Ecuador

Ecuador Imports 2023

Complete list of Ecuador's 188 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$29.22B
Total imports (2023)
#72
Global import rank
188
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Ecuador imported $29.22 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #72 largest importer. Goods came from 188 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 75.9% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $4.40 billion 15.1% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All import sources

188 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1USA$8.11B27.77%
2China$5.85B20.03%
3Colombia$2.03B6.94%
4Peru$1.16B3.98%
5Brazil$1.14B3.89%
6Rep. of Korea$847.45M2.90%
7Italy$819.66M2.81%
8Spain$769.94M2.64%
9Japan$731.85M2.50%
10Mexico$712.07M2.44%
11Germany$621.37M2.13%
12Chile$590.66M2.02%
13Canada$555.87M1.90%
14India$509.84M1.75%
15Argentina$461.73M1.58%
16Other Asia, nes$347.87M1.19%
17Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$259.14M0.89%
18Thailand$249.62M0.85%
19France$218.40M0.75%
20United Kingdom$217.43M0.74%
21Netherlands$206.47M0.71%
22Viet Nam$186.96M0.64%
23Indonesia$163.55M0.56%
24Russian Federation$157.12M0.54%
25Sweden$129.80M0.44%
26Switzerland$125.38M0.43%
27Belgium$123.07M0.42%
28Guatemala$114.21M0.39%
29Malaysia$93.44M0.32%
30China, Hong Kong SAR$92.05M0.32%
31Türkiye$90.79M0.31%
32Panama$84.56M0.29%
33Austria$81.56M0.28%
34Costa Rica$79.48M0.27%
35Czechia$72.34M0.25%
36Tunisia$72.11M0.25%
37Slovakia$70.50M0.24%
38Singapore$61.39M0.21%
39Australia$58.58M0.20%
40Saudi Arabia$53.86M0.18%
41Poland$51.06M0.17%
42Finland$49.16M0.17%
43Denmark$44.74M0.15%
44Bangladesh$42.13M0.14%
45Israel$41.75M0.14%
46Venezuela$41.46M0.14%
47United Arab Emirates$40.40M0.14%
48Hungary$38.58M0.13%
49Nicaragua$38.09M0.13%
50Portugal$37.77M0.13%
51Uruguay$36.01M0.12%
52Dominican Rep.$34.80M0.12%
53Ireland$33.17M0.11%
54Paraguay$29.69M0.10%
55Norway$27.37M0.09%
56Honduras$26.23M0.09%
57South Africa$25.87M0.09%
58Philippines$25.23M0.09%
59Greece$21.86M0.07%
60Pakistan$21.23M0.07%
61Cambodia$14.64M0.05%
62Bahrain$14.34M0.05%
63Sri Lanka$13.04M0.04%
64Morocco$12.35M0.04%
65El Salvador$11.45M0.04%
66Egypt$10.39M0.04%
67Romania$10.35M0.04%
68Luxembourg$9.35M0.03%
69Bulgaria$8.97M0.03%
70Slovenia$8.06M0.03%
71Myanmar$6.80M0.02%
72Latvia$5.95M0.02%
73Ukraine$5.92M0.02%
74Lithuania$5.85M0.02%
75New Zealand$5.09M0.02%
76Trinidad and Tobago$4.47M0.02%
77Croatia$3.75M0.01%
78Oman$3.62M0.01%
79Nigeria$3.55M0.01%
80Serbia$2.55M0.01%
81FS Micronesia$2.52M0.01%
82Seychelles$2.07M0.01%
83Iceland$1.69M0.01%
84Guinea-Bissau$1.67M0.01%
85Curaçao$1.60M0.01%
86Jordan$1.53M0.01%
87Estonia$1.35M0.00%
88Qatar$1.14M0.00%
89Iran$1.10M0.00%
90Solomon Isds$1.08M0.00%
91Cyprus$967,9300.00%
92Lebanon$931,1290.00%
93Guyana$888,9390.00%
94Cuba$868,5340.00%
95Georgia$822,4720.00%
96Lao People's Dem. Rep.$818,6770.00%
97United Rep. of Tanzania$729,9700.00%
98Syria$688,5120.00%
99Kenya$528,2210.00%
100Malta$483,9270.00%
101Bosnia Herzegovina$371,1750.00%
102Barbados$369,1210.00%
103Belarus$364,0890.00%
104Eswatini$360,2880.00%
105Madagascar$307,6900.00%
106San Marino$288,3130.00%
107Ghana$271,3710.00%
108Andorra$255,8960.00%
109Marshall Isds$243,4980.00%
110Mozambique$227,2620.00%
111Kuwait$225,9640.00%
112Rep. of Moldova$193,3650.00%
113Kazakhstan$184,7250.00%
114Côte d'Ivoire$183,2510.00%
115Mali$171,0780.00%
116Albania$138,2510.00%
117Haiti$131,3930.00%
118Maldives$119,9780.00%
119American Samoa$119,1030.00%
120Mauritius$103,3940.00%
121Tokelau$101,7480.00%
122Liberia$92,9920.00%
123Angola$89,9290.00%
124Comoros$88,6780.00%
125Uganda$88,2700.00%
126Mauritania$76,1150.00%
127Benin$68,5180.00%
128Ethiopia$65,1520.00%
129Senegal$63,1660.00%
130Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$59,0640.00%
131Cabo Verde$48,6000.00%
132Saint Kitts and Nevis$47,1080.00%
133Montenegro$35,5090.00%
134Guinea$31,4330.00%
135Somalia$27,9960.00%
136Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$27,1690.00%
137Pitcairn$24,4840.00%
138Iraq$24,0700.00%
139Suriname$23,4120.00%
140Bermuda$23,3460.00%
141Sudan$23,0310.00%
142Jamaica$22,8830.00%
143Uzbekistan$22,6230.00%
144Sierra Leone$20,8410.00%
145North Macedonia$20,5420.00%
146China, Macao SAR$20,0840.00%
147Armenia$17,2060.00%
148Guam$10,3620.00%
149Dominica$10,0710.00%
150New Caledonia$9,9700.00%
151Namibia$8,6990.00%
152Saint Barthélemy$7,8760.00%
