The measure, which takes effect this Friday, doubles the current rate of 50% and applies to goods such as cosmetics, plastics, automotive parts, and pharmaceuticals.

The increase will directly impact the final price for Ecuadorian consumers, making high-demand products more expensive.

The resolution from the National Customs Service of Ecuador establishes that the tariff will be applied to goods under import regimes and other customs schemes, with specific exceptions.

Oil and power generation imports are excluded, although Colombia has suspended electricity sales to Ecuador since January 2026.

The tariffs imposed by Quito began on February 1, but bilateral tensions have been steadily increasing, especially since Petro labeled former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who remains in a maximum-security prison, a political prisoner.

Noboa considered these statements an “attack on sovereignty” and recalled his ambassador for consultations, while Petro also recalled his representative in Quito and hinted at the possibility of withdrawing from the Andean Community of Nations (CAN).

This week, tensions escalated, with Noboa even stating that “several sources” had informed him of “an incursion across the northern border by Colombian guerrillas, instigated by the Petro administration.”

This allegation, which was not supported by any evidence, came after Petro ordered an investigation into whether the weapons used by criminal groups in southwestern Ecuador originated in Ecuador.

This also occurred after Radio Nacional de Colombia reported that the neighboring country’s government was allegedly involved in a plot to assassinate President Daniel Noboa, with the aim of framing the Colombian government.

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