# Colombia Export Playbook for Latin America and Caribbean

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Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and calculated product opportunities in Latin America and Caribbean. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

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## Overview

- Exporter: Colombia (COL)
- Region: Latin America and Caribbean
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 13
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $105.7B
- Reported FTA markets: 6
- Average reported distance: 2,085 km
- Average business entry indicator: 37 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Brazil | BRA | $43.5B | 21 | Not reported | 4,399 km | 17 | Product not reported |
| Panama | PAN | $14.9B | 6 | Not reported | 686 km | 6 | Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) |
| Chile | CHL | $14.0B | 5 | Reported | 4,269 km | 4 | Product not reported |
| Peru | PER | $7.9B | 5 | Reported | 1,875 km | 26 | Product not reported |
| Ecuador | ECU | $5.0B | 2 | Reported | 663 km | 49 | Product not reported |
| Dominican Republic | DOM | $4.8B | 3 | Not reported | 1,647 km | 17 | Product not reported |
| Venezuela | VEN | $3.3B | 1 | Reported | 1,115 km | 230 | Product not reported |
| Honduras | HND | $2.9B | 2 | Reported | 1,699 km | 42 | Product not reported |
| Bahamas | BHS | $2.8B | 2 | Not reported | 2,289 km | 12 | Product not reported |
| Costa Rica | CRI | $2.6B | 2 | Not reported | 1,158 km | 23 | Product not reported |
| Paraguay | PRY | $1.9B | 1 | Not reported | 3,821 km | 35 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Trinidad and Tobago | TTO | $1.1B | 1 | Not reported | 1,636 km | 11 | Product not reported |
| El Salvador | SLV | $1.0B | 1 | Reported | 1,845 km | 17 | Product not reported |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Chile (CHL) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $7.1B | +13.8% | +0.8% |
| 2 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $7.0B | +9.0% | +0.2% |
| 3 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 880230 - Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $5.4B | +12.4% | +0.0% |
| 4 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 854140 - Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $4.3B | +17.9% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Ecuador (ECU) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $3.9B | +12.6% | +0.8% |
| 6 | Panama (PAN) | HS 293379 - Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) | $3.5B | +59.5% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Panama (PAN) | HS 890190 - Vessels: n.e.s. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $3.4B | -0.0% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Venezuela (VEN) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $3.3B | +17.9% | +0.1% |
| 9 | Panama (PAN) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $3.0B | +9.8% | +0.9% |
| 10 | Peru (PER) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $2.5B | +10.0% | +0.8% |
| 11 | Chile (CHL) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $2.5B | +6.0% | +0.1% |
| 12 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 271121 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $2.4B | +60.5% | +0.0% |
| 13 | Panama (PAN) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $2.3B | +17.2% | +29.5% |
| 14 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.3B | +8.4% | +0.0% |
| 15 | Peru (PER) | HS 271020 - Product description unavailable | $2.1B | +20.7% | +0.0% |
| 16 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 270900 - Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $2.0B | +3.9% | +1.8% |
| 17 | Chile (CHL) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.0B | +14.6% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $1.9B | +8.8% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Paraguay (PRY) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.9B | +16.6% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Brazil (BRA) | HS 271012 - Product description unavailable | $1.8B | +3.6% | +0.0% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 21 | $52.1B | $48.5B | +11.7% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 8 | $15.1B | $15.9B | +12.8% |
| HS2 27 - HS2 sector 27 | 8 | $34.7B | $14.0B | +31.3% |
| HS2 88 - HS2 sector 88 | 3 | $6.8B | $8.0B | +12.7% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 4 | $4.2B | $5.0B | +16.4% |
| HS2 29 - HS2 sector 29 | 1 | $1.9B | $3.5B | +59.5% |
| HS2 89 - HS2 sector 89 | 1 | $6.0B | $3.4B | -0.0% |
| HS2 30 - HS2 sector 30 | 2 | $5.5B | $2.5B | +11.9% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Colombia focus on Latin America and Caribbean?

Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.

### What does calculated opportunity mean?

It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.

### How should exporters use this page?

Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting.

Yugalinks presents derived views for research and planning. [Read the full methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.