The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement has entered into force as of May 15, 2012.
Need to understand the basics of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement?
* If you’re just getting started, here you can find an overview of the Agreement.
* But if the overview isn’t enough: check out the Full Text of the Agreement
Tariff Reductions Table: Average Tariffs for U.S. Products Exported to Colombia by Industry
Practical Tools
* Use export.gov’s Product Tariff Removal Tool to know specifically how your product will be affected by the FTA
Facts and Benefits of the Colombia-U.S. FTA
* Learn how this trade agreement will benefit your community, your industry and your State
* In addition to U.S. manufacturing and services, this trade agreement will also have a beneficial impact on U.S. farmers and ranchers; enhanced protection of intellectual property rights; opportunities in telecommunications and government procurement in Colombia; and new jobs and businesses for U.S. small and medium enterprises.
What about Colombian products into the United States? Do you have a “list” of products that would enter duty free to the States?
Please go to the following website http://export.gov/fta/ftatarifftool/TariffResults.aspx?PortType=Import&Partner=15&HS=
Our understanding is that 99% of Colombian qualifying industrial and textile goods are now duty free. 89% of Colombian agricultural goods are also now duty free. Duties on many other tariff lines will be phased out over a period of up to 15 years, with some agricultural tariff rate quotas. While Colombia is expected to fill its new sugar TRQ, the FTA is likely to have a minor effect on U.S. imports and production of sugar and sugar containing products.
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I’m a small business owner in Pennsylvania, currently I’m in the process of launching my own line of Organic airbrush tanning solutions as well as other skin care products for airbrushed skin. I would like to be a distributer in Bogota what’s the best way to start that process? Any help on which entity to contact would be greatly appreciated. Does that type of product make it into the free trade aggreement?
Thanks,
Lorena
Hello Lorena, please contact the US Commercial Service in Bogota, Carlos Suarez, Carlos.Suarez@trade.gov, they can help you with all your inqueries.
Regards.
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I would like to know if with the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement is possible to bring people (without a H1 B visa) to provide services for my US- based company. If so what visa can they apply for?
the visa regime is the same.
I’m an artist in Los Angeles, CA. I would like to get my work represented in Columbia. Who would I contact, to distribute my work, and how can I get access to art galleries in Columbia? What are best the resources? Please contact me. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards,
George Rhode
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Good Morning
I live in the Colombian city of Medellin, Colombia, I have a courier company and I can help them in whatever they need, information, contacts, I travel constantly between Medellin and Bogota.
If I am Utility para you can contact me on mobile 3007885563 and 303970928 in Colombia can serve as a link in what they need for their businesses in Colombia at very affordable prices for errands, “as long as these businesses are 100% Legal” I get to dispocicion of you as well as the U.S. Embassy in Colombia.
My name is Luis Eduardo Cordero
I would also like to know cell phone providers discounts
for comecializar in Colombia
thanks
Hi I was wondering about any type of help on how to export products from the US to Colombia. I building a new e-commerce site to target the Colombian market and I would like to learn more about how to get place the merchandise into the Country
Luis thank you for your comment, I recommend reading this information http://bogota.usembassy.gov/business/doing-business-in-columbia.html , and contacting the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service at, carlos.suarez@trade.gov
How does this agreement affect the shipment of personal items (specificaly, a used computer) from the USA to a university student in Colombia.
Personal items are not ruled by the FTA.
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