Presidente de Ecuador anuncia arancel de 30% a importaciones de Colombia por falta de cooperación antidrogas
Controles de seguridad en la frontera con Ecuador. Foto: EFE
TL;DR
- Ecuador will apply a 30% security tax on imports from Colombia starting February 1st.
- The measure is attributed to Colombia's lack of reciprocity and firm actions against drug trafficking.
- President Noboa highlighted Ecuador's cooperation efforts and trade deficit with Colombia.
- Ecuador is the sixth-largest buyer of Colombian exports and second in non-mining energy exports.
- Colombian exports to Ecuador from January to November 2025 amounted to $1.673 billion, a 3.2% decrease compared to the same period in 2024.