Twins Moving & Storage Long Distance Moving Service

 

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

• Original Passport with proper Visa
• Immigrant Visa
• Migration Certificate, issued at destination by Migration Police
• Work contract valid for more than one year (foreigners with non-immigrant working visa)
• Inventory (in Spanish) must be legalized at origin by Consulate of Ecuador
• Ecuadorian citizens returning after a minimum of one (1) year of legal residence abroad require a resident visa from the country they are moving from

CUSTOMS REGULATIONS

• ALL HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND PERSONAL EFFECT SHIPMENTS MUST BE INSPECTED AT ORIGIN BEFORE EMBARKATION. LACK OF PRE-INSPECTION WILL RESULT IN RETURN OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND PERSONAL EFFECTS TO PORT OF ORIGIN AT SHIPPER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE CONSULT WITH THE ECUADORIAN DESTINATION AGENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
• Diplomatic shipments are excluded from the above requirements.
• Customer must be in Ecuador at time of customs clearance.
• Any cost incurred for obtaining this certificate is not included in the door-to-door cost of the move, and is for the Customer抯 account
• Shipments for foreigners, immigrants and returning nationals must arrive within 60 days of the Customer
• Foreigners and immigrants can import household goods duty free, contingent on the issue of a visa valid for over one year
• Used household goods and personal effects are duty-free for:
• Foreign diplomats
• Ecuadorian diplomats
• Ecuadorians retiring from official assignments in international organizations
• Ecuadorians with at least one (1) year abroad are allowed duty free entry of household goods.
• All shipper may import one electric appliance. (Any extras may be dutiable)
• Shipments on which all conditions are not fulfilled will be subject to payment of import taxes (approx. 43% of CIF value, calculated by Customs after inspection)

DUTIABLE/RESTRICTED ITEMS

• New items and shipments in excess of a certain valuation are subject to duties
• Electrical appliances must not be shipped with original packing
• Limited quantities of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products may be allowed
• Only one of each item allowed, additional items subject to payment of duties

PROHIBITED ITEMS

• Firearms and ammunition
• Drugs and narcotics
• Pornographic material
• Foodstuffs and live plants

MOTOR VEHICLES

• Importation of used vehicles is prohibited
• To import a motor vehicle, it must be brand new, and it must be inspected at origin before embarkation (even if it is sharing a container with household goods)
• Motor vehicles are subject to duties (approx. 65% of CIF value)
• Previous authorization from the Ministry of Finance required before new vehicle is shipped from origin

PETS

• May import up to three pets
• Documents required:
• Health Certificate
• Vaccine Certificate

NOTES
Customs clearance process takes approximately 4-5 weeks in Guayaquil and approximately 2 weeks in Quito.

 

 

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