Peru: Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards Country Report

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This report outlines Peru’s regulatory requirements for food and agricultural product imports and updates and replaces the 2020 report. Agricultural imports into Peru have returned to a growing pace with respect 2020 and there are no significant trade issues. In recent months, the Government of Peru has taken action to facilitate imports by continuing to allow the use of stickers to comply with front of package labeling requirements until the end of March 2022.

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