On October 12, 2011, the U.S. Congress approved the Colombian United States. Free trade agreement. On October 21, 2011, the President of the United States signed an agreement on the implementation of the agreement. On April 10, 2012, the Colombian Congress passed the laws of application of the TPA between the United States and Colombia. The U.S.-Colombia trade agreement came into force on May 15, 2012. The United States-Colombia Trade Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) (CTPA) is a bilateral free trade agreement between the United States and Colombia. On November 27, 2006, U.S. Deputy Trade Representative John Veroneau and Colombian Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism Jorge Humberto Botero were signed.

CTPA is a comprehensive agreement that will eliminate tariffs and other barriers to trade in goods and services between the United States and Colombia[1], including government procurement, investment, telecommunications, e-commerce, intellectual property rights and the protection of labor and the environment[2] The U.S. Congress. The Colombian Congress approved the agreement and an amendment protocol in 2007. The Colombian Constitutional Court completed its review in July 2008 and concluded that the agreement was in accordance with the Colombian Constitution. President Obama instructed the U.S. Trade Representative`s office to find a way to address outstanding issues related to the Colombian Free Trade Agreement. [3] The U.S. Congress took over the agreement and passed it on October 12, 2011.

The agreement entered into force on May 15, 2012. [4] After its implementation, the agreement would eliminate tariffs on 80% of U.S. exports of consumer goods and manufactured goods to Colombia. 7% of U.S. exports would be processed duty-free within five years of implementation. The remaining tariffs would be abolished ten years after they were implemented. Colombia will join the World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA), which would remove barriers to trade between Colombia and computer products. [1] If you would like to find pricing information on certain products, please consult the “FTA Tariftool”.t-to-go. This search engine was designed to display rates and how they are eliminated as part of the TPA.