Foreign Minister Elmer Schialer will travel to Washington on Saturday to meet with U.S. officials and review the impact of imposing tariffs on imports from Peru.

Peru is requesting clarification from U.S. trade authorities regarding the tariff increase, which could primarily impact the South American country's booming agricultural and textile exports, the foreign minister said Thursday.

Foreign Minister Elmer Schialer announced he will travel to Washington on Saturday to meet with U.S. officials and review the impact of imposing a 10% tariff on imports from Peru and a group of Latin American countries, as part of a new global trade policy under the Trump administration.

"Last night, I authorized the Peruvian embassy in Washington to submit a note to the State Department today (Thursday) requesting clarification," Schialer told local radio station RPP, in response to the announcement of the new tariffs.

The foreign minister stated that if it becomes clear that there is a convergence in trade with the United States, due to the current Free Trade Agreement with Peru, the tariff measures taken could be reconsidered.

The United States is the South American country's second-largest trading partner, after China. In 2024, Peru exported approximately $9.5 billion worth of products to the northern nation, primarily blueberries, grapes, clothing, copper, and coffee.

Peru and the United States have had a Free Trade Agreement in place since 2009, which boosted their shipments. Peru is the world's third-largest copper producer, with China as its largest market.

"There are many Peruvian companies whose primary market is the United States. There, we'll see what political decisions Peru should make to support these production units," Schialer said.

"We're basically talking about impacts, at first glance because we have to look at it line by line, for the agroindustry and textiles," the Peruvian foreign minister said of the potential consequences of the tariff increase.