# United States exports to Ecuador: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, United States reported $6.6B 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 | $6.6B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 87.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 10 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 93 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 17.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271019 | Not reported | $3.4B | 1.5% | High attention |
| 2 | 271012 | Not reported | $986.9M | 36.8% | High attention |
| 3 | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $468.3M | 13.4% | High attention |
| 4 | 270750 | Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method) | $602.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $688.2M | 49.6% | High attention |
| 6 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $165.8M | 22.5% | High attention |
| 7 | 480411 | Kraft paper and paperboard: kraftliner, uncoated, unbleached, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803 | $159.9M | 13.5% | High attention |
| 8 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $288.5M | 16.8% | Watch |
| 9 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $86.8M | 7.6% | High attention |
| 10 | 290110 | Acyclic hydrocarbons: saturated | $61.6M | 0% | 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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