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Trade and Industry Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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Commercial Information Circulars

24-hour hotline : 23 922 922

e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk

Ref : EIC 419/2

29 July 2014

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 702/2014

Ecuador : Regulations on Maritime Containers

The Ecuadorian government issued a Resolution No. SENAE-DGN-2014-0319-RE on 7 May 2014 to set out the regulations on maritime containers. All foreign maritime containers entering or leaving Ecuador shall be described in the bill of lading of the merchandise, or in an individual bill of lading in the case of empty container, and can stay in Ecuadorian territory for up to one year.

2. For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in Ecuador and/or the above Ecuadorian Resolution (in Spanish) at: http://www.aduana.gob.ec/files/pro/leg/res/2014/SENAE-DGN-2014-0319-RE.pdf.

ENQUIRIES

3.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.

Yours faithfully,

(Ms Cindy CHENG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry



Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.