Ecuador customs
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Get import & export customs regulations, restricted items and food restrictions before travelling to Ecuador. Items allowed to import is 300mL perfume per person, and 600mL perfume per family group. Prohibited items is Any media featuring child pornography. Some of restricted items are Travellers may bring a maximum of 2 live pets into Ecuador.
Import Regulations
Free to import items into Ecuador
Tobacco
- 400 cigarettes;
- 25 cigars; and
- 1 pound of tobacco.
Alcohol
- There are no restrictions on the import of currency, however amounts exceeding US$10,000 must be declared.
Currency
- There are no restrictions on the import of currency, however amounts exceeding US$10,000 must be declared.
Other items
- 300mL perfume per person, and 600mL perfume per family group.
- Personal goods such as clothing, jewellery, toiletries, books, sporting equipment, electronics, and toys.
- Medications should be accompanied by a prescription.
- Gifts and personal effects up to a value of US$1999.
Prohibited items into Ecuador
- Any media featuring child pornography.
- Illegal narcotic drugs.
- Counterfeit medical devices.
- Counterfeit and pirated goods.
- Chemical waste and hazardous substances.
Restricted items into Ecuador
- Travellers may bring a maximum of 2 live pets into Ecuador. Pets should be accompanied by an animal health certificate from their country of origin, and will require an animal sanitary permit upon arrival. For further information, please visitExport and Import of Pets.
- Endangered animals, plants, and their derivative products protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) may require protected species permits.
- Plants and plant products require a phytosanitary certificate and a permit. For further information, please visitGeneral Coordination of Plant Protection.
- Processed food must be properly sealed in non-commercial quantities, and may be subject to restriction by Agrocalidad.
- Firearms, ammunition, and explosives require a permit.
Ecuador travel details
Export Regulations
Free to export items from Ecuador
No rules presentProhibited items from Ecuador
- All items on prohibited to import list.
Restricted items from Ecuador
- Animals are subject to certain export restrictions. For further information, please visitExport and Import of Pets.
- There are no restrictions on the export of currency, however amounts exceeding US$10,000 must be declared.
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