Ecuador - 08 - Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
- 09 - Coffee, tea, maté and spices
- 12 - Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
- 21 - Miscellaneous edible preparations
- 22 - Beverages, spirits and vinegar
090510 - Neither crushed nor ground; 090520 - Crushed or ground; 090611 - Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume); 090619 - Other; 090710 - Neither crushed nor ground; 090720 - Crushed or ground 090961 - Neither crushed nor ground; 090962 - Crushed or ground; 091011 - Neither crushed nor ground; 220299 - Energy drinks, including aerated drinks; Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee (HS 21011); Ginseng roots (HS 121120); Other (HS 121190); Extracts, essences and concentrates, of tea or maté, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of tea or maté (HS 210120); Other (HS 210690); Other (HS 090190); Crushed or ground (HS 090620); Coffee roasted (HS 09012); Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this Chapter (HS 081350); Maté (HS 0903)
Proyecto de Segunda Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 068 (2R) "Café, Hierbas aromáticas y bebidas energéticas" (Draft second revision (2R) of Ecuadorian Standardization Institute Technical Regulation (PRTE INEN) No. 068 "Coffee, aromatic herbs and energy drinks") (10 pages, in Spanish)
The notified Technical Regulation establishes the requirements to be met by coffee in grain or ground, soluble coffee, aromatic herbs and energy drinks, prior to the marketing of domestic and imported products, with the aim of protecting human health and preventing misleading practices.
The notified Technical Regulation applies to the following products:
1. Coffee in grain or ground;
2. Soluble coffee;
3. Aromatic herbs;
4. Energy drinks.