Travelling to Ecuador

Entry requirements by nationality

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What you can bring

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• Alcoholallowed, within limitsTravellers aged 18+ may bring up to 3 litres of alcoholic drinks duty-free.
• Cashallowed, declaration may be requiredDeclare USD 10,000 or more in cash, bearer instruments, precious metals or stones, entering or leaving.
• Dronesallowed, within limitsCustoms: one drone (new or used) worth up to USD 1,000 enters duty-free as a personal effect.
• Electronicsallowed, within limitsDuty-free: one new and one used phone, camera, laptop, tablet, console and smartwatch each, plus up to 6 memory cards.
• Medical devicesallowed, within limitsDuty-free: up to 2 each of blood-pressure monitors, thermometers and glucose meters, plus mobility aids for personal use.
• Perfumeallowed, within limitsDuty-free: up to 500 ml of perfume and 2,500 ml of creams and lotions per traveller, in new containers.
• Prescription medicationallowed, within limitsMedicines for personal use count as duty-free personal effects if they come with a prescription (from Ecuador or abroad).
• Tobaccoallowed, within limitsTravellers aged 18+ may bring duty-free: 20 packs of 20 cigarettes (400 cigarettes), 1 pound of tobacco and 25 cigars.

From the blog

• Travelling with a medical device: what customs allows

Recent changes to Ecuador's rules

• 2026-10-17Strict cleanup: remove press/blog-sourced figures from row notes
• 2026-10-17Summaries for all rules; non-medication accuracy sweep
• 2026-10-11Eight more destinations: Chile, Montenegro, Jamaica, Bahamas, Ecuador, Tanzania, Cambodia, Israel

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