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$273M in Ecuadorian exports at risk in dispute with Colombia

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Nearly $273 million in annual Ecuadorian exports are at stake if a reciprocal 30% tariff announced by Ecuador and Colombia takes effect.

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Colombia slapped 30% reciprocal tariffs on more than 60 goods from Ecuador, escalating a trade dispute between the two neighboring countries.

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The decree by which Colombia would apply a 30% tariff for several products from Ecuador that are exported to that country, is ready for the signature of President Gustavo Petro, after a review that was made to the text, as revealed by Colombia's Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade, Tito Yepes.

The National Government issued Decree No. 0170 of 2026 imposing a 30 per cent tariff on more than 23 lines of products originating in Ecuador, in application of the principle of commercial reciprocity. The measure was adopted after the Ecuadorian government announced, as of February, a 30 per cent tariff on imports from Colombia. According to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, the new decree establishes levies on products such as be…

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The Ministry of Commerce issued decree 0170 of 2026, which imposes reciprocal tariffs of 30% to 23 lines of products coming from Ecuador after the tariff pulse between the two countries. Among the products that will have tariffs are, among others, beans, rice, cocoa powder, bananas and cane sugar. Days ago, the Ministry demanded from the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) the tariffs imposed, in principle, by the Ecuadorian government on Colombia…

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The decision, which was formalized by decree, lays down serious penalties for 23 tonnes of goods and restricts entry by key border crossings.

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UPI broke the news in Washington, United States on Monday, February 23, 2026.
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