Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Laptops → Peru
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-07-23
Laptops is generally allowed for personal-use carriage into Peru.
Details
Laptops is generally allowed for personal-use carriage into Peru. SUNAT — Customs Administration treats single-unit personal effects as routine; no declaration required unless quantities suggest commercial intent (typically 5+ identical units). Pacific Alliance / Mercosur / CAFTA-DR / USMCA / Andean Community preferential treatment for member-state goods. Personal-import duty-free threshold is 200 USD; carriage above the threshold attracts duty + 18% VAT.
Leaving with this item
Personal laptops and consumer electronics may be exported from Peru freely at personal-use quantities.
IATA dangerous goods
Laptops is classified under Class 9 — Miscellaneous dangerous goods. Cabin and checked-baggage limits apply on top of customs rules.
Practical advice
Walk the Green Channel for single-unit personal effects. For multiple units or high-value items, declare at Red Channel + present purchase receipts. SUNAT — Customs Administration publishes the current personal-allowance schedule at https://www.sunat.gob.pe/.
Customs authority
SUNAT — Customs Administration · https://www.sunat.gob.pe/