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Distilleries and liquor manufacturers in Ecuador

80 producers listed, including 2 bulk or neutral spirit.

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Ecuador at a glance

Population
18.3 million (2025)
GDP
US$130.3 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$7,125 (2025)
Capital
Quito
Currency
US dollar (USD)
Languages
Spanish (Kichwa, Shuar and others also official for indigenous peoples)
Climate
Varied by altitude: Andean highlands are temperate and relatively dry, mountain valleys mild all year, and the Pacific coast is tropical to humid-subtropical with a severe rainy season.
Alcohol status
legal
Legal drinking age
18
Alcohol per adult
2.5 litres of pure alcohol a year (2020, WHO)
Import duty on spirits
Standard (MFN) rate 2023: whisky 0.0% ad valorem on 1 line(s) plus specific duty on 1 line(s) (AVE avg about 1.02%); vodka 30.0% ad valorem on 1 line(s) plus specific duty on 1 line(s) (AVE avg about 16.16%); rum 10.0% ad valorem on 1 line(s) plus specific duty on 1 line(s) (AVE avg about 6.19%); gin 30.0% ad valorem on 1 line(s) plus specific duty on 1 line(s) (AVE avg about 16.05%)

Compiled by Distillers Hub in October 2026 from the World Bank, WHO, UN Comtrade, the WITS tariff database and the sources below. Figures change: check with the regulator or a customs broker before you act.

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About Ecuador

Ecuador is located in northwestern South America along the Pacific coast and astride the equator. Spanish is the official language, alongside recognized indigenous languages. Its economy is known for petroleum production and agricultural exports, including bananas, cacao, flowers, and shrimp.

The spirits market

Alcohol is legal for adults aged 18 and older, though sales face election dry laws and municipal zoning limits. Registered businesses import goods through ECUAPASS into a private distribution network, navigating ad valorem duties between 20% and 35%, mixed ICE excise, and 15% IVA. Local production focuses heavily on aguardiente, liqueurs, rum, and gin. Exporters find steady demand for Scotch whisky, premium tequila, and craft gin in Quito and Guayaquil, though high taxes concentrate sales in upper demographics.

Licences, import duty and labelling rules in Ecuador

Spirits importers and distributors in Ecuador

Duty-free and travel-retail shops in Ecuador

Who makes liquor in Ecuador? This list covers 80 liquor manufacturers and distilleries — Embotelladora Azuaya S.A. (EASA), Corporación Ecuatoriana de Licores y Alimentos S.A. (CELYASA), Compañía Embotelladora Industrial Licorera Manabí C.A. (CEILMACA), Industria Licorera Embotelladora de Pichincha S.A. (ILEPSA) and more: whisky, rum, gin, vodka, brandy, neutral spirit (ENA) and local spirits producers, with their towns, products and websites. See also how to import or export liquor to Ecuador and the licences needed to make it there.

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