COLOMBIA

Colombia Provides Duty-Free Treatment to Low-Value Postal and Courier Shipments

03 September 2020

Not long after Mexico announced that it was increasing its single tax rate for postal and courier imports that benefit from simplified entry procedures, Colombia took the opposite route by providing duty-free and VAT-free treatment to such shipments with an FOB value of US$200 and below, not including delivery costs. More

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Update on Latin American Actions to Address COVID-19 Pandemic

26 March 2020

Latin American countries have taken a number of trade-related actions in recent days and weeks in an effort to respond as effectively as possible to the COVID-19 pandemic. More

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Andean Community Countries Adopt Unified Labelling Requirements for Apparel, Footwear and Travel Goods

31 December 2019

The Andean Community – Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru – recently adopted unified labelling requirements for apparel, made-up textiles, footwear, and leather and travel goods, making it easier for exporters in Hong Kong, mainland China and other locations with clients across the globe to comply with a multitude of often dissimilar labelling regulations. More

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Colombia Extends High Duties on Footwear

23 December 2019

The Colombian government has extended for a period of one year from 17 December its current duty regime for imports of footwear. More

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Colombia Lowers Duties on Electric and Natural Gas Vehicles, Household Appliance Inputs

21 November 2019

Colombia is providing unlimited duty-free treatment to electric vehicles and certain household appliance inputs as well as a reduced five percent duty to motor vehicles fuelled exclusively by natural gas. More

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Miscellaneous Latin American AD Actions on Mainland Chinese Products

08 October 2019

Topics: Brazil Renews AD Duty Order on Garlic; Colombia Declines to Rescind Negative AD Determination Involving Steel Tube; Argentina Issues Results of AD Anti-Circumvention Review of Fans. More

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Colombian Government Sets Ambitious Strategic Goals for 2019-2022

03 September 2019

Colombia’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism recently issued its four-year strategic framework for the period 2019 through 2022. The strategic framework is a planning instrument that will serve as a roadmap for the Ministry for the next four years, in accordance with the goals set forth in the National Development Plan 2018-2022. More

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Colombia Widens Scope of High Duties on Apparel

13 August 2019

The Colombian government has modified its current duty regime for apparel imports in an apparent effort to apply high duties on a broader range of products. Specifically, imports of apparel of HS Chapters 61 and 62 with an FOB price equal to or lower than US$20 per gross kilogramme will face a 37.9 percent duty effective from 3 November. More

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Colombia Extends Deadline for Input on Safeguard Probe on Certain Cardboard and Polyethylene Sheets

06 June 2019

Colombia has extended until 13 June the deadline for interested parties to submit input in the on-going safeguard investigation on certain cardboard and polyethylene sheets. More

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Miscellaneous Latin American AD and Safeguard Actions on Mainland Chinese Products

18 April 2019

Topics: Mexico Begins AD Investigation on Wind Towers; Argentina Initiates AD Investigation on Spray Apparatus and Liquid Product Dispensers; Colombia Launches Safeguard Action on Certain Cardboard and Polyethylene Sheets. More

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