Can you bring alcohol to Ecuador?

• Alcohol

  allowed, within limits

  Travellers aged 18+ may bring up to 3 litres of alcoholic drinks duty-free. If a single bottle takes you over the limit, you pay duty on the excess part.

  SENAE personal-effects list: 'En caso de pasajeros mayores de 18 años de edad, máximo 3 litros de bebidas alcohólicas... Cuando un mismo envase exceda lo establecido, se deberá tributar en la parte proporcional a la diferencia no exenta.' The list PDF (May 2026) shows the old figure '5' struck out and replaced by '3'; SENAE's air-travellers page also says 'Hasta 3 litros de alcohol'. Anything above an allowance, or not on SENAE's personal-effects list, is a 'bien tributable': declare it on the online Formulario de Registro Aduanero (FRA) and pay duties; taxable goods up to USD 2,000 can be cleared in the arrivals hall, above that they must go through a formal import. Goods not otherwise listed that have no volume/quantity restriction still count as personal effects up to USD 500 in total.

  Also covers: alcohol, wine, beer, spirits, liquor, whisky, vodka, rum, licor

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  Source Listado de bienes que puede ingresar al Ecuador sin pago de impuesto (efectos personales del viajero) — SENAE, PDF uploaded May 2026Checked against the source on 2026-10-10

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