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Chinese Government grants 2 container scanners worth 42 million RMB to Ecuador National Customs Service through ETCAs (Linked to Record ID#88148, #35844, and #88177)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$7,215,569
Commitment Year•2012Country of Activity•EcuadorDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•EcuadorSector•Trade Policies And RegulationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Sep 28, 2012
Start (actual)
Jan 15, 2013
End (actual)
Mar 18, 2013

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This project involved the installation of container inspection equipment in the Guayaquil Port Authority and Puerto Bolivar. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/728836792 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/260352884#map=8/-3.259/-79.998

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Servicio Nacional de Aduana del Ecuador (SENAE)

Implementing agencies

State-owned companies

  • Nuctech Company Limited (Tongfang Vision Technology Co., Ltd.)

Loan desecription

Chinese Government grants 2 container scanners worth 42 million RMB to Ecuador National Customs Service through ETCAs (Linked to Record ID#88148, #35844, and #88177)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On 28 September 2012, the Chinese Government signed Letters of Exchange with the Government of Ecuador for the donation of two mobile container inspection equipment machines, model MT1213LT. Additionally, the Chinese government agreed to send a technical team to help with installation and readjustment of the machines, and transport them to the Port of Guayaquil. The scanners were to be installed and operate in Guayaquil and Puerto Bolívar, and were to benefit the National Customs Service of Ecuador (SENAE). The scanners were produced by NUCTECH. The project cost was 42 million RMB, according to the Letters (equivalent to 6,433,200 USD), which would be provided through the Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreements (ETCA) that were signed November 20, 2007; November 24, 2009; and November 17, 2010 (see projects #88148, #35844, and #88177). The exact breakdown of funds between these three grants are unknown, though the ranges are, respectively, between 12 million and 18.55 million RMB; between 3.45 million and 10 million RMB; and between 13.45 million and 20 million RMB. The handover certificate was signed on 18 March 2013.

Staff comments

Potential ranges of the amounts pulled from each ETCA grant are all calculated by subtracting the maximum amounts available from the other two agreement from 42 million RMB for the lower bound, and using the maximum amount available as the upper bound. For example, the range for the November 24, 2009 ETCA is between 3.45 million RMB and 10 million RMB because, (1) regarding the upper bound, there is no evidence of other sub-projects that it funded, indicating up to the full amount could have gone towards this project and (2) regarding the lower bound, up to 20 million RMB from the November 17, 2010 ETCA + up to 18.55 million RMB available from the November 20, 2007 ETCA (see Record ID#88148, calculated by 20 million - 1.45 million - some unknown additional amount) = 38.55 million RMB. 42 million - 38.55 million = 3.45 million RMB at minimum.