Colombia Increases Import Duties on Certain Apparel Goods
Colombia recently raised its most favored nation duties on imports of certain apparel items, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council reported Jan. 6. The change will apply a 40% duty on apparel goods listed in Harmonized System chapters 61 and…
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62 but will not apply to certain items that were en route to Colombia prior to Jan. 7, the report said. The new duties are primarily aimed at mainland China and won’t affect apparel that qualifies for preferential duty treatment under a free trade deal or another arrangement, the report said, including apparel originating in the U.S. or the EU.