Import/Export and Trade in Ecuador

In 2004 Ecuador imported approximately US $7.56 billion of services and goods from the United States and the United States purchased approximately US $4.20 billion of Ecuadorian exports. Importing from Ecuador depends largely upon the destination country. The United States is the primary market for Ecuadorian exports as well as Ecuador's largest supplier of imports.

Ecuador's main export commodities are petroleum, bananas, cut flowers and shrimp. Its main export partners are the United States, Panama, Peru and Italy. Its main import commodities are vehicles, medicinal products, telecommunications equipment and electricity. The main import partners are the United States, Columbia, China, Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Japan and Mexico.

There are approximately 150 free trade zones in the United States and four free trade zones in Ecuador. These are currently used for distribution, assembly, manufacturing and shipping of goods.

Ecuador, along with Peru, Colombia and Bolivia are the United States' favored trading partners. The United States, Ecuador and other trading nations, actually have more than one free trade zone. These free trade zones allow companies to ship goods into a country and then export them to the destination country without paying a duty. However a duty is always paid when goods reach their destination country.

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monik - 2011-04-18 04:16:05

I am looking for factories that make cloths in Ecuador.

I cand export ecuatorian clothes.

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tikki - 2011-04-11 14:13:41

I would like to know if it is at all possible to export used vehicles from the United States to Ecuador. All help is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

it is possible as long as you try iam stuidying ecuador and its very interesting place i love it.

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İlkay - 2011-04-08 10:20:07

Hello My names İlkay Ücer.I present the Seyyah Group. We are an international logictics compant with extraordinary access info the Türkish market place as well as other.We would like to discuss with you ways for the Seyyah Group to be your trusted agenst in Türkey and troughıut Europa. We would like you to examine or website and see our cababiletes and services.For example we have more then 50 years of import /export expierince and highly trained and profissional staff.

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Michael Steiner - 2011-02-18 18:29:21

I am looking for factories that make cloths in Ecuador.

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Khalifa Mohd - 2010-11-21 15:42:25

I can get as many cars as you need! My wife is from Ecuador and this is my business. I am looking to open a dealer in Ecuador, preferably by Quito. Any thoughts?

I am living in dubai and looking for a company which can export used cars from Ecuador, plz mail me ur info and contacts as soon as possible.

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alan - 2010-10-23 21:09:56

I am an american with 25 years of living and working in Ecuador several times. I am now perminitly living here and looking to work with american compaines. I spent the last 30 years in the seafood business working here and mostly in S.E Asia Please explain what your product is and how you want it processed and packed. Also what your product is used for and your tarket market and what would be the potientual proffits we can make on this product. My cell # 090435127 in Guyaquil. Most cordually: Ing. A. C. PODNAR

please contact us at aryanz1961@hotmail.com with regards to your seafood we are looking for canned fish

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Chris - 2010-08-20 14:51:53

I enjoy visiting the tropical rainforest in Ecuador and eating their delicious bananas. There are so many wild tour guides and drivers and I love every second of it.

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Derek R Moots - 2010-08-18 04:08:48

I can get as many cars as you need! My wife is from Ecuador and this is my business. I am looking to open a dealer in Ecuador, preferably by Quito. Any thoughts?

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