Regulación de las importaciones como medidas de protección de la economía nacional

Abstract

In recent years the development of foreign trade has been characterized by protectionist measures, but through reforms in tariffs, safeguards on certain imports through the resolutions issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX).

In Ecuador for several years, It has been the increase in imports being greater than exports which contributed to worsen the deficit in the trade balance; This is why our country has implemented a series of government measures such as high tariff rates on imports to mitigate the toll on their balance of payments because of falling the oil prices and the application of the U.S. Dollar as internal currency. These restrictions to imports does not result in a true free trade in the countries which has signed a trade agreement. In addition to establishing protective measures a rise is established and Impact on competitiveness against imported goods and who is harmed ultimately it is the consumer.

Thus, it is necessary to assess whether the economic policies imposed by the state have done its job, and if it is right to keep them, given that some of them (such as safeguards) are temporary and must be ratified if its benefit is confirmed.