153Malawi$7,6870.00%
154Nauru$7,3520.00%
155Fiji$6,8350.00%
156Lesotho$6,5920.00%
157Turkmenistan$5,6730.00%
158Algeria$5,3050.00%
159Zimbabwe$4,6670.00%
160Mongolia$3,1360.00%
161Chad$1,9880.00%
162Kyrgyzstan$1,9700.00%
163Burkina Faso$1,8480.00%
164Antigua and Barbuda$1,6680.00%
165Belize$1,4050.00%
166Timor-Leste$1,1170.00%
167Nepal$1,0230.00%
168Aruba$7570.00%
169Afghanistan$7210.00%
170Brunei Darussalam$7030.00%
171Bahamas$4970.00%
172Congo$4830.00%
173Cameroon$4560.00%
174Rwanda$4150.00%
175Vanuatu$3530.00%
176Central African Rep.$2880.00%
177Saint Helena$1800.00%
178Burundi$1740.00%
179Saint Maarten$1410.00%
180Niue$1340.00%
181Montserrat$1090.00%
182Anguilla$470.00%
183N. Mariana Isds$410.00%
184Bhutan$380.00%
185Gibraltar$330.00%
186State of Palestine$250.00%
187Niger$190.00%
188Cocos Isds$30.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$4.40B15.07%
2270750Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)$1.91B6.53%
3230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$654.20M2.24%
4300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$576.14M1.97%
5870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$530.54M1.82%
6271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$449.82M1.54%
7100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$419.08M1.43%
8870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$406.10M1.39%
9230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$364.66M1.25%
10271600Electrical energy$248.47M0.85%
11847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$210.46M0.72%
12870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$202.85M0.69%
13851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$199.17M0.68%
14720839Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm$198.91M0.68%
15210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$195.92M0.67%
16851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$174.62M0.60%
17271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes$173.86M0.60%
18870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$167.31M0.57%
19480411Kraft paper and paperboard: kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803$159.92M0.55%
20150710Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified$152.76M0.52%
21310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution$135.34M0.46%
22721049Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)$128.96M0.44%
23870422Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$124.60M0.43%
24871120Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars$124.33M0.43%
25852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$118.76M0.41%
26170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$109.62M0.38%
27401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$104.90M0.36%
28380892Fungicides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$103.82M0.36%
29390210Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms$97.14M0.33%
30950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds$96.16M0.33%
31390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$94.86M0.32%
32230120Flours, meals and pellets: of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates$94.03M0.32%
33390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$92.55M0.32%
34870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$87.47M0.30%
35730429Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas$86.81M0.30%
36330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$85.50M0.29%
37842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$82.50M0.28%
38390761Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher$80.03M0.27%
39845020Washing machines: household or laundry-type, of a dry linen capacity exceeding 10kg$79.19M0.27%
40870431Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$78.90M0.27%
41901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$78.02M0.27%
42300215Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$76.46M0.26%
43720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204$74.78M0.26%
44030342Fish: frozen, yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$74.49M0.25%
45401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$72.95M0.25%
46382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$70.72M0.24%
47870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$69.87M0.24%
48380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$68.84M0.24%
