Commercial Information Circulars
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Ref : EIC 415/3
28 March 2023
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 232/2023
Colombia : Duties on Apparel and Footwear Products
The Colombian government has announced to increase its most-favoured-nation (MFN) import duty on apparel articles. Import duty on apparel articles classified under the Colombian Harmonized System (HS) Chapters 61 and 62 has been increased to 40% since 7 January 2023. The measure will be reviewed by the authority annually. In addition, the measure of imposing an import duty of 35% on certain footwear products has been extended until 31 December 2025.
2.For details of the above measures and the products involved, traders are advised to consult their importers in Colombia and/or the relevant Decrees (in Spanish) which are available at:
Decree No. 2598/2022 (relevant to apparel articles):
https://www.mincit.gov.co/getattachment/1e9d8941-eb1a-49e1-b4b6-34d25bf5fef9/Decreto-2598-del-23-de-diciembre-de-2022.aspx
Decree No. 2632/2022 (relevant to footwear products):
https://www.mincit.gov.co/getattachment/1d5441ab-6cf5-44b6-9a00-39e982b27714/Decreto-2632-del-30-de-diciembre-de-2022.aspx
ENQUIRIES
3.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact Miss K Y HO at telephone number 2398 5405.
Yours faithfully,
(Ken NG)
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.