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Pacific market for Indian vehicles, medicines and yarn. Trade agreement still under negotiation.

Capital
Lima
Currency
PEN
Trade agreement with India
India–Peru Trade Agreement (under negotiation)
Not in force yetNot in force
Main ports
Callao, Paita, Jorge Chávez International Airport (Lima)

Peru has an open trade regime with low average tariffs. Indian cars, motorcycles, medicines, chemicals and yarn sell steadily. Most imports arrive at Callao, near Lima, and the main regulators are SENASA for farm products, DIGESA for food and DIGEMID for medicines.

India–Peru Trade Agreement (under negotiation)

Talks began in 2017 and resumed in 2023. The 9th round was held in Lima on 3–5 November 2025 with progress on goods, services, rules of origin and critical minerals. No agreement is in force yet, so normal Peruvian duties apply. Confirm the current status on commerce.gov.in.

What it buys from India

  • Passenger cars, motorcycles and auto parts
  • Medicines and organic chemicals
  • Cotton and synthetic yarn and fabrics
  • Machinery and steel products

Import rules on their side

  • Plant and animal products need SENASA phytosanitary or zoosanitary import permits and inspection.
  • Processed food needs a sanitary registration with DIGESA; medicines and medical devices need registration with DIGEMID.
  • Customs is run by SUNAT; labels must be in Spanish, and packaged food carries Peru's front-of-pack warning octagons where required.

Practical tips

  • Watch for the trade agreement: if it comes into force, preferential duty will need a certificate of origin from DGFT's platform.
  • Spanish documents help. Many Peruvian buyers also import via Chilean or Panamanian distributors.
  • Ask for an advance or an LC from a new buyer; check ECGC cover before giving credit.
Sources (7)
  1. PIB — 9th round of India-Peru Trade Agreement negotiations, Lima (Nov 2025)
  2. PIB — 7th round of the India-Peru Trade Agreement negotiations concludes in New Delhi (Apr 2024)
  3. SENASA — National Agrarian Health Service, Peru
  4. DIGESA — General Directorate of Environmental Health and Food Safety, Peru
  5. DIGEMID — General Directorate of Medicines, Supplies and Drugs, Peru
  6. SUNAT — National Superintendency of Customs and Tax Administration, Peru
  7. Department of Commerce — TradeStat export-import data bank

Trade data

India’s exports to Peru in numbers

From the Department of Commerce’s TradeStat (Indian financial years, April–March), the country’s imports from the world from UN Comtrade, and its basics from the World Bank.

India’s exports here, 2025-26
US$ 1.15 bn
No. 53 of our 80 countries
Change from 2024-25
↑ +14.7%
US$ 1 bn → US$ 1.15 bn
Share of all Indian exports
0.26%
Its imports from the world
—
2020-21: US$ 765 mn7652020-212021-22: US$ 898 mn8982021-222022-23: US$ 866 mn8662022-23n/a2023-242024-25: US$ 1 bn1.0k2024-252025-26: US$ 1.15 bn1.1k2025-26
India’s exports to Peru, year by year · US$ million · TradeStat’s 2023-24 country table is double-counted, so it is not shown

What India sells here most

By HS chapter, 2025-26. Change is against 2024-25.

Name2025-26Change
1Vehicles and partsHS 87US$ 374 mn+42.2%
2CottonHS 52US$ 164 mn-2.9%
3Medicines and pharmaHS 30US$ 94.5 mn-14%
4MachineryHS 84US$ 78.1 mn+8.1%
5Jute and other plant fibresHS 53US$ 48.8 mn+138.1%
6Man-made staple fibresHS 55US$ 35.4 mn+13.8%
7RubberHS 40US$ 29.6 mn+12.6%
8Organic chemicalsHS 29US$ 26.2 mn-3.1%
9Electrical and electronicsHS 85US$ 25.1 mn-23.9%
10Iron and steelHS 72US$ 24.8 mn-6.9%
11Dyes, paints, inksHS 32US$ 21.4 mn-6.7%
12Other chemical productsHS 38US$ 18.2 mn+52.4%

What is rising and what is falling

Chapters where India sells at least US$ 5 million. Change from 2024-25 to 2025-26.

