Colombia

India and Colombia have shared six decades of friendly relations, and now, bilateral trade has also stabilized

Bilateral agreements in science and technology, bamboo technology, information technology, sports and health have been signed

4th most business-friendly country in Latin America

Colombia has more than 16 trade agreements in force, enabling preferential access to more than 60 countries

Government commitment to provide incentives for investment and stability for investors

US$ 11.08mn
FDI equity inflows into India from Apr 2000 to December 2021

US$ 4,340.98mn

bilateral trade value for 2021-2022

450
Overseas Indians living in Colombia

Concurrent Accreditation The Mission in Colombia also handles India's bilateral relations with Ecuador

Dynamic domestic market

being the 23rd largest population of the world and 2nd most populous Spanish-speaking population

Technology infrastructure

supported by five underwater cables and a national fiber-optic ring that connects 300 municipalities in the country

Easy access

to global markets, thanks to its privileged geographical location and developed logistics infrastructure

Agribusiness

manufacturing and services sectors have been identified by government, with lots of potential

OCED membership

Colombia has been welcomed as a member of OECD, whose 35 members include the world’s richest nations

India-Colombia Bilateral Relations

Colombia and India established diplomatic relations in 1959. In 1972, Colombia opened its embassy in New Delhi, with India opening one in Colombia the following year.

Visit of Indian Minister of State for External Affairs to Colombia, 2018

During the visit, the following MOUs were signed: i) Joint Interpretative Declaration on Bilateral Investment and Protection Agreement ii) Traditional Systems of Medicine; and iii) Tourism Development Cooperation

India's Exports and Imports to Colombia

Source: Department of Commerce

Country / Region: COLOMBIA

S.No.	\Year	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
1.	EXPORT	939.14	1,116.85	1,043.41	864.99	1,376.68
2.	%Growth		18.92	-6.58	-17.10	59.16
3.	India’s Total Export	303,526.16	330,078.09	313,361.04	291,808.48	422,004.40
4.	%Growth		8.75	-5.06	-6.88	44.62
5.	%Share	0.31	0.34	0.33	0.30	0.33
6.	IMPORT	592.80	1,054.98	810.95	1,403.61	2,964.29
7.	%Growth		77.97	-23.13	73.08	111.19
8.	India’s Total Import	465,580.99	514,078.42	474,709.28	394,435.88	613,052.05
9.	%Growth		10.42	-7.66	-16.91	55.43
10.	%Share	0.13	0.21	0.17	0.36	0.48
11.	TOTAL TRADE	1,531.94	2,171.83	1,854.37	2,268.60	4,340.98
12.	%Growth		41.77	-14.62	22.34	91.35
13.	India’s Total Trade	769,107.15	844,156.51	788,070.32	686,244.36	1,035,056.45
14.	%Growth		9.76	-6.64	-12.92	50.83
15.	%Share	0.20	0.26	0.24	0.33	0.42
16.	TRADE BALANCE	346.34	61.88	232.46	-538.62	-1,587.61
17.	India’s Trade Balance	-162,054.83	-184,000.33	-161,348.24	-102,627.40	-191,047.65

Colombia India Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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Carrera 13 #75-20 Of. 606 Bogota, Colombia

Colombia Investment Agency

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Calle 28 No 13A - 15 Floor 35-36 Bogota - Colombia

Embassy of India, Bogotá D.C.

(+571) 6373259, 6373279, 6373280 y 6373289

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Calle 116 No. 7-15 Int. 2 oficina 301
Torre Cusezar, Bogotá D.C.

Commercial Representative

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Opportunities

Agricultural exports

Protein concs. & textured protein subs. (210610)

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Non-alcoholic beverages other than waters of 2202.10 (not incl. fruit/veg. … (220290)
Whiskies (220830)

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Cuts & edible offal of species gallus domesticus, frozen (020714)
Meat of bovine animals, frozen, boneless (020230)
Meat of swine (excl. carcasses/half-carcasses/hams/shoulders & cuts thereof ), froxen (020329)

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Semi-milled/wholly milled rice, whether or not polished/glazed (100630)

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Cheese (excl. of 0406.10-0406.40) (040690)
Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheese, incl. whey cheese, & curd (040610)

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OTHR EDBL MXR/PRPNS OF ANML/VEGTBL FATS/ OILS/OF FRACTNS OF DIFFRNT FATS/OILS (151790)

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BANANAS FRSH OR DRIED (080390)
Potatoes, prepd./presvd. othw. than by vinegar/acetic acid, frozen, other t … (200410)

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Crustaceans, frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding
cold- water varieties, in shell or not,
smoked, cooked or not before or or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (030617)
Fish; frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303,
excluding fillets, livers, roes, and other
fish meat of heading 0304 (030389)
Fish: frozen, catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus
spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), excluding
fillets, livers, roes, and other fish
meat of heading 0304 (030324)
SARDINES SRDNELLA AND BRISLNG/SPRTS WHOLE OR
N PIECES BUT NOT MINCED PRPD/PRSVD
(160413)
TUNAS SKPJACK/ATLNTIC BONTO(SARDA SP) WHOLE/PIECS
BUT MINCD PRPD/PRSVD (160414)

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