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$2.9B of latest reported imports and $3.7B of calculated three-year opportunity.
Importer opportunity guide
Colombia import opportunities
where to source next
Explore Colombia's import market by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and sourcing gaps. Use reported market size and calculated indicators to decide where deeper supplier research may be useful.
Latest imports$61.4B2024 reported value
Import CAGR+1.4%Three-year reported change
GDP$418.8BLatest reported value
GDP per capita$7.9KLatest reported value
Trade openness23.8%Reported share of GDP
Colombia import opportunities
What makes this an attractive import market?
Compare market size and growth with supplier concentration. A large market may still need product, quality, tariff, logistics, and buyer validation.
Current import base
$61.4B in imports
Colombia recorded $61.4B in imports in 2024, with a three-year change of +1.4%.
How to use the guide
Compare demand with supply
Start with the highest-value products, then review supplier concentration and market conditions before choosing a sourcing route.
Import market overview
Find products where demand and sourcing options meet
This page separates reported import observations from calculated indicators so market size is not mistaken for a guaranteed sourcing opportunity.
Colombia imports products from suppliers across major trade regions. The current profile reports $61.4B of imports in 2024, while the opportunity view highlights product and supplier combinations where market demand and supply context may justify further research.
Use the opportunity table to compare product market size, demand growth, supplier counts, concentration, and projected imports. High concentration can indicate reliance on a small supplier base; it can also reflect specialized products that require careful validation.
Top import opportunities
Products and supplier context to review
The top 50 screened products are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity. Reported market values and calculated indicators are labeled separately.
| Rank | Product | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Projected imports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HS 271012Product description unavailable | $2.9BLatest imports | +12.7% | 21 | 7913 | USADeclining | $4.1B |
| 2 | HS 100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $1.5BLatest imports | +8.4% | 6 | 9746 | USAGrowing | $1.9B |
| 3 | HS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.7BLatest imports | +9.4% | 59 | 6200 | CHNSlowing | $2.2B |
| 4 | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $1.5BLatest imports | +6.8% | 69 | 7416 | USADeclining | $1.9B |
| 5 | HS 271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $719.2MLatest imports | +74.5% | 4 | 6995 | USADeclining | $1.4B |
| 6 | HS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $705.1MLatest imports | +62.7% | 9 | 6588 | USADeclining | $1.4B |
| 7 | HS 847130Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $735.9MLatest imports | +11.2% | 54 | 7676 | CHNDeclining | $1.0B |
| 8 | HS 230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $778.9MLatest imports | +9.9% | 5 | 6324 | USAGrowing | $1.0B |
| 9 | HS 020329Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $383.8MLatest imports | +18.8% | 7 | 6781 | USAStable | $642.7M |
| 10 | HS 852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $434.6MLatest imports | +17.0% | 27 | 5905 | MEXDeclining | $696.1M |
| 11 | HS 870323Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $897.8MLatest imports | +4.0% | 32 | 2726 | MEXDeclining | $1.0B |
| 12 | HS 300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $1.7BLatest imports | +12.3% | 65 | 864 | USADeclining | $2.3B |
| 13 | HS 880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $663.1MLatest imports | +8.4% | 8 | 4262 | USADeclining | $845.1M |
| 14 | HS 870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $475.5MLatest imports | +26.3% | 18 | 2437 | BRADeclining | $928.8M |
| 15 | HS 100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $509.4MLatest imports | +6.4% | 7 | 4572 | CANStable | $614.4M |
| 16 | HS 870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $311.1MLatest imports | +36.7% | 15 | 3856 | CHNDeclining | $607.5M |
| 17 | HS 220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher | $225.3MLatest imports | +16.8% | 15 | 8331 | USADeclining | $358.6M |
| 18 | HS 220720Ethyl alcohol and other spirits: denatured, of any strength | $171.3MLatest imports | +30.8% | 6 | 9537 | USADeclining | $334.5M |
| 19 | HS 851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $574.8MLatest imports | +4.9% | 78 | 2795 | CHNDeclining | $664.4M |
