Customs declaration requirements for Ecuador
Customs Declare produces the completed Declaracion Aduanera de Importacion (DAI), filed electronically via ECUAPASS for Ecuador’s own customs authority, in Spanish, from your invoice and supporting documents. You or your broker review and submit it -- nothing leaves your workspace automatically.
Declaration form
Moderate confidence- Form
- Declaracion Aduanera de Importacion (DAI), filed electronically via ECUAPASS
- Issuing authority
- Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador (SENAE)
- Primary language
- Spanish
- Accepted languages
- Spanish
- Required supporting documents
- Commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading or airway bill, certificate of origin where applicable
- Last verified
- Aug 30, 2026
Import requirements & restrictions
Import prohibited
Import of used motor vehicles into Ecuador is banned outright, except diplomatic shipments; special-purpose used vehicles (ambulances, mobile clinics, street sweepers, fire trucks) may be imported only as donations. New vehicles require pre-embarkation origin inspection, a pre-approved Ecuadorian import permit, and INEN-1 standards-compliance certification (also mandatory for HS 84-85 machinery/electronics). All importers must register with SENAE (customs) and hold an RUC tax number from the SRI (Internal Revenue Service).
HS 8703 -- Ecuador SENAE / INEN
Duty & tax
- VAT (default rate)
- 15%
- MFN duty rate data
- Available
- Preferential rate
- None on record
- Free duty calculator
- Check a duty rate for Ecuador
Quick answers
What customs declaration form does Ecuador require?
Ecuador’s import declaration is the Declaracion Aduanera de Importacion (DAI), filed electronically via ECUAPASS, issued by Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador (SENAE).
Which languages does Ecuador accept on a customs declaration?
Spanish
What supporting documents are required to import into Ecuador?
Commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading or airway bill, certificate of origin where applicable
What is the VAT rate on imports into Ecuador?
The default VAT rate on record for Ecuador is 15%.