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Ecuador
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Tracking Trump's Trade Deals | Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org Mar 17, 2026 31 facts
claimEcuador agreed to transfer authority for its space agency from military to civilian control to facilitate increased U.S. engagement.
quoteEcuadorian Minister of Production, Foreign Trade and Investments Luis Alberto Jaramillo stated: “It represents a very important milestone, great opportunities, and hope for the entire country, after an arduous process of intense negotiations that began in May . … Of course, we had the toughest part, but it has been a very interesting experience.”
claimEcuador committed to implementing the WTO Agreement on Domestic Services Regulation and to removing restrictions on foreign-produced advertising.
claimThe framework agreement between the United States and Ecuador is a pared-down version of the trade deal between the United States and Argentina.
claimEcuador agreed to classify trade in illegal timber as a crime under its criminal code and to establish an independent illegal forestry oversight body.
claimEcuador agreed to implement a system to track precious metals, beginning with copper before expanding to other metals.
claimThe stated objective of the framework agreement between the United States and Ecuador is to provide access to each other’s markets and increase alignment on economic and national security matters.
claimThe framework agreement between the United States and El Salvador is a pared-down version of the agreement between the United States and Ecuador, likely because the existing CAFTA-DR agreement already eliminates most trade barriers.
claimEcuador agreed to work with the United States to address nontariff barriers, with the burden of action placed on Ecuador, similar to the arrangements with Argentina, Indonesia, and Vietnam.
measurementThe termination clause in the trade agreement between Ecuador and the United States requires 30 days' notice, which is shorter than the 60, 90, or 180 days required in other agreements.
claimEcuador agreed to establish tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for select agricultural products, specifically corn, dairy, poultry, and soybean oil, and to not apply any price band system to U.S. agricultural imports.
accountThe Agreement Between the United States and the Republic of Ecuador on Reciprocal Trade was signed on March 13, 2026.
perspectiveWill Freeman, a Council on Foreign Relations fellow for Latin America studies, argues that El Salvador will likely benefit less from the U.S.-El Salvador Agreement on Reciprocal Trade than Argentina or Ecuador will from their respective deals, noting that the agreement may weaken CAFTA-DR and encourage other members to seek bilateral deals with the Trump administration.
claimEcuador agreed to eliminate tariffs on specific goods, including agricultural products, chemicals, health products, information and communications technology (ICT) goods, machinery, and motor vehicles.
claimEcuador agreed to implement rigorous tracking requirements for wood specimens from harvest to export and to monitor and collect data on marketable and endangered tree species.
claimEcuador agreed to reduce the minimum number of workers required to form a union, allow sectoral and branch-level unions, remove nationality requirements for enterprise committee officers, and ensure its labor inspectorate is sufficiently resourced.
claimEcuador agreed to implement immigration control measures, including requiring transit visas for Cubans, Haitians, and other nationalities deemed high-risk by the United States for seeking onward illegal immigration.
claimThe United States committed to providing Ecuador with preferential tariff treatment for originating goods, excluding actions under Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930, section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, and section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, effective August 1, 2026.
claimEcuador agreed to amend its defense procurement rules to recognize the equivalence of U.S. export licenses to Ecuador’s technology transfer requirements.
claimThe United States and Ecuador are continuing to negotiate the details of their framework agreement.
claimEcuador agreed to eliminate pre-shipment inspections for U.S. goods and to provide a contingency plan for its electronic customs system in the event of an outage.
measurementOn July 31, 2025, the White House modified Ecuador’s reciprocal tariff rate to 15 percent, an increase from the 10 percent rate set on April 2, 2025.
claimUnder the Agreement Between the United States and the Republic of Ecuador on Reciprocal Trade, Ecuador agreed to eliminate tariffs on agricultural inputs, chemicals, and industrial inputs, phase in tariff reductions on other goods within two to four years, and set fixed tariff rates between 3.7 percent and 30 percent depending on the good.
claimEcuador agreed to prohibit the import of goods produced by forced labor and to maintain high environmental standards, including the implementation of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies and efforts to combat illegal logging.
claimThe tariff rate applied to Ecuadorian goods under the Agreement Between the United States and the Republic of Ecuador on Reciprocal Trade is consistent with the Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff rate found in the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS).
claimEcuador agreed to cooperate with the United States on economic security priorities, including export controls, duty evasion, and investment screening, and to take complementary actions to address nonmarket practices, similar to the agreement between the United States and South Korea.
perspectiveWill Freeman, a Council on Foreign Relations fellow for Latin America studies, stated that the trade deal will boost flows of Ecuadorean bananas, cocoa, and coffee to the United States and reduce barriers to U.S. machinery, health products, ICT goods, and chemicals, though it may complicate Ecuador’s relations with China.
claimEcuador agreed to refrain from imposing digital service taxes and to support the adoption of a permanent moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
accountThe U.S.-Ecuador Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Investment was announced on November 13, 2025, and the framework agreement’s text was released as a joint statement on the same day.
claimEcuador committed to stricter timelines for reviewing U.S. aquaculture feed products and agreed not to apply its price-band system for stabilizing agricultural prices to U.S. agricultural imports.
measurementThe framework agreement between the United States and Ecuador does not specify modifications to Ecuador’s reciprocal tariff rate, which was 10 percent on Liberation Day and was modified to 15 percent on July 31, 2025.
Dietary Guidelines and Quality - Principles of Nutritional Assessment nutritionalassessment.org 2 facts
claimBrazil (2014), Uruguay (2016), Ecuador (2018), Sweden (2015), and Qatar (2015) have incorporated environmental sustainability as a guiding principle or key message in their Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs).
claimBrazil, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Canada have included guidance in their Food-Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDGs) regarding food skills, social aspects of eating, and consumer awareness of food industry marketing practices.
Fact Sheet: USTR Initiates 60 Section 301 Investigations Relating to ... ustr.gov 1 fact
claimThe Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has initiated Section 301 investigations into 60 specific economies: Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China (People’s Republic of), Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, European Union, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong (China), India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
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claimCoca plants are grown as a cash crop in western South American countries, including Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and parts of Argentina.
USTR Initiates 60 Section 301 Investigations Relating to Failures to ... ustr.gov Mar 12, 2026 1 fact
claimThe 60 US trade partners subject to the USTR Section 301 investigations regarding forced labor include Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, the European Union, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
Free and open-source software - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimIn April 2008, Ecuador passed Decree 1014, a law designed to migrate the country's public sector to Libre Software.
USTR Launches Broad Section 301 Investigations Into Excess ... dwt.com 2 days ago 1 fact
claimThe countries targeted for review in the Section 301 investigation are Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, the Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, the EU, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Vietnam.