Top Import Products of Colombia

10-Apr-2025

Overview

Colombia
 

> Machinery: 20%

> Electrical Equipment: 15%

> Vehicles: 12%

> Petroleum Products: 10%

> Pharmaceuticals: 8%

> Plastics: 7%

> Chemicals: 7%

> Iron and Steel: 6%

> Textiles: 5%

> Foodstuffs: 4%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 94% of Colombia's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Colombia's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Machinery (USD 4 billion), Electrical Equipment (USD 3 billion), and Vehicles (USD 2.4 billion) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Petroleum Products, Pharmaceuticals, Plastics, as well as Chemicals.

For businesses and market analysts, the subsequent chart offers a deeper dive, showcasing the monetary value and market dynamics of Colombia’s top 10 import commodities for 2023.

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of colombia
Import Products of Colombia
100
Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

HSN Code:  87082990   87089999   87089900  
Importers : Colombia Importers 13,521
Colombia Importers Shipment 671,014
Value $1,018,325,565.16 $5,712,518,228.01 redDownArrow -82.17% 1.13%
Shipment 237,358 277,690 redDownArrow -14.52% 5.23%
Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713

HSN Code:  87141090   87149990   87149400  
Importers : Colombia Importers 3,331
Colombia Importers Shipment 445,761
Value $229,789,512.88 $2,623,320,214.98 redDownArrow -91.24% 0.26%
Shipment 134,967 143,999 redDownArrow -6.27% 2.98%
Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach-screws, Screw hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter-pins, Washers (including spring washers)and similar articles, Of iron or steel - threaded articles :

HSN Code:  73181590   73181600   73182200  
Importers : Colombia Importers 19,745
Colombia Importers Shipment 292,076
Value $155,423,669.38 $1,998,577,280.34 redDownArrow -92.22% 0.17%
Shipment 104,411 113,640 redDownArrow -8.12% 2.30%
Centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, For liquids or gases - centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers:

HSN Code:  84212300   84213100   84219990  
Importers : Colombia Importers 17,704
Colombia Importers Shipment 266,247
Value $404,511,307.34 $2,678,424,966.72 redDownArrow -84.90% 0.45%
Shipment 94,777 105,800 redDownArrow -10.42% 2.09%
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, Or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, Switches, Relays, Fuses, Surge suppressors, Plugs, Sockets, Lamp-holders and other connectors, Junction boxes), For

HSN Code:  85365019   85365011   85369090  
Importers : Colombia Importers 20,508
Colombia Importers Shipment 246,321
Value $241,335,560.93 $2,017,743,011.83 redDownArrow -88.04% 0.27%
Shipment 90,033 90,642 redDownArrow -0.67% 1.99%
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914

HSN Code:  39269090   39269040   39262000  
Importers : Colombia Importers 27,137
Colombia Importers Shipment 223,125
Value $210,677,129.8 $1,511,864,609.86 redDownArrow -86.07% 0.23%
Shipment 81,946 85,134 redDownArrow -3.74% 1.81%
Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber

HSN Code:  40169300   40169929   40169910  
Importers : Colombia Importers 19,451
Colombia Importers Shipment 221,189
Value $111,098,662.5 $690,321,251.47 redDownArrow -83.91% 0.12%
Shipment 78,279 84,154 redDownArrow -6.98% 1.73%
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines of heading 8407 or 8408

HSN Code:  84099999   84099199   84099191  
Importers : Colombia Importers 9,377
Colombia Importers Shipment 213,429
Value $276,513,412.46 $1,932,888,350.97 redDownArrow -85.69% 0.31%
Shipment 77,151 79,050 redDownArrow -2.40% 1.70%
Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, Including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, Including

HSN Code:  84833090   84835000   84839040  
Importers : Colombia Importers 17,548
Colombia Importers Shipment 206,059
Value $290,295,012.95 $1,735,320,089.26 redDownArrow -83.27% 0.32%
Shipment 74,599 80,345 redDownArrow -7.15% 1.64%
Taps, Cocks, Valves and similar appliances for pipes, Boiler shells, Tanks, Vats or the like, Including pressure-reducing valves and the rmostatically controlled valves

HSN Code:  84818099   84819090   84818080  
Importers : Colombia Importers 20,588
Colombia Importers Shipment 182,900
Value $359,681,647.98 $2,613,762,254.82 redDownArrow -86.24% 0.40%
Shipment 67,824 70,166 redDownArrow -3.34% 1.50%
Instruments and appliances used in medical, Surgical, Dental or veterinary sciences, Including scientigraphic apparatus, Other electromedical apparatus and sight-testing instruments electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional explorat

HSN Code:  90183900   90189090   90189010  
Importers : Colombia Importers 7,899
Colombia Importers Shipment 175,769
Value $863,099,898.92 $4,183,284,072.92 redDownArrow -79.37% 0.96%
Shipment 65,513 64,429 greenUpArrow 1.68% 1.44%


HSN Code:   
Importers : Colombia Importers 4,904
Colombia Importers Shipment 166,646
Value $0 $0 redDownArrow 0% 0.00%
Shipment 62,557 77,937 redDownArrow -19.73% 1.38%
Telephone sets, Including telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks: other apparatus for the transmission or reception of vice, Images or other data, Including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a loc

HSN Code:  85171300   85176220   85176290  
Importers : Colombia Importers 13,687
Colombia Importers Shipment 150,656
Value $2,349,195,821.44 $21,388,283,567.6 redDownArrow -89.02% 2.62%
Shipment 52,063 61,340 redDownArrow -15.12% 1.15%
Pumps for liquids, Whether or not fitted with a measuring device; liquid elevators - pumps fitted or designed to be fitted with a measuring device:

HSN Code:  84139190   84133099   84133092  
Importers : Colombia Importers 15,369
Colombia Importers Shipment 140,086
Value $399,131,949.62 $2,322,526,715.05 redDownArrow -82.81% 0.44%
Shipment 51,184 54,443 redDownArrow -5.99% 1.13%
Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, Cable (including co-axial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, Whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, Made up of individually sheathed fibres, Whether or not assembled with

HSN Code:  85444220   85444210   85443000  
Importers : Colombia Importers 15,951
Colombia Importers Shipment 138,537
Value $529,465,047.34 $3,859,208,589.4 redDownArrow -86.28% 0.59%
Shipment 50,265 53,101 redDownArrow -5.34% 1.11%