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What is the main product exported from Colombia?

By Henry Morales |

Economy of Colombia

Statistics
Exports$39.48 billion (2017 est.)
Export goodspetroleum, coal, coffee, gold, bananas, cut flowers, coke (fuel), ferroalloys, emeralds
Main export partnersUnited States 28.5% Panama 8.6% China 5.1% (2017)
Imports$44.24 billion (2017 est.)

What is the number 1 export for Colombia?

crude petroleum
Shipments of crude petroleum account for 31.8% of Colombia’s total exports, making it the biggest export of the country. Worldwide exports of crude petroleum are worth $1.08 trillion each year and Colombia has a 1.28% share of that market.

What is the most important product in Colombia?

The primary agricultural products of Colombia are coffee (the country is the fourth-largest producer of coffee in the world), cut flowers, bananas, rice, tobacco, corn, sugarcane, cocoa beans, oilseed, vegetables, fique, panela, forest products; and shrimp.

What is the main import in Colombia?

Colombia main imports are: machinery and transport equipment (39 percent of total imports); manufactured products (22 percent); chemicals and related products (17 percent); fuel, mineral lubricants and related products (10 percent) and food and livestock (8 percent).

What kind of products do we export to Colombia?

The APBS includes 13 product groups and covers more than 150 tariff lines. This system can result in duties exceeding 100 percent, depending on world commodity prices, for important U.S. exports to Colombia, including corn, wheat, rice, soybeans, pork, poultry parts, cheeses, and powdered milk.

How much does the United States export to Colombia?

This represented 34.4 percent of U.S. merchandise exports to Colombia — above the 32.8 percent SME share of U.S. exports to the world. Of the 13,177 U.S. firms that exported to Colombia in 2008, 11,562 or 87.7 percent, were small and medium businesses.

What kind of trade balance does Colombia have?

The following types of Colombian product shipments represent positive net exports or a trade balance surplus. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports.

Where can I get a export license in Colombia?

U.S. freight forwarders and intermediaries are subject to the same sanctions and penalties as Colombia’s agents and brokers. Import licenses issued by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (MINCOMERCIO): Most agricultural product import licenses issued by the Ministry of Commerce are issued automatically and are “free”.