Ecuadorian roses, an important industry in the country, will be able to enter the United States without tariffs thanks to an agreement announced this Friday, which will enter into force with a view to the next Valentine's campaign. The US embassy in Quito reported the agreement through social networks and explained that it is "a decision of the White House", following the recommendation of the representative of Commerce, Roberth Lighthizer, and that it would go into effect "before Valentine's Day, day of highest rose consumption among Americans.

The trill also indicates that it is "a great advance in the bilateral trade relationship", since the United States is the main commercial customer for Ecuadorian flowers, with a 45% market share.

The industry moves more than 800 million dollars a year and generates more than 100,000 jobs in the South American country, 51% of them being carried out by women, "figures that could grow even more after this agreement."

In campaigns for Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year or Mother's Day in several Latin American countries, Ecuador usually exports tens of thousands of packages of roses to more than 90 countries in the world, being highly valued the most colorful flowers in China or Russia.

The Ecuadorian Ministry of Production announced months ago that Washington was analyzing including roses in the General System of Tariff Preferences (GSP), and the current decision comes at a time when the floriculture sector has been one of the hardest hit by the crisis of covid-19.

Ecuador viewed the move as an important sign of goodwill from the United States.

In addition to roses, the Ecuadorian government has requested that broccoli, tuna in pouch packaging and artichokes be included within the preference system.

Fuente: https://www.clarin.com/agencias/efe-rosas-ecuador-entraran-aranceles-eeuu-acuerdo_0_vnazFNCjH.html