The WTO has given a report on 15 November which showed that that Peru has decreased its trade tariffs from an average of 8 % to 3.2% in 2013. The rate is the lowest rate in Latin America.
According to the report Peru has cut the maximum applied tariff from 20% of 2007 to 11% in 2013. Additionally the percentage of duty-free tariff lines has been increased from 43.6% to 55.9%. All tariff lines were set at: 0 percent, 30 percent and 68 percent. Peru has also decreased its tax rate on financial transactions from 0.08% of 2007 to the current 0.005%.