# Ecuador exports to Colombia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Ecuador reported $699.5M in goods exports to Colombia. 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 | $699.5M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 83.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 44 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 32% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 441019 | Wafer board and similar board of wood n.e.c. in item no. 4410.1, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances | $101.1M | 25.6% | High attention |
| 2 | 160414 | Fish preparations: tunas, skipjack and Atlantic bonito (sarda spp.), prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $135.5M | 24.5% | High attention |
| 3 | 030617 | Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $54.0M | 11.8% | High attention |
| 4 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $60.9M | 32.5% | High attention |
| 5 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $57.0M | 32% | High attention |
| 6 | 151110 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $61.5M | 66.7% | Critical attention |
| 7 | 160419 | Fish preparations: fish prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced), n.e.c. in heading no. 1604 | $42.5M | 17.4% | High attention |
| 8 | 480519 | Paper and paperboard: uncoated, fluting paper other than semi-chemical or straw, rolls or sheets | $26.1M | 16% | High attention |
| 9 | 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $663.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 730661 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $35.1M | 29.5% | High 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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