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Commercial Information Circulars

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Ref : EIC 415/4

4 January 2016

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 2/2016

Colombia : Amendments of Labelling Requirements for Apparel, Footwear and Leather Goods

The Colombian government issued Resolution No. 3023/2015 and No. 3024/2015 on 18 September 2015 to amend the labelling requirements for apparel classified under the Colombian Customs Tariff Chapter 63, and footwear and leather goods classified under Heading 4202 of Colombian Harmonised Tariff Schedule (HTSCO) respectively. 
 
2.       For apparel classified under Chapter 63, the permanent label must contain the country of origin, the name of the manufacturer and/ or importer, care instructions of the product, textile materials used in the manufacturing of the product, etc.  The label must be written in Spanish, legible, and located in a visible or easily accessible position.  
 
3.   For footwear and leather goods classified under Heading 4202, the permanent label must contain the country of origin and information on the materials used for the upper, lining, outsole, etc.  The label must be written in Spanish, legible, and located in a visible place when the product is not being used. 
 
4.       For details, traders are advised to consult their importers in Colombia and/or the above Colombian Resolutions (in Spanish), which are available at:
 

Resolution No. 3023/2015 (relevant to apparel)
http://www.mincit.gov.co/descargar.php?idFile=4752

Resolution No. 3024/2015 (relevant to footwear and leather goods)
http://www.mincit.gov.co/descargar.php?idFile=4753

ENQUIRIES

5.       For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.

Yours faithfully,

(Ms Lydia CHAN)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

Note: While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.