The tit-for-tat tariff increase comes amid cross-border tensions over illicit drugs and the fate of Ecuadorian politician Jorge Glas.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Published On 10 Apr 2026<\/span>10 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Colombia\u2019s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism has announced it will raise tariffs on neighbouring Ecuador to 100 percent from 30 percent.<\/p>\n The sum, confirmed on Friday, will match the rate Ecuador set a day earlier, amid an escalating trade and diplomatic spat between the two South American nations.<\/p>\n list of 3 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n Ecuador has in recent months hiked tariffs against its eastern neighbour, citing a trade deficit and accusing Colombia of not doing enough to fight drug trafficking.<\/p>\n Colombia, however, has denied Ecuador\u2019s accusations, pointing to its military operations designed to intercept illicit drugs. Just last November, it seized its biggest shipment in a decade.<\/p>\n The right-wing government of Ecuador\u2019s Daniel Noboa has also clashed with that of Colombian President Gustavo Petro.<\/p>\n Just this week, Noboa slammed Petro\u2019s remarks about the imprisonment of former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas as an \u201cassault on our sovereignty\u201d.<\/p>\n Petro, for his part, has repeatedly called the left-wing Glas a \u201cpolitical prisoner\u201d and has called for the former vice president, convicted of corruption, to be transferred to Colombian custody.<\/p>\n Last month, Petro also accused Noboa of bombing near the Colombian border, without coordinating with his government. Charred bodies were reportedly recovered from the scene.<\/p>\n Colombian Trade Minister Diana Morales on Friday explained that her country was forced to increase its tariffs in response to Ecuador\u2019s decision to spike its tariffs to 100 percent on Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have exhausted all diplomatic efforts and kept channels of dialogue open with the government of Ecuador, seeking a solution that benefits both countries, businesses, and above all, the communities on both sides of the border,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cHowever, we have not received a positive response.\u201d<\/p>\n Morales said Colombian countermeasures would take effect immediately.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The tit-for-tat tariff increase comes amid cross-border tensions over illicit drugs and the fate of Ecuadorian politician Jorge Glas. Published On 10 Apr 202610 Apr 2026 Colombia\u2019s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism has announced it will raise tariffs on neighbouring Ecuador to 100 percent from 30 percent. The sum, confirmed on Friday, will match […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latin-america-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&quality=80)
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