Colombian Products Hit by Ecuador’s 30% Tariffs
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ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa announced a 30% tariff on all products Colombia sends to Ecuador. Caracol Radio explains the commercial relationship and the main products affected by this measure.
According to information from the Ministry of Commerce, as of November 2025,Colombia’s service exports to Ecuador are $3.769 million and exports of goods are more than $31.600 million.
Sence Colombia is the third country that supplies the most products to Ecuador, with a 7.3% share of the Ecuadorian market (second place is China with 22.4% and first place is occupied by the United States with 27.6%), it is indeed expected affectations particularly to sectors such as energy, agro-industry, agriculture and industries such as automotive, light and basic.
The ten products that Colombia exports the most to Ecuador are:
- Electrical energy
- Dosage medications
- Insecticides, rodenticides and anti-rodents
- vehicles for transporting goods
- Wires, cables and insulated conductors for electricity
- Hair products
- Beauty, makeup and skin care products
- Cane sugar
- Petroleum oils
- Organic surfactants (used to create personal care, agricultural or textile industry products)
other products are coffee, plastic packaging items or tourist vehicles.
In context: Ecuador imposes a 30% tariff on Colombia for lack of security cooperation
According to ProColombia, other products (different from non-mining energy exports) that move the most in Colombia’s trade relationship with Ecuador are copper manufactures, cotton or artificial fiber fabrics, and flat iron or steel products.
Why is Ecuador imposing tariffs on Colombia?
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa explained on his social networks that “given the Daniel Noboa. According to reports, toxic substances were found in a gift received by the President. Caracol Radio reported on this incident.
### Escalating Conflict with FARC Dissidents
This alleged poisoning attempt follows a pattern of escalating conflict between Ecuador and FARC dissident groups. In May 2023, eleven Ecuadorian soldiers were killed in an ambush attributed to these groups while conducting operations against illegal mining in the Amazon region. El Universo reported on the May 2023 attack.
Following the attack, President Noboa designated these groups – including the FARC dissidents, the Frente Oliver Sinisterra, and the Disidencias Comuneros del Sur - as “organized armed groups” and incorporated them as enemies within Ecuador’s “internal armed conflict,” declared in January 2024. This declaration was a response to the increasing activity of criminal gangs within the country.
### Border Security Measures
In December 2023, Ecuador announced it would limit border crossings with Colombia and Peru to a single point each, citing “national security criteria aimed at combating organized crime.” The Ecuadorian Government Open Data Portal details these border restrictions.
### Current status (as of january 21,2026)
As of January 21,2026,there have been no further confirmed reports of new developments regarding the alleged poisoning attempt. The inquiry is ongoing. The internal armed conflict declared by President Noboa remains in effect, and border security measures are still in place. the Ecuadorian Ministry of Defense continues to provide updates on security operations.