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Ecuador: oil import rules

These are the same rules the Regulatory Matrix API serves for Ecuador-bound trade: which products private parties can move, which run through a government or monopoly route, and which are closed outright.

Open to private trade3
Restricted0
Blocked0

Compiled regulatory guidance from OilFlow Network, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the relevant national regulator before structuring a deal.

Product-by-product

Crude oilALLOWED
Allowed for private tradePetroecuador dominant. Oriente, Napo blends priced vs WTI. OCP and SOTE export pipelines to Esmeraldas/Balao.
Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)ALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeEsmeraldas, Shushufindi refineries; significant fuel imports.
LPGALLOWED
Allowed for private tradeStandard licensing applies. No special restrictions recorded.

Frequently asked

Can private companies import crude oil into Ecuador?
Petroecuador dominant. Oriente, Napo blends priced vs WTI. OCP and SOTE export pipelines to Esmeraldas/Balao.
Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in Ecuador?
Esmeraldas, Shushufindi refineries; significant fuel imports.
Does OilFlow screen counterparties against Ecuador regulations?
Yes. The same rule table shown on this page ships in the Regulatory Matrix API; counterparty checks destined for Ecuador are gated against these rules automatically.

Use this jurisdiction

This rule table is one leg of every counterparty check we run: the tradability rule for the destination country fires alongside the fraud cluster match and the eight-list sanctions screen. Compliance teams that want to call /api/v1/regulatory/check from their own intake systems are scoped on a call, no list price. Screening a named counterparty into Ecuador? Run the free check below. A Counterparty Screen is $95, ordered by email to [email protected]: machine output on one named counterparty inside the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel.

Screen a counterparty into Ecuador

Paste the company or person name from the pitch. Free, no signup, answer in seconds. Vessels are not screened here.

Order on one named counterparty

Counterparty Screen$95

One name, delivered within the hour, marked DRAFT for review by independent legal counsel, no human read. PEP is not screened; adverse media is not swept.

Counterparty File$500

One named counterparty, the Screen's steps plus a named human's written read and signature, in your inbox by the end of the third business day or the fee is refunded in full.

Email [email protected] with the product and the counterparty name in the subject. An invoice comes back by reply. Both are prepaid by invoice or marketplace order; there is no card checkout.