Are plastic bags banned in Ecuador?
Taxed / charged
Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.
Ecuador is one of 33 countries classified “Taxed / charged” for single-use plastic bags — 19% of the 171 with data.
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Peru
- Taxed / charged Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.
- Colombia
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Panama
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Costa Rica
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Honduras
- Partial measures Plastic-bag bans or charges apply in some regions only.
- Jamaica
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Other laws in Ecuador
- Fur Farming
- Legal
- Cosmetic Animal Testing
- No ban
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