US EditionEcuador raises tariffs on Colombia to 100% from 50% as tensions escalate
Ecuador said Colombia’s failure to curb border crime forced the move, as the trade dispute has frozen $2.8 billion in annual commerce.
- On Thursday, Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced tariffs on Colombian imports will surge to 100 percent effective May 1, citing Colombia's alleged failure to implement adequate border security measures.
- Tensions between Noboa and Colombian President Gustavo Petro have escalated for months; Ecuador previously imposed a 30 percent tariff rate in February, then raised it to 50 percent in March.
- Petro condemned the hike as "simply a monstrosity," arguing it signals the end of the Andean Pact, and instructed his foreign minister to shift Colombia toward Mercosur integration.
- Ecuador recalled its ambassador to Colombia over statements regarding politician Jorge Glas, while Colombia suspended vital energy sales to Ecuador amid recent droughts.
- The rift reflects deeper ideological divisions over drug trafficking policies, as Petro's government faces consistent criticism from regional right-wing movements regarding his "Total Peace" policy championing negotiations with criminal networks.
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The trade war between Ecuador and Colombia intensified by the reciprocal increase of tariffs to 100% began to feel already on the border between the two countries.
QUITO (AP) — Ecuador and Colombia are experiencing a diplomatic, political, and trade crisis that has deepened due to the increase to 100% of tariffs on Colombian products —which the Colombian government is considering equating— and the so-called…
Colombia will raise tariffs on Ecuadorian imports from 30 percent to 100 percent in response to the neighboring country's decision to raise the “security fee” imposed by President Daniel Noboa's administration from 50 percent to 100 percent, in a new escalation of the trade war that confronts them. Colombia's Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (MinCIT), Diana Marcela Morales, said that that decision was made because the Executive has “ex…
QUITO (AP) — Ecuador and Colombia are going through a diplomatic, political and commercial crisis that has been deepened by the 100% increase in tariffs on Colombian products and the call for consultations of their respective ambassadors and that, according to analysts, shows no signs of resolving in the short term. The tension is causing serious repercussions to the productive sectors of both countries, especially in the border area where until…
The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, on Thursday ordered his ambassador to Ecuador to return “immediately” to the country, in the midst of the worsening bilateral diplomatic crisis after Quito raised tariffs to 100% to its neighbor.The two South American countries have been holding a trade war initiated by Ecuador for months, claiming that it has had to raise its defense spending because Bogotá does not do enough to protect the common borde…
Ecuador Raises Colombia Tariffs to 100%; Petro Eyes CAN Exit
Key Points — Ecuador raised tariffs on all Colombian imports to 100% effective May, the third escalation since January in a trade war that has gone from 30% to 50% to total prohibition-level duties. — Colombian President Petro called the move a “monstruosity,” declared the Andean Community dead, and announced Colombia would seek Mercosur membership—potentially […] The post Ecuador Raises Colombia Tariffs to 100%; Petro Eyes CAN Exit appeared fir…
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