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Ecuador officially launched a new technology platform developed for use in customs enforcement.
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The agreement, signed at the Carondelet Palace between the National Customs Service of Ecuador (SENAE), the National Telecommunications Corporation (CNT), and U.S. based Palantir, signals a strategic shift in how the country monitors foreign trade operations. The system aims to strengthen controls against smuggling, tariff evasion, and transnational economic crimes through data-driven oversight.
The new software, used in the United States and Europe for national security and law enforcement purposes, offers real-time data processing and risk analysis. In the customs context, it enables automated cross-referencing of export and import information, anomaly detection, and verification of tariff compliance. Official information confirms that the servers hosting this platform are located within Ecuador, at CNT’s national data center.
The system’s integration into SENAE is expected to reduce discretion in customs inspections and enhance transparency. This could significantly limit opportunities for internal manipulation or corruption. More importantly, the platform’s ability to audit operations in real time and integrate data from multiple public institutions may prove particularly valuable in identifying smuggling networks linked to counterfeiting, piracy, and other forms of intellectual property infringement—key threats to Ecuador’s formal economy.
The move comes in a context of sophistication of illicit networks at global trade. With this implementation, the country now joins others—such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Norway—in adopting data-driven tools to modernize customs oversight.
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