| 20 | HS 290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: vinyl chloride (chloroethylene) | $285.8MLatest imports | +3.2% | 1 | 10000 | USASlowing | $314.2M |
| 21 | HS 230330Brewing or distilling dregs and waste: whether or not in the form of pellets | $157.5MLatest imports | +49.1% | 2 | 9990 | USADeclining | $307.6M |
| 22 | HS 870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $352.1MLatest imports | +13.1% | 15 | 3769 | ARGDeclining | $509.2M |
| 23 | HS 854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $178.3MLatest imports | +14.8% | 51 | 9696 | CHNDeclining | $269.5M |
| 24 | HS 300215Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $748.2MLatest imports | +9.5% | 36 | 1513 | USADeclining | $983.6M |
| 25 | HS 871120Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $445.2MLatest imports | +4.5% | 16 | 4540 | INDGrowing | $508.5M |
| 26 | HS 120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $206.8MLatest imports | +6.3% | 4 | 9987 | USAStable | $248.7M |
| 27 | HS 390140Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $197.0MLatest imports | +10.9% | 26 | 8160 | USAAccelerating | $268.7M |
| 28 | HS 950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $204.9MLatest imports | +6.7% | 59 | 8212 | CHNDeclining | $248.8M |
| 29 | HS 740811Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $277.2MLatest imports | +7.2% | 9 | 4441 | PERDeclining | $341.1M |
| 30 | HS 870321Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc | $225.8MLatest imports | +6.3% | 15 | 6148 | BRADeclining | $271.3M |
| 31 | HS 841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $208.3MLatest imports | +12.9% | 5 | 5009 | USADeclining | $299.7M |
| 32 | HS 722550Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled | $176.9MLatest imports | +15.9% | 13 | 5921 | CHNDeclining | $275.2M |
| 33 | HS 290122Acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, propene (propylene) | $190.3MLatest imports | +4.7% | 36 | 7907 | USAStable | $218.3M |
| 34 | HS 390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $232.8MLatest imports | +4.8% | 35 | 5043 | USASlowing | $267.9M |
| 35 | HS 390761Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | $176.2MLatest imports | +11.1% | 19 | 5851 | CHNDeclining | $241.4M |
| 36 | HS 150710Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified | $258.2MLatest imports | +5.0% | 4 | 4503 | BOLDeclining | $299.4M |
| 37 | HS 720839Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | $183.0MLatest imports | +14.8% | 9 | 4501 | JPNSlowing | $277.0M |
| 38 | HS 401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $218.2MLatest imports | +5.7% | 33 | 4553 | CHNDeclining | $258.0M |
| 39 | HS 841510Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, window or wall types, self-contained or split-system | $130.6MLatest imports | +11.8% | 18 | 8579 | CHNDeclining | $182.4M |
| 40 | HS 230310Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues: whether or not in the form of pellets | $89.2MLatest imports | +23.2% | 4 | 9970 | USADeclining | $166.6M |
| 41 | HS 170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $175.8MLatest imports | +10.5% | 18 | 5117 | BRADeclining | $237.2M |
| 42 | HS 640299Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $135.7MLatest imports | +16.4% | 49 | 5559 | CHNDeclining | $214.2M |
| 43 | HS 441019Wafer board and similar board of wood n.e.c. in item no. 4410.1, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances | $101.1MLatest imports | +14.1% | 4 | 9866 | ECUDeclining | $150.2M |
| 44 | HS 300439Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $266.6MLatest imports | +12.4% | 35 | 1893 | DNKDeclining | $378.5M |
| 45 | HS 290250Cyclic hydrocarbons: styrene | $133.9MLatest imports | +2.2% | 4 | 10000 | USAStable | $142.7M |
| 46 | HS 850440Electrical static converters | $180.4MLatest imports | +9.1% | 73 | 3753 | CHNSlowing | $234.2M |
| 47 | HS 521142Fabrics, woven: containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200g/m2, of yarns of different colours, denim | $103.3MLatest imports | +15.9% | 12 | 7575 | CHNDeclining | $160.8M |
| 48 | HS 721070Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $118.5MLatest imports | +12.8% | 19 | 6737 | CHNDeclining | $170.2M |
| 49 | HS 310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride | $179.0MLatest imports | +8.4% | 19 | 3798 | CANDeclining | $228.2M |
| 50 | HS 380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: not containing substances of 3808.50: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $179.6MLatest imports | +9.6% | 28 | 3294 | CHNDeclining | $236.5M |
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Product sectors
Which sectors carry the most demand?
