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Growing Andean market for Indian two-wheelers, medicines, chemicals and yarn. No trade agreement; INVIMA and ICA rules apply.

Capital
Bogotá
Currency
COP
Trade agreement with India
None
Main ports
Cartagena, Buenaventura, Barranquilla

Colombia has no trade agreement with India, so normal duties apply. Indian motorcycles are widely sold there, and medicines, chemicals, yarn and auto parts are steady exports. Ports on both the Caribbean and Pacific coasts make it a useful entry point to the Andean region.

What it buys from India

  • Motorcycles, vehicles and auto parts
  • Medicines and organic chemicals
  • Cotton and synthetic yarn and fabrics
  • Agrochemicals, machinery and steel products

Import rules on their side

  • Medicines, food, cosmetics and medical devices need a sanitary registration from INVIMA before import.
  • Plant and animal products need ICA phytosanitary or zoosanitary import documents and an inspection at entry.
  • Customs is run by DIAN; labels must be in Spanish, and some products need technical-regulation certificates.

Practical tips

  • Cartagena is a major transhipment hub; ask your forwarder whether Pacific (Buenaventura) or Caribbean routing is faster for your buyer.
  • INVIMA registration is in the importer's name; agree in writing who owns it if you later change distributors.
  • Ask for an advance or an LC for a first order; check ECGC cover before giving credit.
Sources (5)
  1. INVIMA — National Food and Drug Surveillance Institute, Colombia
  2. ICA — Colombian Agricultural Institute
  3. DIAN — National Tax and Customs Directorate, Colombia
  4. ECGC Ltd — export credit insurance and country risk
  5. Department of Commerce — TradeStat export-import data bank

Trade data

India’s exports to Colombia in numbers

From the Department of Commerce’s TradeStat (Indian financial years, April–March), the country’s imports from the world from UN Comtrade, and its basics from the World Bank.

India’s exports here, 2025-26
US$ 1.81 bn
No. 41 of our 80 countries
Change from 2024-25
↑ +22.7%
US$ 1.47 bn → US$ 1.81 bn
Share of all Indian exports
0.41%
Its imports from the world
—
2020-21: US$ 865 mn8652020-212021-22: US$ 1.38 bn1.4k2021-222022-23: US$ 1.45 bn1.4k2022-23n/a2023-242024-25: US$ 1.47 bn1.5k2024-252025-26: US$ 1.81 bn1.8k2025-26
India’s exports to Colombia, year by year · US$ million · TradeStat’s 2023-24 country table is double-counted, so it is not shown

What India sells here most

By HS chapter, 2025-26. Change is against 2024-25.

Name2025-26Change
1Vehicles and partsHS 87US$ 828 mn+56.8%
2Medicines and pharmaHS 30US$ 154 mn+4.5%
3CottonHS 52US$ 123 mn-0.5%
4Organic chemicalsHS 29US$ 111 mn+12.5%
5MachineryHS 84US$ 83.9 mn+25%
6Electrical and electronicsHS 85US$ 49.2 mn-36.6%
7Other chemical productsHS 38US$ 42.5 mn-41.2%
8Ceramics and tilesHS 69US$ 39.9 mn+27.4%
9RubberHS 40US$ 37.5 mn+1.6%
10PlasticsHS 39US$ 33.6 mn+11.8%
11AluminiumHS 76US$ 31.3 mn+14.8%
12Iron and steelHS 72US$ 24.7 mn+5.2%

What is rising and what is falling

Chapters where India sells at least US$ 5 million. Change from 2024-25 to 2025-26.

High demand

  1. CopperUS$ 1 mn → US$ 13.5 mn+1,252%
  2. Vehicles and partsUS$ 528 mn → US$ 828 mn+56.8%
  3. Iron and steel articlesUS$ 14.4 mn → US$ 20.6 mn+43.2%
  4. Woven garmentsUS$ 7.3 mn → US$ 9.5 mn+30.3%
  5. Instruments, medical devicesUS$ 18.5 mn → US$ 23.6 mn+28%
  6. Ceramics and tilesUS$ 31.3 mn → US$ 39.9 mn+27.4%
  7. Fuels and petroleum productsUS$ 16.1 mn → US$ 20.3 mn+25.9%
  8. MachineryUS$ 67.1 mn → US$ 83.9 mn+25%

Low demand

  1. Other chemical productsUS$ 72.2 mn → US$ 42.5 mn-41.2%
  2. Electrical and electronicsUS$ 77.5 mn → US$ 49.2 mn-36.6%
  3. Man-made staple fibresUS$ 24.4 mn → US$ 18.9 mn-22.6%

Our product guides that sell here

India’s exports of each product to this country, 2025-26.

