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Ecuador - Import Tariffs
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Import Tariffs 

As a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) since 1996, Ecuador has a 21.9 percent simple average for tariffs (25.7 percent for agricultural items and 21.2 percent for non-agricultural items). Ecuador’s simple average Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff rate was 11.2 percent in 2023 (17.4 percent for agricultural products and 10.2 percent for non-agricultural products).    

Table 1:  Ecuador’s tariff profile (percentages)

 

Final bound duties

MFN applied duties

Imports

 

Product groups

AVG

Duty-free

Max

Binding

AVG

Duty-free

Max

Share

Duty-free

 

 

in %

 

in %

 

in %

 

in %

in %

Live animals and meat

29.0

0

86

100

27.3

9.2

86

0.2

48.9

Dairy products

37.1

0

72

100

28.4

12.0

54

0.0

6.3

Fruits and vegetables

24.9

0

30

100

22.7

6.1

30

0.9

0.4

Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices

23.4

0

30

100

16.8

15.7

30

0.4

3.8

Cereals and food preparations

27.8

0

68

100

16.9

29.8

68

3.8

51.8

Oilseeds, fats and oils

27.7

0

36

100

12.4

33.6

32

1.2

18.2

Sugars and confectionery

34.3

0

45

100

11.1

39.4

30

0.4

21.8

Beverages and tobacco

26.2

0

30

100

21.1

1.0

30

0.5

1.5

Cotton, silk and wool

18.6

0

20

100

1.6

  76.0

10

0.1

99.9

Other agricultural products

21.2

0

45

100

6.2

  64.5

45

5.1

91.5

Fish and fish products

29.2

0

36

100

25.6

  11.5

30

1.0

68.4

Minerals and metals

20.7

0

30

100

6.9

  63.1

30

18.9

83.7

Petroleum

12.9 

0

 25

100

3.9  

   60.3

     10

  14.1

   97.3

Chemicals

11.1 

 0

 20

100

2.0  

   84.8

     20

  18.5

   71.2

Wood, paper, furniture

23.3 

 0

  30

100

13.1  

   23.8

     30

  2.3

   58.6

Textiles

27.9 

 0

  30

100

17.7  

   12.4

     30

  2.1

   23.6

Clothing

30.0 

  0

  30

100

25.5  

      0

     30

  0.9

      0

Rubber, leather and footwear

24.3 

   0

  30

100

12.3  

   33.8

     30

  2.0

   40.0

Mechanical, office and computing machinery

19.5 

   0

  25

100

2.6  

   72.7

     25

  8.8

   82.8

Electrical machinery and electronic equipment

23.2 

  0

   30

100

10.3  

   44.9

     30

  6.9

   42.7

Transport equipment

23.2 

   0

   40

100

9.3  

   40.4

     40

    8.8

   16.9

Other Manufacturers

23.9 

   0

   30

100

14.1  

   34.7

     30

    3.1

   45.5

Units:  Percentages
Source:  WTO

As a member of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN), Ecuador applies Andean Price Band System (APBS) tariffs. The APBS sets minimum and maximum prices for imported agricultural products. A price band is a trade policy instrument used to stabilize import costs and domestic prices for a select group of agricultural products whereby the basic (ad-valorem) tariff is increased or decreased using a variable levy. The amount of the variable levy is calculated based on bi-weekly reference prices and floor and ceiling prices established by the CAN for each product and its related products. The price band works to maintain protection for domestic industry by keeping tariffs high when world prices fall and reducing tariffs when world prices increase. Ecuador maintains the APBS on 189 agricultural products, roughly 2.5 percent of its entire tariff schedule, as per the WTO’s Trade Policy Review Body of January 2019.  

Ecuador applies a special consumption tax (ICE) to certain “luxury” products including distilled spirits, beer, cigarettes, perfumes, and soft drinks. The ICE rates as of January 2025 are summarized in the following table:  

Table 2:  2025 ICE rates

Product category  

ICE tax  

Cigarettes   

$0.16 per unit   

Sodas with a sugar content greater than 25 grams per liter  

Excise tax:  $ 0.18 per 100 grams of added sugar.  

Alcohol     

10.30 USD per liter of pure alcohol; 75% ad valorem  

Alcoholic beverages   

In accordance with the provisions of article 199.5 of the Regulations for the application of the Internal Tax Regime Law, alcoholic beverages and beers made locally with alcohol, sugar cane, agricultural products, or by-products produced or grown locally, will have a 50% reduction in the specific ICE rate. For a listing of local ingredients visit the national producers list. 

https://www.sri.gob.ec/o/sri-portlet-biblioteca-alfresco-internet/descargar/8f5ddca4-def8-498b-a199-8f0713d583fe/RUM-MIPYMES%20base_sri_2020_a_2024.pdf

10.30 USD per liter of pure alcohol; 75% ad valorem  

Artisanal beer   

1.54 USD per liter of pure alcohol; 75% ad valorem   

Industrial beer   

13.48 USD per liter of pure alcohol; 75% ad valorem   

Single-use plastic bags   

$0.08  

Perfumes and eau de cologne for direct sale  

150% to 300%

Resolution: No. NAC-DGERCGC23-00000035

Tobacco and tobacco consumables  

50% to 150%  

Firearms, sporting weapons and ammunition

30%

Airplanes, light aircraft, and helicopters, except those intended for the commercial transport of passengers, cargo, and services; jet skis, tricars, quads, yachts, and recreational boats

10%

Pay TV services excluding streaming

15%

Incandescent bulbs

100%

Source:  SRI