High demand

  1. AluminiumUS$ 2.7 mn → US$ 11 mn+309.7%
  2. Jute and other plant fibresUS$ 20.5 mn → US$ 48.8 mn+138.1%
  3. Iron and steel articlesUS$ 7.1 mn → US$ 10.9 mn+52.6%
  4. Other chemical productsUS$ 12 mn → US$ 18.2 mn+52.4%
  5. Vehicles and partsUS$ 263 mn → US$ 374 mn+42.2%
  6. FootwearUS$ 6.6 mn → US$ 8.9 mn+35.4%
  7. Other food preparationsUS$ 4.6 mn → US$ 6 mn+29.6%
  8. Ceramics and tilesUS$ 9.7 mn → US$ 12.2 mn+25.6%

Low demand

  1. Tools and cutleryUS$ 12.6 mn → US$ 7.9 mn-37%
  2. Electrical and electronicsUS$ 33 mn → US$ 25.1 mn-23.9%
  3. Medicines and pharmaUS$ 110 mn → US$ 94.5 mn-14%
  4. CopperUS$ 14.1 mn → US$ 12.6 mn-10.9%

Our product guides that sell here

India’s exports of each product to this country, 2025-26.

Name2025-26Change
1Passenger carsUS$ 251 mn+56.9%
2Cotton yarnUS$ 155 mn-1.9%
3Motorcycles and scootersUS$ 85.2 mn+26.1%
4Coir and coir productsUS$ 48.3 mn+140.5%
5Polyester and synthetic yarnUS$ 19.8 mn-10.2%
6Cumin (jeera)US$ 9.4 mn+8.4%
7Leather garments and glovesUS$ 5.9 mn+0.5%
8Animal and pet feedUS$ 4.8 mn+50.3%
9Jute yarn, fabrics and bagsUS$ 2.6 mn+14.7%
10Coconuts and copraUS$ 1 mn+168.4%
11Fireworks and matchesUS$ 570k+171.4%

The 20 biggest export lines

4-digit HS lines, 2025-26, with their Harmonized System descriptions.

Name2025-26Change
1Motor cars and other motor vehiclesHS 8703US$ 251 mn+56.9%
2Cotton yarn, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail saleHS 5205US$ 155 mn-1.9%
3Motorcycles and cyclesHS 8711US$ 85.2 mn+26.1%
4MedicamentsHS 3004US$ 72.1 mn-12.5%
5Coconut, abaca, ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, raw or processed but not spunHS 5305US$ 48.3 mn+140.8%
6New pneumatic tyres, of rubberHS 4011US$ 24.1 mn+17.1%
7Ferro-alloysHS 7202US$ 20.3 mn-13.6%
8Human bloodHS 3002US$ 19.3 mn-19.3%
9Motor vehiclesHS 8708US$ 18.3 mn+0.2%
10Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereonHS 3204US$ 17.5 mn-3.8%
11Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixing or kneading earth, stone…HS 8474US$ 15.6 mn+28.4%
12CopperHS 7419US$ 12.5 mn-11.3%
13Yarn of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail saleHS 5509US$ 11.4 mn-9.8%
14Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres in chapter 55HS 5515US$ 10.3 mn+3.9%
15Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tilesHS 6907US$ 10.3 mn+21.8%
16Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders…HS 8429US$ 10 mn+133.2%
17Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniperHS 0909US$ 9.4 mn+8.4%
18VehiclesHS 8714US$ 8.7 mn+27.8%
19AluminiumHS 7614US$ 8.6 mn+4,700%
20Synthetic filament yarn, not put up for retail sale, including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitexHS 5402US$ 8.4 mn-10.7%

What India buys from Peru

India’s imports from this country in 2025-26 by HS chapter, from TradeStat — this country can be your supplier too.

India’s imports, 2025-26
US$ 8.87 bn
US$ 4.98 bn → US$ 8.87 bn
India’s exports, 2025-26
US$ 1.15 bn
Trade balance
−US$ 7.72 bn
exports minus imports
Change in imports
+78.1%
Name2025-26Change
1Gems, jewellery, precious metalsHS 71—+79.4%
2OresHS 26—+70.3%
3TinHS 80—+408.9%
4Fruit and nutsHS 08—+75.8%
5Iron and steelHS 72—-47%
6AluminiumHS 76—+66.2%
7CopperHS 74—+1,635.8%
8Inorganic chemicalsHS 28—+27%
9WoolHS 51—+37.4%
10Fruit and vegetable preparationsHS 20—+167.4%

The country at a glance

Population
34.6 mn
2025
GDP
US$ 334.9 bn
2025
GDP per person
US$ 9,684
2025
Imports (goods and services)
US$ 73.2 bn
2025

Sources: TradeStat — Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce · World Bank — World Development Indicators · Figures taken 29 October 2026.

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