Peruvian exporters agree to assume part of the tariff to continue shipments to the United States

(Agraria.pe) Although Peruvian exports to the United States have continued to grow, tariffs continue to concern businesspeople, especially with the arrival of August 1, the date when Donald Trump would announce an update of tariffs. The expectation of the exporting guilds is that the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States will be respected and that the tariff for Peru will remain at 0%, but for now, companies are accepting to share the tariff with their buyers to continue advancing with the negotiations of their shipments to the North American market. The president of the Association of Exporters (Adex), César Tello, specified that American buyers have requested that Peruvian producers absorb at least part of the tariff imposed by the United States, when regularly it should be the importer who must assume the cost. "Each sector has a different problem. In sectors like the agri-industry, where international prices are quite high, American buyers have asked them to absorb ...