Documents Required: (1) Original Passport with proper Visa; (2) Immigrant Visa; (3) Migration Certificate, issued at destination by Migration Police; (4) Work contract valid for more than one year (foreigners with non-immigrant working visa); (5) Inventory in Spanish must be legalized at origin by Consulate of Ecuador; (6) Ecuadorian citizens coming back after a minimum of one year of legal residence abroad require a resident visa from the country they are leaving.
Customs Regulations:
- All household goods and personal effect cargos must be examined before loading. When pre-inspection is performed wrong, it leads to return of household goods and personal effects to port of origin at shipper's money. You have to check with the Ecuadorian destination agent for additional information.
- As for the diplomatic shipments – they are excluded from the above requirements.
- Customer must be in Ecuador at time of customs clearance.
- Any cost incurred for obtaining this certificate is not included in the door-to-door cost of the move, and is for the Customer’s account.
- Shipments for foreigners, immigrants and returning nationals must arrive within 60 days of the Customer.
- Foreigners and immigrants can move household goods duty free, contingent on the issue of a visa valid for over one year.
- Used household goods and personal effects are duty-free for: a) foreign diplomats; b) Ecuadorian diplomats; c) Ecuadorians retiring from official assignments in international organizations.
- Ecuadorians with at least one year abroad are allowed duty free entry of household goods.
- All shippers may bring in one electric appliance. Any extras may be dutiable.
- Shipments on which all conditions are not fulfilled will be subject to payment of import taxes (approx. 43% of CIF value, calculated by Customs after inspection).
Dutiable/Restricted Items: (1) New items and shipments in excess of a certain valuation are dutiable; (2) Electrical appliances must not be moved with original packing; (3) Limited quantities of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products may be allowed; (4) Only one of each item allowed, additional items subject to payment of duties.
Prohibited Items include firearms and ammunition, drugs and narcotics, pornographic material, foodstuffs and live plants.
Pets: (1) may import up to three pets; (2) such documents as Health Certificate and Vaccine Certificate are required.
Notes: Customs clearance process takes approximately 4-5 weeks in Guayaquil and approximately2 weeks in Quito. | 
