Register a company in Peru, the Andean workhorse.

Set up a Peruvian SAC - the world's second copper producer, the planet's new blueberry superpower, the Chancay megaport rewiring South America's route to Asia, and the region's most stable currency guarded by its most respected central bank. The machine and the weather: the presidency changes like weather while the sol does not, employees take a sectoral profit share and fourteen-plus salaries, Lima's extortion problem is real - and the April 2026 election is one more Peruvian storm the machine is built to outlast.The world's #2 copper producer, the planet's blueberry superpower, Chancay rewiring the route to Asia - and the region's steadiest currency under its most respected central bank. The weather: presidents change like weather, staff take 8-10% of profits plus fourteen-plus salaries, Lima's extortion is real, and April 2026 is one more storm the machine is built to outlast.

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Peru · at a glance
Legal formSAC via SUNARP
Time to set up1-2 weeks
Corporate tax29.5%
Dividends5% - the region's kindest
VAT (IGV)18%
Remote setupYes - by POA
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Peru in brief

The Andean workhorse, loaded costs included.

Peru runs on a paradox foreigners take months to believe: the politics are chaos - presidents impeached in rotation, a Congress at war with itself, another election due in April 2026 - while the economic machine underneath barely registers it. The sol is the region's steadiest currency, reserves are fortress-grade, debt is a third of GDP, and the central bank has been run so well for so long it functions as the national institution. On that base: the world's number-two copper producer with top-tier gold, zinc and silver beside it; an agro-export miracle that made Peru the planet's largest blueberry exporter inside a decade; the anchoveta fishery; Machu Picchu's tourism economy - and now Chancay, the Chinese-built megaport that puts Lima ten days closer to Shanghai and makes Peru the Pacific gateway for half a continent.

The terms. The headline rate is 29.5%, but the exit is the region's kindest - dividends leave at just five percent, a number that changes every repatriation calculation. Labour is where budgets slip: sectoral profit-sharing hands employees eight to ten percent of pre-tax profits, gratificaciones and CTS deposits push annual compensation toward fifteen salaries, and dismissal law rewards documentation. Lima's extortion economy has grown into a genuine operating concern for retail and transport - priced, not ignored. Congress produces populist surprises between elections. And yet the machine grinds on: stability agreements lock tax regimes for a decade for serious investors, SUNAT runs a modern e-invoiced system, and the currency does not do drama. Peru rewards those who plan the payroll and trust the machine, not the headlines.

The paradox that works: political chaos above, macro discipline below. Fortress reserves, a sol that doesn't do drama, copper's second seat, an agro miracle built in a decade, Machu Picchu - and now the Chancay gateway, ten days closer to Shanghai.

The terms: 29.5% headline but a 5% dividend exit - the region's kindest; payroll stacking toward fifteen salaries with sectoral profit share; extortion priced into Lima operations; Congress producing surprises. Stability agreements freeze the rules for serious capital. Trust the machine, not the headlines.

Packages & pricing

Two ways to start.

01 - SAC · PERU

Company

from$2,900USD · all-in

Registration of a Peruvian SAC - notary, SUNARP registration, tax registrations and the first year of the registered address included.

Structure triage first - SAC vs SRL, sector profit-share mappedNotarial deed & SUNARP registrationRUC & e-invoicing with SUNATResident general-manager solutionRegistered address in Lima - first yearFree pre-incorporation consultation

Optional add-ons: stability-agreement scoping - per project · sector registrations (mining/agro) - scoped · work visas - from $1,200 · accounting - from $300/month · renewal - from $1,500/year.Add-ons: stability agreements per project · sector registrations scoped · visas from $1,200 · accounting from $300/month · renewal from $1,500/yr.

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02 - SAC + BANK · PERU
Most popular

Company + Bank Account

from$4,900USD · all-in

Everything in the first package plus a corporate account with a Peruvian bank - prepared, filed and defended by us.

Everything in the Company packageBank file: business plan, source of funds, referencesAccount with BCP, BBVA or InterbankSol + USD account structureEsSalud & payroll registrations - full stack modelledRepatriation walkthrough - the 5% exit done right

Optional add-ons: stability agreements - per project · visas - from $1,200 · accounting - from $300/month · renewal - from $1,500/year.

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Starting prices, confirmed before filing. SUNARP and notarial fees are itemised.Starting prices, confirmed first. SUNARP and notary fees itemised.
What you can do

What our clients open in Peru.

The mines buy services, the coast grows miracles, and Chancay reroutes a continent's trade.The mines buy services, the coast grows miracles, Chancay reroutes the trade.

