# Colombia exports to Ecuador: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Colombia to Ecuador, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/COL-ECU/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Colombia reported $1.6B in goods exports to Ecuador. The overall review level is High attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $1.6B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 61.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 3 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 68 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.9 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 23.7% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $322.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $504.7M | 30.7% | Stable |
| 3 | 380892 | Fungicides: not containing substances of 3808.50: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $116.4M | 18.1% | Stable |
| 4 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $189.1M | 55.1% | Watch |
| 5 | 870422 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $96.3M | 65.2% | High attention |
| 6 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $59.6M | 50.9% | Critical attention |
| 7 | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material | $36.6M | 26.7% | High attention |
| 8 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $88.6M | 0.8% | Stable |
| 9 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $46.4M | 2.1% | High attention |
| 10 | 271019 | Not reported | $3.4B | 80.9% | Critical attention |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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