Análisis de las salvaguardias en la balanza comercial ecuatoriana y su impacto en la importación de calzado.

Abstract

The International trade is a way to open each company to the world, since, by the trade of goods, local companies gain international recognition, in addition to being able to sign trade agreements, the beneficiaries to all the parties involved thus achieving the flow of the goods. In 2014 Ecuador was affected by the excess of imports that it had, which is why in 2015 the then first president, Rafael Correa; imposed a protectionist measure to try to balance the trade balance, and in turn protect the national productive matrix. These safeguards consist of raising import tariffs, from 5% to 45% of the type of product to be imported. It is also required to pay a specific tariff, specifically according to the frequency you wish to enter the country. In the case of international footwear, you will have to pay USD 10 for each imported pair which helped in some part to restrict the entry of this good, since in Ecuador there are several companies dedicated to the production and export of footwear, which creates a unfair competition from the international market; especially by our neighbors Colombia and Peru, of which a way of smuggling was entered, reaching the final consumer at a price too low. This research work analyzed statistical tables from 2014 to 2018, in the results shown that the entry of foreign footwear could be effectively controlled, mainly from China that is still the main supplier for Ecuador.