Peru Company Search Guide 2026: How to Verify a Peruvian Business

TL;DR. Peru’s company registry is the Registro de Personas Jurídicas, administered by SUNARP. https://www.sunarp.gob.pe forwards to https://www.gob.pe/sunarp, the hub titled Superintendencia Nacional de los Registros Públicos - SUNARP, which is an information page rather than a company name search. The “Consultar gratis partidas registrales” page describes the Conoce aqui tool as free, but it asks for a DNI number, the DNI issue date, a partida or ficha number, the registral office and a captcha, so it is not an anonymous name search. A certificado de vigencia de poder costs S/ 32.10. The older address https://sidregistral.sunarp.gob.pe no longer resolves, and https://sid.sunarp.gob.pe leads to a SUNARP notary sign-in module rather than a company name search. SUNAT’s Consultar RUC service is described at https://www.gob.pe/565-consultar-ruc, served from e-consultaruc.sunat.gob.pe. Other fees are unknown rather than free; confirm at source.

What is the official Peru business registry?

Peru’s company registry is the Registro de Personas Jurídicas, one of the registries within SUNARP’s national system. SUNARP (Superintendencia Nacional de Registros Públicos) is an autonomous government agency under the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, established by Law 26366 of 1994. SUNARP operates 14 Zonas Registrales (regional offices) across the country, with the Zona Registral IX - Sede Lima handling the highest volume of company registrations.

SUNARP’s registry covers: Sociedades Anonimas (SA, including Sociedad Anonima Cerrada SAC and Sociedad Anonima Abierta SAA), Sociedades de Responsabilidad Limitada (SRL), Empresas Individuales de Responsabilidad Limitada (EIRL), Sociedades en Comandita, Asociaciones, Fundaciones, and branch offices of foreign companies (Sucursales). The legal framework is the Ley General de Sociedades (Law 26887 of 1997).

The public hub is https://www.gob.pe/sunarp, which sunarp.gob.pe forwards to. The older SID SUNARP address, sidregistral.sunarp.gob.pe, no longer resolves. sid.sunarp.gob.pe leads to a SUNARP sign-in module for notaries, not a company name search.

Company legal existence and corporate registry are held by SUNARP. The tax identifier (RUC) is managed by SUNAT (Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administracion Tributaria), a separate agency.

Peru is a GAFILAT member. Its AML/CFT framework is administered by the Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera del Peru (UIF-Peru), supervised by the SBS (Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP).

What can you search?

Via gob.pe/sunarp hub (not a name search):

The hub lists tramites including consultar-gratis-partidas-registrales, certificado literal, and vigencia de poder. It is not itself a company name search form.

Via Conoce aqui:

https://www.gob.pe/institucion/sunarp/pages/50685-consultar-gratis-partidas-registrales states that you can consult partida content online with “Conoce aqui” at conoce-aqui.sunarp.gob.pe, free of charge, including for empresas. It asks for a DNI number, the DNI issue date, a ficha or electronic partida number, the name of the oficina registral, and a captcha, and it allows a maximum of 30 minutes per session and up to three visualisations a day. It is not an anonymous company name search.

Via SUNAT Consultar RUC:

https://www.gob.pe/565-consultar-ruc describes Consultar RUC and points at https://e-consultaruc.sunat.gob.pe/cl-ti-itmrconsruc/FrameCriterioBusquedaWeb.jsp. It is for verifying whether a person or empresa is registered with SUNAT and its basic status (activo and other estados).

Via vigencia de poder:

https://www.gob.pe/institucion/sunarp/pages/380-solicitar-certificado-de-vigencia-de-poder-otorgado-por-persona-juridica describes the certificado de vigencia de poder for a persona juridica. The online route requires an SPRL (Servicio de Publicidad Registral en Linea) account, the partida number and the oficina registral. It costs S/ 32.10, delivered by message within a maximum of 3 calendar days.

No public beneficial ownership search appears on these pages; confirm at source.

How much does it cost?

Apart from the S/ 32.10 vigencia de poder fee, no tariff and no payment methods are published, so the rest of the table reads unknown rather than free. Confirm current tariffs on the gob.pe pages before ordering.

Do you need a local account or ID?

• gob.pe/sunarp hub: public informational page.
• Conoce aqui: a DNI number and DNI issue date, plus a captcha. The SUNAT RUC consult is described without a DNI; Conoce aqui does require one.
• Vigencia de poder online: an SPRL user name and password.

SID SUNARP account creation has been reported as requiring a DNI or CE. The sidregistral address no longer resolves, and sid.sunarp.gob.pe leads to a sign-in module rather than a company name search; confirm at source.

Is the website in English?

Partial. The gob.pe/sunarp hub, the Conoce aqui page and the RUC page are in Spanish, and no English search interface is published.

What’s the turnaround time?

