ANNOUNCEMENT 16 Sep 2010

The Government of Ecuador has eliminated the import tariff on cotton for a certain quota. 

NUMBER OF INTERVENTIONS

1

  • 0 harmful
  • 0 neutral
  • 1 liberalising

SOURCE

Ecuadorian Committee on Foreign Trade. Comité de Comercio Exterior. Resolución 25 de 31 de agosto de 2011. Available at: https://www.aduana.gob.ec/archivos/comex/Resolucion_25_2011.pdf

Derecho Ecuador. Registro Oficial No. 39 - Viernes 2 de Octubre de 2009. Decreto 55. Available at: https://www.derechoecuador.com/registro-oficial/2009/10/registro-oficial-no-39---viernes-2-de-octubre-de-2009#No55

Inception date: 13 Oct 2010 | Removal date: 29 Sep 2011

Import tariff quota

On 16 September 2010, the Trade and Investment Board of Ecuador (i.e. Consejo de Comercio Exterior e Inversiones or COMEXI in Spanish) has adopted Resolution No. 584 eliminating temporarily the import tariffs on cotton not carded or combed.

The 0% import tariff only applies to the import of a total of 26,641 metric tonnes of cotton. Previously to this legislation, the tariff rate quota applied to a total of 20,725.2 metric tonnes. 

The general import tariff outside the quota is set at 5%

This measure entered into force on 13 October 2010 for the period of one year.

 
Update
On 31 August 2011, the Foreign Trade Committee (COMEX) of Ecuador adopted a new Resolution establishing a new quota for the period 2011-2012. The new legislation entered into force on 29 September 2011 (please, see related state acts).

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