International Trade/WTO

About

Provided by Baker McKenzie

• Our team has broad experience and a well-earned reputation of assisting companies to develop and execute sophisticated trade policy and customs strategies to improve their competitive position and market access, and to minimize risk arising from international trade developments.

  Our specialized services enable us to design management strategies throughout the whole chain of supply, from investment and cost planning, preparation of international agreements, advice on customs clearance, logistics and transport, to the analysis of tariff preferences and the removal of access or regulatory barriers that how companies can do business in the market.

  Core services

  • Advice and planning as regards the advantages negotiated in World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements, regional treaties and bilateral treaties applicable to Peru.
  • Support in trade facilitation and customs related with the entry and exit of goods at the border or through an ex post customs audit.
  • Legal advice on customs valuation.
  • Advice on rules of origin, tariff classification and direct shipment.
  • Advice on trade of restricted goods and services (pharmaceutical products, food and chemical supplies, among others).
  • Negotiation, advice and representation of our clients in domestic (SUNAT, Tax Court or INDECOPI) and international litigation (WTO, Andean Community or dispute settlement on bilateral treaties) on trade and customs matters.
  • Drafting and support in distribution, supply, franchise, technology and agency agreements.