Entran en vigencia los aranceles del 30% de la guerra comercial entre Ecuador y Colombia
Los aranceles del 30% que se impusieron mutuamente Colombia y Ecuador comenzaron a regir desde la medianoche de este domingo, formalizando una guerra ...
TL;DR
- Colombia and Ecuador have imposed reciprocal 30% tariffs on imports starting February 1st.
- The trade war affects an annual bilateral trade of approximately $2.8 billion.
- Colombia exports $1.8 billion to Ecuador, while Ecuador exports $900 million.
- Colombia has placed tariffs on 50 Ecuadorian products, including rice, bananas, oils, sugar, tires, and aluminum.
- Colombia suspended electricity supply to Ecuador on January 22nd.
- Ecuador increased the tariff for transporting crude oil from Ecopetrol by $30 per barrel.
- Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa accused Colombia's President Gustavo Petro of insufficient cooperation in curbing cocaine trafficking.
- Long queues of trucks were observed at the Rumichaca international bridge before the tariffs came into effect.
- Business associations from both countries have called for urgent dialogue, warning of significant losses and price increases.