Peru: Heavy-duty: Emissions

Overview

From April 1, 2018, Peruvian medium-duty vehicles must follow either the Euro 4 or the US Tier 2 Bin 5 Standards, while Heavy-Duty vehicles follow the Euro 4 standards.

Standard type
Conventional pollutant emission limits

Regulating Body

Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC – Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones)

Current Standard

Medium-Duty Vehicles: Either Euro IV or US Tier 2 Bin 5

Heavy-Duty Vehicles: Euro IV

Applicability
New passenger vehicles GVWR > 2500 kg and all commercial vehicles

Contents

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Peru Heavy-duty vehicles Emissions standards

History

Maximum permissible emission limits for existing heavy-duty vehicles, new imported or domestically assembled vehicles and used imported vehicles were first established by Decreto Supremo Nº 047-2001-MTC on 31 October 2001. The most recent amendment, DECRETO SUPREMO N° 010-2017-MINAM was made on 30 November 2017. Key steps in Peru’s heavy-duty vehicle emission control program are as follows:

Since 1 January 2003 all new heavy-duty have been required to meet Euro II requirements.
Since 2007, new heavy-duty vehicles have been required to meet Euro III requirements.
Starting in April 1, 2018, new heavy-duty vehicles must meet Euro IV requirements.

Technical Standards

Peruvian emission requirements for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles are summarized in the following tables. Medium-duty vehicles have the option of following EU or US emission standards.

**Emission Requirements for Medium-Duty Vehicles**
Year	Option 1*		Option 2†
Year	Standard	Regulation	Standard	Regulation
2003-2006	Euro 2	96/69/EC	US Tier 0	US 87 LDT
2007-March 31, 2017	Euro 3	98/69/EC (A)	US Tier 1	US 94 LDT
April 1, 2018 and later	Euro 4	98/69/EC (A) 2002/80/EC	US Tier 2 Bin 5	US 94 LDT
Notes: *New passenger vehicles GVWR > 2500 kg or > 6 seats; commercial vehicles < 3500 kg † Vans and light-duty trucks < 3864 kg; new passenger vehicles > 12 seats

Emission Requirements for Heavy-Duty Vehicles*
Year	Standard	Cycle	Regulation
2003-2006	Euro II	13 mode	96/1/EC
2007-March 31, 2017	Euro III	ESC + ELR	99/96/EC (A)
April 1, 2018 and later	Euro IV	ESC + ELR	2005/55/EC(A)
Note: * New passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles > 3500 kg

Links

Regulatory Documents
DECRETO SUPREMO N° 010-2017-MINAM

Regulatory agencies
Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC – Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones)