The tensions between Colombia and United Statess They started after the announcement of an increase in tariffs to imported products from the national territory to the American. In this sense, President Gustavo Petro too announced the same measure for the items that arrive from the US. In this sense, what products Colombia imports from the United States?
According to the site International access, Imported Colombian products recorded a value of US $ 77,413 million in 2022, which represented a 26.7% growth compared to the same 2021 period.
“The United States remains one of Colombia’s main economic partners and, as such, there are a variety of products that are imported from this country,” they said.
In this line, The 10 products that Colombia import from the United States are the following:
1. Electrical machinery
2. Computers
3. Vehicles
4. Mineral fuels
5. Pharmacists
6. Optical, technical and medical devices
7. Precious metals
8. Furniture, lighting, prefabricated buildings
9. Plastics
10. Organic chemicals
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“The main import products from that country are machinery, products derived from oil, chemicals and vehicles. In 2012, the commercial exchange between the two countries reached the figure of US $ 35 billion, of which US $ 22 million corresponds to exports and US $ 13 billion to imports, maintains the official Foreign Ministry site in Colombia.
What exports Colombia to the United States?
Oil
EFE
According to the data collected by the Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC, in English), Crude oil is the Colombian product that most imports the Uniteda trade that reached 6,050 million dollars in 2022 and represented 38.8 % of the total imports.
The second product is Colombian coffee, with 1,780 million dollars and 11.5 % of imports, and The third Las Flores, for a value of 1,640 million dollars and 10.5 % of the total.
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The price of all these products in the United States could increase due to Trump’s tariff threatsince although tariffs apply to companies, these often move the cost to consumers.
According to estimates of the United States Foreign Trade Representation Office, the trade of goods and services between the United States and Colombia amounted to 53,500 million dollars in 2022.
