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GOODS ACROSS BORDERS

DUTY-FREE ALLOWANCES

🇪🇨 Ecuador

REGIONAMERICAS
CUSTOMS AUTHORITYServicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador (SENAE)
VAT RATE12%

ALCOHOL

3 L

CIGARETTES

400

GOODS VALUE

≈ US$500

Checked against Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador (SENAE) on 2026-09-06 View source →

Duty-Free Allowances

CategoryAllowance
Alcohol3 L
Cigarettes400
Personal goods value≈ US$500

Travelers aged 18+ may bring 3 L of alcohol, 400 cigarettes / 500 g loose tobacco duty-free. Personal goods up to USD 500.

What the official page says
Un monitor de computadora de hasta 32" nuevo o usado Un dron de hasta USD 1000, nuevo o usado.
Hasta 3 litros de alcohol.
En el caso de que el pasajero traiga consigo bienes tributables cuya cuantía sea entre USD1000 y hasta USD2000, y no presente el respectivo FRA a la autoridad aduanera de control, impondrá una multa por falta reglamentaria.
LLENAR FRA Límite de valor de mercancías tributables Para poder despachar los bienes tributables en la Sala de Arribo Internacional, el valor de los bienes tributables debe ser menor o igual a USD 2.000 (dos mil dólares) o su equivalente en
Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador (SENAE)

Cash Declaration Threshold

US$10,000DECLARATION REQUIRED ABOVE THIS AMOUNT

Local currency equivalent: USD

Travelers carrying cash, traveler's cheques, or negotiable instruments above this threshold must declare them at customs on arrival.

Special Notes

  • 01Ecuador uses USD as its currency since 2000.
  • 02Andean Community member with preferential intra-CAN trade.
  • 03Galápagos-bound travelers face additional biosecurity inspections.

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