49848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$67.87M0.23%
50841810Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other$67.86M0.23%
51841869Refrigerating or freezing equipment: n.e.c. in heading no. 8418$65.40M0.22%
52841510Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system"$65.07M0.22%
53850440Electrical static converters$64.62M0.22%
54310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride$64.61M0.22%
55640299Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics$64.56M0.22%
56030343Fish: frozen, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$61.43M0.21%
57392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$61.17M0.21%
58390410Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms$60.90M0.21%
59854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$60.84M0.21%
60847150Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$60.04M0.21%
61721061Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys$59.41M0.20%
62230110Flours, meals and pellets: of meat or meat offal, greaves$58.86M0.20%
63080810Fruit, edible: apples, fresh$58.17M0.20%
64380891Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$57.57M0.20%
65151211Vegetable oils: sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified$57.37M0.20%
66100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$56.53M0.19%
67300420Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$55.34M0.19%
68840999Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)$55.06M0.19%
69310590Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: n.e.c. in heading no. 3105$54.86M0.19%
70901839Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like$52.95M0.18%
71740811Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm$52.57M0.18%
72481159Paper and paperboard: coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), other than bleached and weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810$50.80M0.17%
73870423Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$50.60M0.17%
74150420Fats and oils and their fractions: of fish, (excluding liver-oils)$50.22M0.17%
75300290Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products$49.77M0.17%
76170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa$49.68M0.17%
77310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)$49.52M0.17%
78840820Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87$48.15M0.16%
79844331Printing, copying, and facsimile machines: machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network$48.12M0.16%
80853710Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$47.32M0.16%
81870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$47.13M0.16%
82480300Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar: for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side more than 36cm in unfolded state$47.13M0.16%
83841850Furniture incorporating refrigerating or freezing equipment: for storage and display, n.e.c. in item no. 8418.1, 8418.2, 8418.3 or 8418.4 (chests, cabinets, display counters, show-cases and the like)$45.35M0.16%
84870333Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc$45.07M0.15%
85300220Vaccines: for human medicine$45.02M0.15%
86230330Brewing or distilling dregs and waste: whether or not in the form of pellets$44.67M0.15%
87330590Hair preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3305$43.32M0.15%
88841370Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids$42.85M0.15%
89690722Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 0.5% but not over 10%$42.66M0.15%
90870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$41.69M0.14%
91870210Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used$41.60M0.14%
92292320Lecithins and other phosphoaminolipids, whether or not chemically defined$41.51M0.14%
93300450Medicaments: containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail sale$41.15M0.14%
94392010Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials$40.18M0.14%
95290613Alcohols: cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic and derivatives, sterols and inositols$40.03M0.14%
96840991Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft)$39.53M0.14%
97844399Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91$38.90M0.13%
98190110Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale$38.56M0.13%
99847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$38.27M0.13%
100841391Pumps: parts thereof$38.06M0.13%