Ecuador
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Laws, documents and trade data — no screening rules yet
Screening rules for this market aren't available yet, so product screening skips it.
Market profile
- Main food law
- Organic Health Law (2006); LORSA (2009); ARCSA-DE-2022-016-AKRG
- Labeling regulation
- AM 5103 traffic-light; RTE INEN 022; NTE INEN 1334
- Additives and residue limits
- NTE INEN 2074 additives; Codex MRLs
- Import requirements
- ARCSA sanitary notification (~USD 904/item); AGROCALIDAD permits
- Latest USDA FAIRS report
- 2025
Certificates required
Certificates named in this market's profile
Health certificate; Phytosanitary (plant products); Zoo-sanitary/Veterinary (animal products); Certificate of free sale; INEN conformity certificate; Sanitary notification (ARCSA)
Import and export
Documents to import
- Commercial invoice — Issued by: Exporter/supplier — Mandatory
- Packing list — Issued by: Exporter/supplier — Mandatory
- Bill of lading / airway bill — Issued by: Carrier — Mandatory
- Certificate of origin (non-preferential and preferential forms) — Issued by: Competent body in exporting country — Conditional
- Customs import declaration — Issued by: Importer / licensed customs broker to SENAE — Mandatory
- Health / sanitary certificate from country of origin — Issued by: Competent authority of exporting country — Conditional
- Veterinary (zoosanitary) certificate — Issued by: Official veterinary service of exporting country; checked by Agrocalidad (Fitozoosanitaria) — Conditional
- Phytosanitary certificate — Issued by: NPPO of exporting country; checked by Agrocalidad — Conditional
- Notificación Sanitaria Obligatoria (NSO) - alimentos procesados — Issued by: ARCSA via VUE/ECUAPASS — Mandatory
- Importer / facility registration — Issued by: Permiso de funcionamiento ARCSA for importer/distributor; OCE registration in ECUAPASS with token — Mandatory
- Import permit / licence — Issued by: Documento de Destinación Aduanera / Agrocalidad import permit (permiso fitosanitario/zoosanitario de importación) via VUE — Conditional
- Free sale certificate — Issued by: Authority of exporting country — Conditional
- Certificate of analysis / lab report — Issued by: Accredited lab — Conditional
- Label approval / Spanish or local-language label — Issued by: ARCSA — Mandatory
- Halal certificate — Issued by: Recognised halal body — Conditional
- Fumigation certificate / ISPM-15 wood packaging mark — Issued by: Exporter's fumigation provider — Conditional
- Legalisation / apostille of foreign documents — Issued by: Consulate / apostille authority — Conditional
- Control previo: INEN conformity certificate/ INEN labeling (RTE INEN 022) for processed foods — Issued by: ARCSA — Conditional
Documents to export
- Commercial invoice — Issued by: Exporter — Mandatory
- Packing list — Issued by: Exporter — Mandatory
- Bill of lading / airway bill — Issued by: Carrier — Mandatory
- Export customs declaration: DAE (Declaración Aduanera de Exportación) via ECUAPASS — Issued by: SENAE — Mandatory
- Certificate of origin (preferential/non-preferential) — Issued by: MPCEIP / FEDEXPOR, chambers (preferential) — Conditional
- Export health / sanitary certificate — Issued by: ARCSA — Conditional
- Export veterinary certificate — Issued by: Agrocalidad (Fitozoosanitaria) — Conditional
- Export phytosanitary certificate — Issued by: Agrocalidad — Conditional
- Free sale certificate — Issued by: ARCSA — Conditional
- Exporter registration — Issued by: SENAE / export promotion body — Mandatory
- Legalisation / apostille of certificates — Issued by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (apostille) — Conditional
Government fees
- ARCSA Notificación Sanitaria Obligatoria - producto extranjero (Import) — 904.34 USD
- ARCSA Permiso de funcionamiento - distribuidora de alimentos (Import) — 173.52 USD
- ARCSA import authorisation certificate (samples/pilot raw materials) (Import) — 79.22 USD
- FODINFA (Fondo de Desarrollo para la Infancia) (Import) — Not confirmed — check with the authority
- Agrocalidad import permit and inspection (Import) — Not confirmed — check with the authority
- VAT/GST on imported food (Import) — Not confirmed — check with the authority
- ARCSA Certificado de libre venta (Export) — 58.34 USD
Customs single window: ECUAPASS (VUE)
Customs duties are not included.
A fee without a confirmed amount is listed by name only.
Reference documents
- FAIRS Country Report Annual (EC2025-0006) (2025) Open the source
- FAIRS Export Certificate Report Annual (EC2024-0006) (2024) Open the source
- ARCSA-DE-2022-016-AKRG Normativa Técnica Sanitaria Sustitutiva de Alimentos Procesados (+ reforms 2023-003, 2025-007) (2022) Open the source
- ARCSA-DE-2021-018-AKRG simplified sanitary notification procedure for foods (2021) Open the source
- Acuerdo Ministerial 5103 Reglamento de Etiquetado de Alimentos Procesados (traffic-light) (2014) Open the source
Guidance compiled from published sources — not legal clearance. Confirm the requirements with the destination regulator or a licensed advisor before shipping.
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