Ecuador ratifies tariffs and Colombia announces demand

Published at: 07/02/2026 12:42 PM

Trade and political tensions are increasing with Colombia and Ecuador, while Quito decided to maintain the tariffs imposed on the neighboring country, Bogotá announced a lawsuit before the Andean Community.

After the meeting that took place in this capital, a reserved meeting between the Ecuadorian foreign minister, Gabriela Sommerfeld, and her Colombian counterpart, Rosa Villavicencio, a meeting that ended without statements to the press and with the persistence of 30% taxes.

Villavicencio said he asked Ecuador to suspend the imposition of the tariffs in force since February 1 for Colombian products, however, the Ecuadorian side refused until results were achieved in other areas, such as security, Prensa Latina explained.

The government of Daniel Noboa alleges that Colombia does not cooperate effectively in the fight against drug trafficking and other crimes on the common border, something that the Executive of Gustavo Petro denied.

For its part, the Colombian government reported that it will begin with the already announced reciprocal tariffs on Ecuadorian products that were not yet being applied and will also file a lawsuit with the Andean Community for ignoring what was agreed in the Cartagena Agreement.

After the announcements, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador responded that it is “striking” how from Bogotá “they intend to attribute responsibility for this disagreement to Ecuador”.

According to the most recent statement by the Ecuadorian side, Colombia accepted that the problem lies in the lack of border control, so it committed itself to taking actions to eradicate coca cultivation, illegal mining and strengthen control in the neighboring area.

Colombia will review the files of prisoners from that country who are serving their sentence in Ecuador within three months and, in addition, it will collaborate in the overland transfer to Venezuela of prisoners of that nationality who are also detained in Ecuadorian territory.

In addition, the Petro government undertook to review the extradition process of an Ecuadorian citizen required for the crime of organized crime and released under the guise of international protection, said the statement issued by Ecuador's diplomacy.

With regard to energy, it was agreed to lift the suspension of exports to Ecuador and bilateral financial contracts between private agents, while Quito undertook to review the tariff for the use of the oil pipeline and other hydrocarbon transport routes.

Mazo News Team