# Ecuador exports to Guatemala: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Ecuador reported $159.5M in goods exports to Guatemala. The overall review level is Critical 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 | $159.5M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 83.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 4 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 28.4% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 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 | $89.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 271019 | Not reported | $2.0B | 68.7% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $500.9M | 0% | Watch |
| 4 | 850421 | Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity not exceeding 650kVA | $17.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 732111 | Cooking appliances and plate warmers: for gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels, of iron or steel | $48.3M | 35.5% | High attention |
| 6 | 151110 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $11.7M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $106.2M | 20.6% | Stable |
| 8 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $536.2M | 31.8% | Stable |
| 9 | 441011 | Particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances | $17.9M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 691010 | Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures: of porcelain or china | $12.5M | 29.5% | Watch |

## 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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