Includes customs regulations and contact information for this country's customs office.
Last Published: 8/1/2016

Because the U.S. dollar is the legal tender in Ecuador, currency exchange calculations are unnecessary. This has simplified international trade procedures, including Customs.

Non-Tariff Barriers:  In 2013, the Ecuadorian government enacted approximately 250 technical regulations, sanitary and phytosanitary requirements, and conformity assessment procedures for certain strategic industrial sectors. Since then, the government has periodically modified the regulations. Exporters should consult SENAE’s website (http://www.aduana.gob.ec/pro/to_import.action) for the most up-to-date regulations. Ecuador’s Agriculture Quality Assurance Agency (AGROCALIDAD) is an agency within the Ministry of Agriculture, MAGAP. It is responsible for administering Ecuador's sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) controls.

Please see the Trade Standards section for additional information on this subject.

NIST Notify U.S. Service: Member countries of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are required under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement) to report to the WTO all proposed technical regulations that could affect trade with other Member countries. Notify U.S., operated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is a free, web-based e-mail subscription service that offers an opportunity to review and comment on proposed foreign technical regulations that can affect your access to international markets. Interested parties can register at Notify U.S.’s website (https://tsapps.nist.gov/notifyus/data/index/index.cfm).

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