Actividad De Aprendizaje N° 19

EVIDENCE 12: IMPORT PROCESS

Presentado a:
CAROLINA FRANCO

Presentado Por:
MARLON RUIZ GUTIÉRREZ

Programa
NEGOCIACION INTERNACIONAL
SENA 2018
 Evidence 12: Import process

Make a technical data or specification sheet about a product that Colombia

imports in agreement with the FTA. It must have the duty rates and the custom
valuation according to the country of destination, with the purpose of giving
detailed information about the product that the customer will buy.

To make this evidence, consult the following training material:

 Operative processes in international trade

And the supplementary material:

 Cambios a las Sociedades de Intermediación Aduanera Ahora son

Agencias de Aduana’.

This evidence must be sent in Microsoft Word or PDF format through the virtual
learning platform, as follows:

1. Click on the title of this evidence.

2. Click on “Examinar mi equipo” and look for the previously saved file.
3. Leave a message to your tutor (optional).
4. Click on “Enviar”.

SOLUTION

PRODUCTS IMPORTED BY COLOMBIA

According to DIAN data, imports in Colombia have varied, between increases

and decreases. Since 2014, the country has reduced imports to other countries,
but without claiming victory, there are still many products that Colombia imports.

Factors such as the devaluation against the dollar have increased the imports
that Colombia makes, since prices have risen. It can be said that 28% of the
food consumed by Colombians are imported and although 2016 was the year
with the lowest import index, the figures are still alarming and the products that
we bring from other countries are baffling, since they are the same ones that
long ago, were the main export source of the country.
Imports decreased this year by 5.4% compared to the year 2015 in the month of
May. The sums went from US $ 4,439 million to US $ 3,584 million in the
current year.

Below we list the products that Colombia imported in 2015 and the amount
invested in this operation:

 Cereales: purchases of US $ 866 million. Corn was the most imported

product (4.4 million tons in the year). The supplier countries were
Argentina and Ecuador.

 Greases and oils: imported from Bolivia and Spain, for the sum of US
$ 203 million.

 Fruits: US $ 95 million were invested. It was purchased from Chile,

Canada and Spain.

 Pescado: products such as tuna, sardines, octopus and squid were

imported for the sum of US $ 95 million. The supplier countries were
Peru and Vietnam.

 Carnes: US $ 80 million was invested. The product was imported from

Argentina. Dairy products were imported as butter, yogurt and serums.
Investment of US $ 47 million. From Holland and Mexico.

 Cacao: purchases in the amount of US $ 35 million. Product from the

United States.

 Legumes: like carrots, beets, lettuce and onions. For the sum of US $
151 million.

 Coffee and Tea: import of product such as Yerba Mate. Purchases for
US $ 14 million. From Uruguay and China.
 
Harina: purchases for US $ 85 million, from the United States.

 Azúcares: cane sugar product. Imported from Brazil and Bolivia, for the
sum of US $ 14 million.

Other products that were imported (in 2015) were: machinery and mechanical
devices, electrical equipment, petroleum and its derivatives, motor vehicles,
pharmaceutical products, air or space navigation, plastic and its manufactures
and pharmaceutical chemical products, among others.

PRODUCTS IMPORTED BY COLOMBIA - YEAR 2016

Balance sheet from January to May of 2015 and 2016 divided by economic
groups:

 Manufacturing Group: 2015 US $ 3,317 million - year 2016 US $ 2,714

million = variation of -18.2%

 Group fuel: year 2015 US $ 499.0 million - year 2016 US $ 354, 7

million = variation -28.9%
  Agricultural, food and beverages group: year 2015 US $ 586, 1
million- year 2016 US $ 504, 6 = variation -13, 9%

Then the percentage of products that Colombia imports by country. The largest
supplier in Colombia in the last three years has been the United States.

The import figures in Colombia are based on the import declarations submitted
to the different customs administrations of the country and are statistically
registered according to the filing date with the financial entities authorized to
collect the customs taxes, in this case The Directorate of Taxes and Customs
National (DIAN).