Trade Fact of the Day
U.S. goods exports to Colombia year-to-date through May 2008 amount to 4.8 billion, up 50.0 percent from the same period of 2007.
About Trade
"Free and fair trade helps secure a future of freedom and promise."
President George W. Bush
World Trade Week Proclomation
May 16, 2008
Facts Of The Day
January 25, 2008
Electrical and electronic equipment accounted for 2.4 percent of total U.S. industrial exports to Colombia in 2006, totaling $117.7 million. The top U.S. exports in this sector were insulated coaxial cable, generating sets, audio players, and radio receivers. Colombian tariffs range between five and 20 percent with an average of 11 percent in 2006. For electrical and electronic equipment, 68 percent of U.S. industrial exports will receive duty-free treatment immediately upon implementation of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.
Source: Prepared by the International Trade Administration