Unknown in general. Conoce aqui allows up to 30 minutes of viewing per session, and a vigencia de poder arrives by message within a maximum of 3 calendar days. Other products are not stated; confirm at source.

Is there an API?

No public API is available from SUNARP for registry data extraction. Automated bulk queries to SUNARP or SUNAT portals violate their terms of service.

What you legally cannot do

SUNARP’s terms of use prohibit automated bulk downloading of registry records. Commercial redistribution of certified registry documents without authorization is not permitted.

Peru’s data protection law, Law 29733 (Ley de Proteccion de Datos Personales) and its regulations under Supreme Decree 003-2013-JUS, restrict the use of personal data of directors and shareholders obtained from the registry. The ANPD (Autoridad Nacional de Proteccion de Datos Personales) supervises compliance.

Company information obtained from SUNARP for legitimate CDD or AML purposes is within permitted use provided it is not automated in bulk and the purpose is documented.

Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers

• Distinguish RUC from the partida registral. The RUC is the tax identifier issued by SUNAT. The partida registral is SUNARP’s internal record number. Conoce aqui needs the partida or ficha number, not a free-text company name.
• Conoce aqui is not anonymous. It asks for a DNI and a captcha, so it is not a no-account name search.
• Check RUC status on SUNAT. The Consultar RUC page lists estados including activo, suspension temporal, baja provisional, baja definitiva, and oficios variants.
• SAA vs SAC disclosure differs. Sociedad Anonima Abierta (SAA) companies are regulated by the SMV. SAC companies have no mandatory public financial disclosure. The SMV publishes at smv.gob.pe; confirm at source.
• sidregistral.sunarp.gob.pe no longer resolves. sid.sunarp.gob.pe leads to a SUNARP notary sign-in module, which is not a company name search, and no other successor address is published.
• Beneficial ownership. No public beneficial ownership register is published; confirm at source.

Alternatives if you cannot access SUNARP directly

• Aggregator search (indicative only): OpenCorporates has limited coverage of Peruvian entities.
• SUNAT Consultar RUC: the gob.pe page plus e-consultaruc.sunat.gob.pe.
• SMV CONASEV: for publicly listed Peruvian companies and SAAs, smv.gob.pe; confirm at source.

Local data suppliers

• Equifax Peru (equifax.com.pe). Operates Peru’s primary commercial credit bureau.
• Infocorp (infocorp.com.pe). Peru’s leading consumer and commercial credit information bureau, operated by Equifax.

Use SUNARP for the authoritative corporate filing record and SUNAT for tax status. Use Equifax Peru or Infocorp when you need payment behavior, credit history, or risk scoring.

FAQ

Can a foreign company access Peru’s SUNARP registry directly?

The hub is gob.pe/sunarp. Conoce aqui offers free partida consults, but it asks for a DNI, a partida number and a captcha. sidregistral.sunarp.gob.pe no longer resolves, and sid.sunarp.gob.pe leads to a sign-in module rather than a company name search.

What is the RUC number in Peru?

The RUC (Registro Unico de Contribuyentes) is the 11-digit tax identifier issued by SUNAT. For companies, the first two digits are typically “20”. The Consultar RUC page is where that lookup sits. Do not confuse the RUC with the partida registral.

What entity types are registered with SUNARP in Peru?

The main forms include: Sociedad Anonima Cerrada (SAC), Sociedad Anonima Abierta (SAA), Sociedad de Responsabilidad Limitada (SRL), Empresa Individual de Responsabilidad Limitada (EIRL), Sociedad en Comandita Simple and por Acciones, Sociedad Colectiva, and Sucursal (branch of a foreign company).

Does Peru have a beneficial ownership (UBO) registry?

No public beneficial ownership register appears on the gob.pe SUNARP pages; confirm at source.

How current is the data in SUNARP?

Not stated, beyond the Conoce aqui 30-minute viewing window and the vigencia de poder message within 3 calendar days.

Is Peru on the FATF grey list?

No. FATF publishes its black and grey lists at fatf-gafi.org, and the increased-monitoring list of 19 June 2026 does not name Peru; confirm at source.

What is the difference between SUNARP and SUNAT records?

SUNARP holds the corporate legal record. SUNAT holds the tax record (RUC, declared activity, tax status). These are separate databases. A complete compliance check requires both.

Last verified: 2026-09-04. Sources: sunarp.gob.pe, which forwards to gob.pe/sunarp; the consultar-gratis-partidas-registrales page (Conoce aqui, DNI and captcha); the vigencia de poder page (S/ 32.10); gob.pe/565-consultar-ruc; sidregistral.sunarp.gob.pe, which no longer resolves; sid.sunarp.gob.pe, a SUNARP sign-in module rather than a company name search; the FATF black and grey lists as of 19 June 2026. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.