CUSTOMS

IMPORT REGULATIONS

Pets

• 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 visit Export and Import of Pets.

Free to Import

Tobacco (restricted to travellers 18 years and over)

All of the following:

• 20 packs of cigarettes;
• 25 cigars; and
• 1 pound of tobacco.

Alcohol (restricted to travellers 18 years and over)

• 5 litres of alcohol.

Currency

• There are no restrictions on the import of currency, however amounts exceeding US$10,000 must be declared.

Other Goods

• 500mL perfume per person, or 1L perfume total 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$2000.

Prohibited

The following are goods which cannot be brought into the country.

• Any media featuring child pornography.
• Illegal narcotic drugs.
• Counterfeit medical devices.
• Counterfeit and pirated goods.
• Chemical waste and hazardous substances.

Restricted

These goods are strictly regulated, and in most cases require a permit to be obtained prior to arrival.

• 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 visit General 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.

EXPORT REGULATIONS

Prohibited

The following are goods which cannot be taken out of the country.

• All items on prohibited to import list.

Restricted

These goods are strictly regulated, and in most cases require a permit to be obtained prior to departure.

• Animals are subject to certain export restrictions. For further information, please visit Export and Import of Pets.
• There are no restrictions on the export of currency, however amounts exceeding US$10,000 must be declared.

For further information, please visit the National Customs Service of Ecuador.