Mining services & supplylicensed

The world's #2 copper complex. Drilling, camps, equipment, logistics.

Agro-exportlicensed

Blueberries, grapes, avocados. The coastal irrigation miracle.

Logistics & the Chancay corridorlicensed

The new Pacific gateway. Freight, warehousing, Asia lanes.

Fishing & processingstandard

The anchoveta economy. Fishmeal's global benchmark.

Trade & distributionstandard

Thirty-four million consumers behind a stable sol.

Tourism & gastronomystandard

Machu Picchu plus the continent's best-regarded kitchen.

Mining serviceslicensed

Copper's second seat.

Agro-exportlicensed

The blueberry miracle.

Chancay corridorlicensed

The new gateway.

Fishingstandard

The anchoveta economy.

Tradestandard

34M, stable sol.

Tourismstandard

Machu Picchu plus the kitchen.

Why Peru

Why Peru.

The 5% exit

The region's kindest dividend withholding. Repatriation maths transformed.Kindest in the region.

The sol

Latin America's steadiest currency, guarded by its most respected bank.No drama, ever.

Copper's second seat

The world's #2 producer with a service economy around it.The service economy.

The agro miracle

From nothing to blueberry world leadership in a decade.Decade to world #1.

Chancay

Ten days closer to Shanghai. The gateway trade is new and open.The gateway trade.

Stability agreements

Tax regimes locked for a decade for qualifying investments.Rules frozen ten years.

How it compares

Peru vs the neighbours.

The Andes compared, as of 2026:Chile: the benchmark. Colombia: easy in, heavy rate. Ecuador: the dollar. Brazil: the wall. Peru: the workhorse whose machine outlasts its storms. As of 2026.

CountryCorporate taxSignature storySignature edge
Peru29.5% · dividends 5%The Andean workhorseThe machine outlasts the storms
Chile27%The copper benchmarkInstitutions that held
Colombia35% · zones 20%The Andean openerEasiest entry, heaviest rate
Ecuador25%The dollarized neighbourUSD plus champion niches
Brazil≈34%The giant behind the wallScale nobody else has
PeruWorkhorse
Corporate tax29.5% · div 5%
StoryThe machine holds
ChileBenchmark
Corporate tax27%
StoryInstitutions held
ColombiaOpener
Corporate tax35% · zones 20%
StoryEasy in, plan the out
EcuadorUSD
Corporate tax25%
StoryDollarized
BrazilGiant
Corporate tax≈34%
StoryBehind the wall
Requirements

What a Peruvian SAC requires.

01
Two shareholders - The SAC wants two at formation. One can hold a nominal share; any nationality.
02
General manager - A resident manager for practical operations - included in our packages.
03
Registered office - A Lima address for SUNARP and SUNAT mail - included.
04
Capital deposit - Share capital deposited at a bank before the deed. Modest sums suffice.
05
RUC & e-invoicing - SUNAT registration and electronic invoicing from the first sale.
06
Payroll reality - Gratificaciones, CTS and sectoral profit share. The full stack, modelled per hire.
How it works

How registration works.

Six steps. The registry is routine; the payroll model and the 5% exit are where planning pays.Six steps. The registry is routine; the payroll model and the 5% exit are where planning pays.

01
Free consultation

Sector, profit-share band, structure - mapped first.

Same day
02
Documents & capital

POAs, KYC, bank deposit of capital.

3-5 days
03
Notarial deed

Executed and filed with SUNARP.

3-7 days
04
RUC & SUNAT

Tax ID, e-invoicing, books legalised.

3-5 days
05
Employer files

EsSalud, payroll registrations, contracts.

3-7 days
06
Bank account

File prepared and defended. BCP, BBVA, Interbank.

2-4 weeks
Quick facts
Legal formSAC
Corporate tax29.5%
Dividends5%
IGV (VAT)18%
Profit share to staff8-10% by sector
Standard timeline1-2 weeks
Renewal & accountingFrom $1,500/year

Peru's gate that matters is the compensation stack: two gratificaciones, CTS deposits and the sectoral profit share push a salary's true cost toward fifteen months' pay - and mining pays 8% of profits to staff while industry pays 10%. We model the loaded cost per hire and per sector before you price a single contract.

On the ground

On the ground in Peru.

Prifinance - Peru
Lima
Lima, Peru
+44 748 881 18 54info.en@prifinance.com
Mon-Fri · replies within one business day
01
Andean specialists

Your setup runs with Lima counsel who file SUNARP and SUNAT work weekly.

