In 2022, the elimination of the
travel visa was announced from November 9 for short stays for Peruvians traveling to the United Kingdom.[1] As of 2022, British in Peru represent 0.13% of immigrants, with 1,788 British recorded as living in the country.[2]
The British-Peruvian Cultural Associationis the foremost British
cultural centre in Peru.
Both countries began their diplomatic relations in 1823 with the appointment of
Thomas Edward Rowcroft as Consul General in Peru, who arrived aboard the HMS Cambridge on the same year.[4][5] In the 1830s, half of Peru's imports came from the
United Kingdom. Throughout the republican period, Peru had the presence of prominent English commercial institutions; among them the Peruvian Railway Company, the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, the W. R. Grace and Company and the Anthony Gibbs & Sons.
During the
War of the Confederation, the British government acted as guarantor of the 1837
Treaty of Paucarpata. When the treaty was annulled, the Consul General notified the Chilean government of
Queen Victoria's disapproval of the continuation of the war.[6] Then chargé d'affaires Belford Hinton Wilson made demands to guarantee the safety of British goods in Lima, which were later moved to
Callao.[7]
The British embassy in Lima is located at the Torre Parque Mar, a building next to the
Costa Verde of
Miraflores District. It moved there in 2002, having previously occupied a series of locations after moving from their original legation in Monterrico.[8][9]
The United Kingdom and Peru had a
continuity trade agreement through the Free Trade Agreement between Peru and the
European Union, which entered into force on March 1, 2013.[28] On May 15, 2019, Peru, together with
Ecuador and
Colombia, signed a trade agreement with the United Kingdom in the city of
Quito, which is based on the one signed with the European Union.[29] The latter agreement came into existence due to the announcement of
Brexit in 2017.[30][31] In 2021, trade between both countries increased in 48% due to the new FTA.[32] In July 2023, the United Kingdom signed the agreement to
acceed to the
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, a
trade bloc of which Peru is a founding member.[33]