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Shipping between the US and Ecuador

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In 2025 the United States exported $8.5 billion of goods to Ecuador and imported $9.0 billion from there. Ecuador ranked 41st among US export markets and 40th among sources of US imports.

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6 ports in Ecuador recorded in the World Port Index
US exports, 2025
$8.5BUp 13.0% on 2024 ($7.5 billion)
US imports, 2025
$9.0BUp 6.0% on 2024 ($8.5 billion)
Goods balance
$543.3MUS deficit
Export market rank
41stAmong destinations of US goods
Import source rank
40thAmong sources of US imports

Top goods each way

The five largest Harmonized System chapters by value in 2025, with each chapter's share of the total.

US exports to Ecuador

Mineral fuels and oils (chapter 27) led US exports to Ecuador at $5.2 billion, 61% of the total. The top three chapters made up 72%.

  1. 27Mineral fuels and oils$5.2 billion61.2%
  2. 84Machinery and mechanical appliances$515.3 million6.1%
  3. 85Electrical machinery and equipment$395.0 million4.6%
  4. 39Plastics$337.8 million4.0%
  5. 23Food industry residues and animal feed$308.5 million3.6%

US imports from Ecuador

Mineral fuels and oils (chapter 27) led US imports from Ecuador at $2.8 billion, 31% of the total. The top three chapters made up 63%.

  1. 27Mineral fuels and oils$2.8 billion31.2%
  2. 03Fish and seafood$1.7 billion19.2%
  3. 18Cocoa and cocoa products$1.1 billion12.7%
  4. 08Fruit and nuts$744.2 million8.2%
  5. 06Live plants and cut flowers$575.8 million6.4%

Trade terms

The United States has no free trade agreement in force with Ecuador, according to the US Trade Representative. Check the duty rate for your goods before you ship.

The International Trade Administration covers the import rules and documents Ecuador requires in its Country Commercial Guide.

Through Norfolk-Newport News

The Census Bureau records trade by the US port it passes through. These are its 2025 figures for Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia, for trade with Ecuador.

Exports through the port, 2025
$101.5M1.2% of the US total with Ecuador
Leading export goods
Food industry residues and animal feedHS chapter 23, $52.9 million
Imports through the port, 2025
$41.8M0.5% of the US total with Ecuador
Leading import goods
Fish and seafoodHS chapter 03, $31.1 million

Trade through Norfolk-Newport News

Ports in Ecuador

4 ports in Ecuador have a guide here, with depths and facilities from the World Port Index. In the index, Esmeraldas records the deepest cargo pier of them, at 11 m.

Also recorded in the World Port Index for Ecuador: La Libertad and Puerto Maritimo de Guayaquil.

Sources

  • US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
  • Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
  • Trade agreements: Office of the US Trade Representative, free trade agreements, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Import requirements: International Trade Administration, Country Commercial Guides, checked November 3, 2026.
  • Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.