will be dealing with a local economy that deals mostly in local currency. Pricing on your items is way up there for folks to purchase / most Peruvians do what they can to scrape up a few soles. They work all day for a few soles and labor here is very cheap.Your products would be out of reach for any typical Peruvian, even though fascinated. You might think of setting up parlor for use of the 'space' in a therapeutic way.

btw... your talking Sedona
I'm talking Macchu Picchu....regarded as the 'naval of the world' Definitely a cosmic energetic space with no other place on the planet even near the octanes.
You will see when you visit Cusco, which is a MUST.

I am going to suggest that you trip Peru for a month, experience a little here and then utilize your new knowledge to make a more targeted comprehensive plan before the leap.

pistachio

Georg
  8/13/2015 01:58 EST

Pistachio,
Good hearing from you again. Of course, when we sell our houses here and need to transfer money down there, this might be made easier with Interbank or Everbank, or HSBC, any bank that operates in multiple currencies and countries.
I hope you are not saying that anyone seeking carnet status (I suppose it's "cedula" elsewhere in LA) must invest 25K and employ 5 Peruvians. If that is what is required for permanent residency, this is not the country. I have already considered the income levels V what I have to charge for example of a Dark Tower, which takes me about 3 1/2 weeks to build and requires about 600 in materials. I do it as a hobby/ labor of love. I'd make about as much per hour as a cook.
I do plan to set up, if I can afford the space, a place for locals to experience the healing energy and charge them less than tourists. I realize most would never be able to purchase a device. I do not want to go anywhere as a "colonist" or with that kind of attitude. I want the business to be good for the community and Peruvians I've met here, like my cabinet builder Robert (in site)'s girlfriend from Huancayo - she was blown away by how it made her feel. Growing up without fluoride, Prozac, Ritalin, etc. means that their brains are intact, so they "get it."

pistachio
  8/13/2015 10:44 EST

As I said,,, there are different grounds for obtaining the Carnet de Extranjeria or Residency

I explained the Investment Carnet just for you to know / it may not suit you.

The Proof of Income of 1k per month may be better for you. This is sometimes called Rentista or Tourista

The most important aspect in obtaining the Carnet no matter which you choose is the ability to do banking

Of course, you could extend your Entry Visa indefinitely to legalize your stay but that will not gain you banking and probably other benefits.

Banks here always give you the option of a two sided account: One for dollars and the other for soles. This way you can slide from one to the other. Really, in Peru both currencies are used with a tendency towards soles / especially in the Local Economy. Changing currencies here can be done easily and fairly. The Banks give the lower rates of exchange / you can do better in other places.

If you wanted to Transfer Funds from a Stateside bank to a Peru Bank or say get a Bank Check for even large amounts and put them on deposit here in Peru it is possible but only after you have the Carnet in some form.

The clearing takes a few weeks and there are fees [ but really not so high ]

I enjoyed your webpage but even I was taken back by the pricing. I think a visit to some key centers of Peru would be enlightening for you as well as very pleasurable. There may be many avenues for you to explore in expanding your business.

I remember some things about the Orgone box and in recent years Negative Ions and here, there is something called Mahikari but not so big,,, Reiki too,,,

so, understand that Peru is a growing and rapidly evolving culture and economy. Even in a downturned Global economy Peru can experience Growth. Things here have been very stable for quite some time. Think of the States in the 60's,,,, here it is very reminiscent of that but with Everyone Speaking Spanish,,, ha! So, what I mean to say is that there is a lot of opportunity here for the entrepreneur. Why? Because you have seen all this happen before.

so,, I wanted to answer you quickly to help you stay on course.

pistachio

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scraggyjim
  8/29/2015 07:37 EST

Hi, I am having an inflatable flying boat arrive in Lima early next month, I don't have a ruc number or know anything about a carnet...I'm an English citizen who was offered an amazing opportunity to work in this amazing country however I needed to prove my idea to do Amazon sky safaris would work before being offered a job... What are my options for getting his not through customs? Any help is much needed...as it arrives in approx 2 weeks.. Muchos gracias!

pistachio
  8/29/2015 10:27 EST

ok,, so you shipped your boat and it is going to be at Callao / really the port of Lima where shipped items go through the Customs Process. I do not know what you declared the value of your boat. There will be an inspection of the vehicle. They will place a value on your boat and on that value you will pay a duty. I heard it is about 15% of the final value amount.
You can disagree and fight it out with customs always with the option to send it back to origin and pay nothing.
If you dispute the amount there is a process the details of which I do not know.
If you leave it in Customs too long there are fees.
At some point if you just leave it then it is claimed by the government after a lengthy process of notification at the address you gave in Peru.
I do not think you on your own could battle with Customs. You can hire an advocate who will intervene and make arguments for you to customs. This is no guarantee of an outcome that makes you happy. It could also be that there is a difference in the intention. It may be considered quite differently where the boat is for commercial purposes as opposed for purely personal purposes. You need to be careful because you do not have the Right To Work. I think if at first attempt you get static that you hire and advocate. OR Get and advocate right outta the gate.

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