Short answer
Peru's public record of manufacturers is the Padrón RUC, the taxpayer register of the tax office SUNAT, read from two files that join on the tax ID. Testigo holds 75,163 manufacturing companies from the 2026-09-30 edition, each active and found at its address.
Key facts
- Registry
- Padrón RUC (register of taxpayers), monthly file and Padrón reducido
- Publisher
- SUNAT, the tax office
- Edition read
2026-09-30- One row is
- One taxpayer. On Testigo, one company
- Manufacturing legal entities in the file
- 78,588
- On Testigo
- 75,163. Loaded so far: Active legal entities
- Tax ID in the file
- Yes, RUC, on every row
- Licence
- Monthly file: Open Data Commons Attribution. Padrón reducido: no licence statement found
The Padrón RUC: two files, one key
SUNAT publishes its taxpayer register in two forms. The monthly file on the national open data portal has the activity, the number of workers and the district, but no name and no address. The Padrón reducido on SUNAT's own site has the name, the address and the status, but no activity. Both carry the RUC, so they join exactly.
The monthly file holds 13,478,460 taxpayers. Most are natural persons, which Testigo dropped. 916,556 are legal entities, and 78,588 of those have a manufacturing activity.
The file gives the activity as text, not as a code. Testigo matched its 416 distinct descriptions to the classes of the international classification, CIIU Rev. 4, and read by eye the ones that did not match exactly.
Which fields exist, and which do not
| Field | In the register | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Tax ID | Yes, every row | The RUC. |
| Legal name | Yes, every row | From the Padrón reducido. There is no trade name. |
| Activity | Yes, as text | Mapped by Testigo to a CIIU Rev. 4 class. |
| Fiscal address | Yes | With department, province and district. It is the tax address, not necessarily the plant. |
| Status and address condition | Yes | For example ACTIVO and HABIDO. |
| Workers | 45% of rows | A count. For the rest the file says it is not available. |
| Phone, email, website | No | None of the three exists in either file. |
| Coordinates and postal code | No | Testigo shows an approximate position from the district. |
SUNAT also publishes a file of annex premises: 37,801 extra addresses for 18,514 of these manufacturers. It does not say what each one is, so a plant cannot be told from a shop or a warehouse. It is not on Testigo yet.
What "active" means in Peru
The register gives two things. The status says whether the taxpayer is ACTIVO or has been struck off. The address condition says whether the tax office found the taxpayer at its declared address: HABIDO if it did, NO HABIDO or NO HALLADO if it did not.
Testigo loads only companies that are ACTIVO and HABIDO. In the edition read, 3,330 manufacturing companies were struck off or not found at their address. They are not on Testigo.
The tax ID: RUC
A Peruvian RUC has 11 digits. The first two tell you the kind of taxpayer. Companies start with 20. Natural persons start with 10, 15 or 17.
If a supplier's RUC starts with 10, you are dealing with a person who trades in their own name, not with a registered company.
Official lists
No separate list is loaded for Peru. The register itself carries the main warning sign, the address condition, and Testigo applies it when loading.
How to search Peru on Testigo
- Search by product or processUse the Peru search. Words are matched against the legal name and the activity description.
- Narrow by department, sector and sizeThe size filter uses the worker count, so it leaves out the companies for which SUNAT publishes none.
- Open the recordWith a free account you see the RUC and the fiscal address. The status is shown as the register wrote it.
- Or browse by activityThe Peru directory has 133 pages, one per manufacturing activity.
What is not checked
- Where the plant is. The address is the fiscal one and the position is approximate.
- How to reach the company. The register gives no contact.
- Certificates, capacity, quality and financial health.
- Natural persons. They are not on Testigo.
Frequently asked questions
Is Peru's RUC register public?
Yes. SUNAT publishes it in two files. A monthly file on the national open data portal gives each taxpayer's activity, worker count and district under an open licence. The Padrón reducido on SUNAT's site gives the name, address and status. Neither gives a phone, an email, a website or coordinates.
What do HABIDO and NO HABIDO mean for a Peruvian company?
They describe the address condition in the tax register. HABIDO means the tax office found the taxpayer at its declared fiscal address. NO HABIDO or NO HALLADO means it did not. Testigo loads only companies that are active and HABIDO, and shows the status as the register wrote it.
How do I read a Peruvian RUC number?
A RUC has 11 digits. The first two show the kind of taxpayer. A number that starts with 20 belongs to a company or other legal entity. A number that starts with 10, 15 or 17 belongs to a natural person. Testigo holds only the ones that start with 20.
Sources
- Padrón RUC, monthly fileSUNAT, on datosabiertos.gob.pe · edition 2026-09-30
- Padrón reducido del RUCSUNAT · edition read 2026-10-03
- ISIC Rev. 4 structure, SpanishUnited Nations Statistics Division · edition Rev. 4