HS2 sectors group the screened products into broader families for an easier first comparison.
| Sector | Products | Market size | Opportunity | Average growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS2 sector 00HS2 00 | 2 | $4.4B | $5.3B | +9.7% |
| Electrical equipmentHS2 85 | 5 | $3.1B | $3.0B | +11.0% |
| Mineral fuelsHS2 27 | 2 | $1.4B | $2.3B | +68.6% |
| CerealsHS2 10 | 2 | $2.0B | $2.2B | +7.4% |
| VehiclesHS2 87 | 6 | $2.7B | $2.0B | +15.2% |
| Food industry residuesHS2 23 | 3 | $1.0B | $1.3B | +27.4% |
| MachineryHS2 84 | 3 | $1.1B | $1.3B | +12.0% |
| Pharmaceutical productsHS2 30 | 3 | $2.7B | $850.4M | +11.4% |
| BeveragesHS2 22 | 2 | $396.6M | $653.5M | +23.8% |
| Organic chemicalsHS2 29 | 3 | $610.0M | $650.7M | +3.4% |
| PlasticsHS2 39 | 3 | $606.0M | $612.3M | +8.9% |
| Meat and edible meat offalHS2 02 | 1 | $383.8M | $522.8M | +18.8% |
Supply gaps
Where supplier concentration deserves attention
The concentration index helps identify products where reported imports rely more heavily on a smaller supplier base. It is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.
| Product | Market size | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Share gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: vinyl chloride (chloroethylene) | $285.8M | 1 | 10000 | USA | 100.0% |
| HS 290250Cyclic hydrocarbons: styrene | $133.9M | 4 | 10000 | USA | 100.0% |
| HS 230330Brewing or distilling dregs and waste: whether or not in the form of pellets | $157.5M | 2 | 9990 | USA | 100.0% |
| HS 120190Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $206.8M | 4 | 9987 | USA | 99.9% |
| HS 230310Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues: whether or not in the form of pellets | $89.2M | 4 | 9970 | USA | 99.8% |
| HS 441019Wafer board and similar board of wood n.e.c. in item no. 4410.1, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances | $101.1M | 4 | 9866 | ECU | 99.3% |
| HS 100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $1.5B | 6 | 9746 | USA | 98.7% |
| HS 854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $178.3M | 51 | 9696 | CHN | 98.5% |
Supplier landscape
Which supplier markets appear most often?
These supplier names come from the leading peer signal in the screened opportunity rows and should be validated at product level.
USA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
21 screened products
$14.5BCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHN
China
15 screened products
$5.2BCalculated opportunity across these rowsMEX
Mexico
2 screened products
$981.6MCalculated opportunity across these rowsBRA
Brazil
3 screened products
$763.9MCalculated opportunity across these rowsCAN
Canada
2 screened products
$514.4MCalculated opportunity across these rowsARG
Argentina
1 screened products
$295.3MCalculated opportunity across these rowsIND
India
1 screened products
$261.6MCalculated opportunity across these rowsPER
Peru
1 screened products
$209.6MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFrequently asked questions
Using the Colombia import opportunity index
Definitions and practical guidance for interpreting market size, growth, suppliers, and concentration.
What are the import opportunities?
They are product and supplier combinations in Colombia's screened import market with substantial reported demand and calculated opportunity indicators. They are research priorities, not guaranteed savings or supply contracts.
What does supplier concentration mean?
The concentration index indicates how much reported imports rely on a smaller supplier base. A high value can suggest supply dependence, but it can also reflect specialized products or limited reporting.
How should sourcing teams use this page?
Start with products that fit your specification and volume needs, then validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity for Colombia.
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.