Lexus
Lexus RX 350 2019
- Model Year
- 2019
- Seats
- 5
- Power Type
- Petrol
- Transmission
- 8-speed automatic
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South America · P1 lane
Buy Used & New Cars from China to Ecuador - Wholesale Exporter
Guayaquil is one of the largest used-vehicle distribution centres in Latin America, serving domestic demand plus re-export into Peru, Colombia and northern Chile. A dollarised economy also makes settlement simpler than anywhere else in the region.
At a glance
Ecuador · 厄瓜多尔
- Vehicle age limit
- An age limit applies to used vehicles — about 5 years in practice.
- Ports and gateway
- Guayaquil
- Drive side
- Right-hand traffic — a Chinese left-hand-drive car is compliant here
- Import duty and taxes
- Published charge stack — Open the duty breakdown
- Stock for this lane
- 38 units in the current catalogue
Checked September 24, 2026
The rules that decide the deal
An age limit applies to used vehicles, about five years in practice, and safeguard and quota measures change by decree. The decree in force at the time of shipment, rather than the headline tariff, is what decides whether a unit is admissible.
Guayaquil takes the main RoRo and container services. Confirm the current decree before committing, because quota changes have historically arrived with little notice.
- Quota and safeguard measures matter more than the headline tariff here — confirm the current decree before committing.
Import duty and taxes
Duty breakdown for Ecuador
| Charge | Rate and base |
|---|---|
| Customs duty | 20% of CIFPlanning band; Ecuador applies safeguard and quota measures on used vehicles that change by decree. |
| VAT (IVA) | 15% of CIF + duty + everything above |
Reviewed 2026-09-24 · Indicative — confirmed per unit
Where these figures come from
- Ecuador Internal Revenue Service (SRI)
- Ecuador National Customs Service (SENAE)
Age limits, certification routes and duty lines are taken from published rules and reviewed by our team, but customs assesses each vehicle individually. Treat anything here as a planning input, not as an assessment.
Stock ready for Ecuador
Ecuador
BYD
BYD Song Plus DM-i 2022 110km
- Model Year
- 2022
- Seats
- 5
- Power Type
- Hybrid (HEV)
- Transmission
- E-CVT
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Chery
Chery Tiggo 8 Pro 2021 1.6T 7-seat
- Model Year
- 2021
- Seats
- 7
- Power Type
- Petrol
- Transmission
- 7-speed DCT
Price on Request
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Geely
Geely Coolray 2021 1.5T
- Model Year
- 2021
- Seats
- 5
- Power Type
- Petrol
- Transmission
- 7-speed DCT
Price on Request
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GWM
GWM Tank 300 2022 2.0T
- Model Year
- 2022
- Seats
- 5
- Power Type
- Petrol
- Transmission
- 8-speed automatic
Price on Request
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Models we ship into Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador import questions
- What is the vehicle age limit for importing a car into Ecuador?
- An age limit applies to used vehicles — about 5 years in practice.
- Do Chinese left-hand-drive cars work in Ecuador?
- Ecuador drives on the right, so a left-hand-drive car is the correct vehicle type: the steering wheel is on the side the road requires. Every car we ship is left-hand drive. An age limit applies to used vehicles, about five years in practice, and safeguard and quota measures change by decree. The decree in force at the time of shipment, rather than the headline tariff, is what decides whether a unit is admissible.
- Which port does a car from China clear at for Ecuador?
- Guayaquil. Guayaquil takes the main RoRo and container services. Confirm the current decree before committing, because quota changes have historically arrived with little notice.
- How much does it cost to import a car from China to Ecuador?
- Customs charges on CIF — the vehicle price plus freight and insurance — and never on the invoice alone. Base duty is 20% of CIF. 1 further lines stack on top: VAT (IVA). Run the numbers through the landed-cost calculator and treat the result as a planning figure: the final figure exists only once customs assesses the specific vehicle.
- How do I know the car is as described before it ships?
- Every unit is photographed and videoed at the yard, and the walkaround goes to you before the balance is due. Loading is supervised, and a unit that fails the agreed specification at that point is stopped rather than shipped.
- Is it cheaper to ship one car or several to Ecuador?
- RoRo is the simplest option for a single unit. A 40ft container normally carries two to four cars, so once you have enough volume to fill one, the cost per car drops noticeably — and the vehicles are not exposed on deck. Both are quoted on request for this lane.
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Every query below is one this lane actually produces, and each is answered here or on the page it links to.
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Get a Ecuador landed-cost quote
Send the model, model year and destination port. You get an FOB or CIF price, the document list this market requires, and the next sailing we can load.