Overland via Rumichaca
Door-to-door truck with no transshipment, ideal for Quito.
South America · Colombia ⇄ Ecuador
International movers between Colombia and Ecuador
Ecuador is the closest destination by road: the truck carrying your move crosses the Rumichaca bridge and continues to your door. Its customs office also has a household goods regime for both returning Ecuadorians and foreign residents.
Colombia ⇄ Ecuador
A move from Colombia to Ecuador can go by road across the Rumichaca border, by container from Buenaventura to Guayaquil or by air. SENAE allows household goods to enter with tax relief for Ecuadorians returning to settle and for foreigners holding a temporary or permanent residence visa.
How your move travels to Ecuador
For Quito and the highlands, a truck across the land border is usually the most direct option. For Guayaquil and the coast, a container from Buenaventura competes well.
Container to Guayaquil
A short Pacific sailing.
Air to Quito or Guayaquil
For urgent items.
- Arrival: Land border: Rumichaca (Ipiales–Tulcán)
- Arrival: Seaport: Guayaquil
- Arrival: Airports: Quito and Guayaquil
Ecuador’s household goods regime
SENAE treats household goods and work equipment as a special regime, with conditions that depend on who is moving.
- Ecuadorians returning to settle, with the Returning Migrant Certificate.
- Foreigners with a temporary or permanent residence visa.
- Under the program rules, relief can be used once every ten years.
- Ecuadorians may include one vehicle under legal requirements; foreign residents may not.
- A valued list of goods and a sworn statement with the SENAE request.
What not to ship to Ecuador
- Plants, seeds and farm products without a permit.
- Perishable food.
- Firearms and ammunition.
- New goods in commercial volume.
Moving back from Ecuador to Colombia
The road trip home is direct: the truck crosses Rumichaca and goods are cleared in Colombia. From Guayaquil they can also sail to Buenaventura. We check whether Law 1565 or standard household goods rules apply.
How moving to Colombia worksQuestions about moving to Ecuador
Can I move to Ecuador by road?
Yes. The truck crosses the Rumichaca border and delivers door to door, without going through a port.
Does a foreigner with an Ecuadorian residence visa pay duties on household goods?
With a temporary or permanent residence visa, they can use SENAE’s household goods regime with relief.
How often can the relief be used?
Under the program rules, once every ten years.
What is best for reaching Quito?
Usually a truck across the land border, since it arrives directly without going through a port.