Name2025-26Change
1Motorcycles and scootersUS$ 578 mn+52.1%
2Passenger carsUS$ 150 mn+99.9%
3Bicycles and partsUS$ 71.3 mn+24.8%
4Cotton yarnUS$ 64.9 mn-17.4%
5Cotton woven fabricsUS$ 57.8 mn+28.3%
6Ceramic and vitrified tilesUS$ 38 mn+26.3%
7Agrochemicals (pesticides)US$ 37.3 mn-44.7%
8Vaccines and blood productsUS$ 30.5 mn+24.1%
9TyresUS$ 27.1 mn+1.7%
10Polyester and synthetic yarnUS$ 14.8 mn-29.7%
11Copper wire and productsUS$ 10.2 mn+20,220%
12Pens, pencils and stationeryUS$ 7.3 mn+34.4%

The 20 biggest export lines

4-digit HS lines, 2025-26, with their Harmonized System descriptions.

Name2025-26Change
1Motorcycles and cyclesHS 8711US$ 578 mn+52.1%
2Motor cars and other motor vehiclesHS 8703US$ 150 mn+99.9%
3MedicamentsHS 3004US$ 112 mn+3.9%
4VehiclesHS 8714US$ 71.3 mn+24.8%
5Cotton yarn, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail saleHS 5205US$ 64.9 mn-17.4%
6Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tilesHS 6907US$ 38 mn+26.3%
7Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200g/m2HS 5209US$ 37.9 mn+48.9%
8Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products, plant growth regulators…HS 3808US$ 37.3 mn-44.7%
9Human bloodHS 3002US$ 30.5 mn+24.1%
10New pneumatic tyres, of rubberHS 4011US$ 27.1 mn+1.7%
11Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom onlyHS 2933US$ 24.5 mn+16.6%
12AluminiumHS 7601US$ 23.4 mn+23.2%
13Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeHS 2710US$ 19.8 mn+26.1%
14Organic compoundsHS 2942US$ 17.6 mn+9.4%
15Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereonHS 3204US$ 17.5 mn-6.3%
16Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines of heading no. 8407 or 8408HS 8409US$ 17.1 mn+9.8%
17Motor vehiclesHS 8708US$ 17 mn+85.6%
18Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made…HS 5211US$ 15.9 mn-3.3%
19PlasticsHS 3920US$ 15.5 mn-5.8%
20Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireless networksHS 8517US$ 14.4 mn-66.3%

What India buys from Colombia

India’s imports from this country in 2025-26 by HS chapter, from TradeStat — this country can be your supplier too.

India’s imports, 2025-26
US$ 2.9 bn
US$ 3.25 bn → US$ 2.9 bn
India’s exports, 2025-26
US$ 1.81 bn
Trade balance
−US$ 1.1 bn
exports minus imports
Change in imports
-10.6%
Name2025-26Change
1Fuels and petroleum productsHS 27—-18%
2Gems, jewellery, precious metalsHS 71—-3.1%
3OresHS 26—+43.6%
4Fats and oilsHS 15—+1,959.5%
5CopperHS 74—-48.2%
6AluminiumHS 76—+35.5%
7Vehicles and partsHS 87—+50,850%
8WoodHS 44—-23.9%
9Iron and steelHS 72—+129.7%
10PlasticsHS 39—+10.7%

The country at a glance

Population
53.4 mn
2025
GDP
US$ 457.4 bn
2025
GDP per person
US$ 8,562
2025
Imports (goods and services)
US$ 93.2 bn
2025

Sources: TradeStat — Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce · World Bank — World Development Indicators · Figures taken 29 October 2026.

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