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Colombia Prepares Decree to Raise Tariffs on Ecuador to 50% Amid Trade Tensions
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Colombia is preparing to equalize the commercial coup against Ecuador. The Government of Gustavo Petro, through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism, has published Monday a draft decree that proposes to raise to 50% the tariff to more than 170 Ecuadorian products, in direct response to the same measure that Quito applied to Colombian exports and that governs since Sunday. Once signed, it would enter into force the day after its publicatio…
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Associated Press BOGOTA (AP) — The Colombian government is preparing a decree that would raise tariffs on dozens of Ecuadorian products from 30% to 50%, mirroring the measure already taken by the Ecuadorian government amid a trade war that has been ongoing since January. The draft decree, which is not yet in effect and was made public on Monday, is being released by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce for public comment before its final approv…
Colombian products already have a 50% surcharge to enter Ecuador. The increase in the security rate came into effect on March 1, 2026 and the Minister of Production, Foreign Trade and Investment, Luis Alberto Jaramillo, indicated that the current situation requires determination.
Without proposals of di logo, Ecuador and Colombia are heading for a hardening of the trade war with tariffs of 50%.
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