Colombia
Exports
A permit from the National Federation of
Coffee Growers is required for exporting
coffee.
Export licences with quotas: standing cattle
and substances that deplete the ozone layer.
Tariffs/Taxes
Imports
Colombia implements the ad valorem
common external tariff (CET) of the Andean
Community to its imports. The average tariff
applied is 6.8 percent.
VAT of 16 percent is applied to most imports.
VAT of 16, 20, 35, 45 or 60 percent is applied
to vehicles.
Most imports are subject to a 1.2 percent
customs surcharge (special customs
services tax).
Locally produced raw materials and
intermediate goods are subject to tariffs of
between 5 and 10 percent; finished and
consumer goods are subject to tariffs of 15
percent; cars are subject to a 35 percent
tariff; and most agricultural products are
subject to a 20 percent tariff.
Exports
Generally none.
Taxes of 0.6, 1 and 1.6 percent are applied
to the exploitation of coal, natural gas and
nickel respectively.
Financing requirements for imports/
exports
Neither exports nor imports are subject to
financing requirements.
Prohibited items
Imports
Items that may harm public health or
national security, certain used goods and
second-hand clothing, weapons, narcotic
substances, and toxic and environmentally
hazardous waste.
Exports
Archaeological artefacts and endangered
species.
