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Ref : EIC 419/2
26 June 2015
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 567/2015
Ecuador: Duty-Free Treatment to Electric Water Heaters and Heat Pumps
The Ecuadorian government issued Resolution No. 20/2015 on 5 May 2015 to provide duty-free treatment to various water heaters and heat pumps, or its parts and pieces:
| Ecuadorian Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSEC) codes | Products | Expiry Date |
| 8418.61.00.00 | various heat pumps | 31 December 2015 |
| 8418.99.90.00 | parts and pieces of heat pumps classified under HTSEC code 8418.61.00.00 | 31 December 2016 |
| 8516.10.00.00 | various electric water heaters | 31 December 2015 |
| 8516.90.00.00 | parts and pieces of electric water heaters classified under HTSEC code 8516.10.00.00 | 31 December 2016 |
2. For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in Ecuador and/or the above Ecuadorian Resolution (in Spanish) at: http://www.comercioexterior.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2015/05/Resoluci%C3%B3n-020-20152.pdf.
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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.