02
Payroll modelled first

Gratificaciones, CTS and profit share in the numbers before you hire.

03
Mining & agro desks

Supplier registrations and export files built with the incorporation.

04
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Taxation

Peruvian taxes, loaded and exact.

A middling headline with the region's best exit: 29.5% on profits, then just 5% on dividends out. The real planning lives in payroll - the stack that surprises everyone - and in the stability agreements that freeze the rules for serious capital.A middling 29.5% with the region's best exit at 5% - and a payroll stack that surprises everyone. Model both first.

Corporate - 29.5%

The standard rate, SUNAT-administered with modern e-invoicing.The standard.

Dividends - 5%

The region's kindest withholding. The number that changes the maths.The kindest exit.

IGV - 18%

The VAT: credited, refunded to exporters, electronically enforced.Exporters refunded.

Profit share - 8-10%

Sectoral and statutory. Mining 8%, industry 10%, before tax.Sectoral, statutory.

The levies that matter
Corporate income tax29.5%
Dividends5%
IGV (VAT)18%
Employee profit share8-10% by sector
Payroll stack≈14-15 salaries equivalent
Renewal & accountingFrom $1,500/year

Owners remain responsible for tax where they live. The sol floats calmly - repatriation is unrestricted, and at 5% on dividends, unusually cheap.

Your team

The specialists who'll handle your case.

Dmitri Mihhailov
Dmitri Mihhailov
Managing Partner

Leads Prifinance and personally oversees complex multi-jurisdiction structures. Your Peruvian setup gets partner-level review before anything is filed.

Eugeniu Bevziuc
Eugeniu Bevziuc
International Business Consultant

Walks you from first call to working company - structure, documents, timelines - in plain language, in five languages.

Alex Danila
Alex Danila
Corporate Services Specialist

Handles SUNARP filings, SUNAT registrations and the bank file day to day, so your Peruvian company launches without delays.

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FAQ

Peru, machine over weather.

Can I open a Peruvian company without visiting?+

Yes - the SAC incorporates by power of attorney, including the capital deposit. Banks prefer to meet a signatory, so most clients pair one visit with the account opening. We sequence everything so the trip is short.

How can the economy be stable when the politics aren't?+

Because Peru separated them: the central bank is genuinely independent and superbly run, fiscal rules survive each government, and the export machine - copper, agro, fish - sells to the world regardless of who holds the palace. Presidents have changed constantly for a decade; the sol and the growth model have not. We plan on the machine, not the headlines.

Why does the 5% dividend rate matter so much?+

Because it transforms total cost: 29.5% corporate plus 5% on distribution nets out far better than neighbours whose exits take 10-20%. For a profitable subsidiary remitting to a foreign parent, Peru's all-in repatriation cost is among the region's lowest - a quiet advantage most comparisons miss.

What is Chancay and why does everyone mention it?+

The Chinese-built deep-water megaport north of Lima that cut sailing time to Shanghai by around ten days and turned Peru into the Pacific gateway for the continent's trade with Asia. Around it: logistics zones, warehousing, feeder routes - an entire corridor being built, and early entrants are writing its contracts.

How does the employee profit share work?+

Companies with more than twenty employees distribute a sectoral percentage of pre-tax profit to staff - eight percent in mining and commerce, ten in industry and fisheries. It is statutory, audited and unavoidable; we price it into your model from the first spreadsheet.

What does an employee really cost?+

Roughly fifteen months of salary per year once gratificaciones (July and December), CTS severance deposits and contributions stack up - before the profit share. Peru's labour costs are transparent but layered; the loaded number per hire is the one we calculate before you commit.

What are stability agreements?+

Contracts with the state that freeze the tax and legal regime for ten years for qualifying investments - the classic tool of Peru's mining era, available beyond it. For capital-intensive entries they convert political noise into contractual quiet. We scope eligibility per project.

How bad is crime for business?+

Lima's extortion economy has grown into a real operating concern for retail, transport and construction - protection demands, not random violence - and the state's response oscillates. Corporate operations manage it with formality, security budgets and location choices. We are blunt about exposure per model.

Is mining open to foreign entrants?+

Fully - titles, services and supply all run on ordinary companies, with royalties and the special mining taxes layered on operating margins at the production level. Most of our clients enter the ecosystem as service and supply businesses: faster, lighter, and paid by the majors.

What does it cost and how long does it take?+

From $2,900 for the company, from $4,900 with a bank account. SUNARP and SUNAT take one to two weeks together; the bank adds two to four. Stability agreements are scoped per project. Renewal from $1,500/year.

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