Trade lane

What Colombia buys from Germany.

Colombia imported USD 2.0bn of manufactured and processed goods from Germany in 2024, down 6 per cent on 2022. That is 4 per cent of everything Colombia imported in these lines, and Germany is its number 5 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Germany dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.

Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.

USD 2.0bnfrom Germany in 2024 (USD 2.1bn in 2022)
4 per centof Colombia's imports in these lines, USD 49bn from every source
331product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#5Germany's rank among Colombia's sources
The top 50

The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.

Each line shows what Colombia paid Germany for it at the border, Germany's share of everything Colombia imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 51 per cent of the lane.

  1. 1

    Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490

    Share of Colombia's imports13 per cent, 61 source countries
    Changedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 233m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 156,087 a tonne, 1,476 tonnes
    USD 230min 2024
  2. 2

    Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215

    Share of Colombia's imports7 per cent, 35 source countries
    Changeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 54m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.6m a tonne, 36 tonnes
    USD 58min 2024
  3. 3

    Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323

    Share of Colombia's imports6 per cent, 30 source countries
    Changeup 84 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 21,559 a tonne, 2,579 tonnes
    USD 56min 2024
  4. 4

    Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mmHS 740811

    Share of Colombia's imports15 per cent, 9 source countries
    Changeup 104 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 9,402 a tonne, 4,610 tonnes
    USD 43min 2024
  5. 5

    Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219

    Share of Colombia's imports19 per cent, 53 source countries
    Changeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 110,590 a tonne, 386 tonnes
    USD 43min 2024
  6. 6

    Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beveragesHS 842230

    Share of Colombia's imports51 per cent, 39 source countries
    Changeup 262 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 28,565 a tonne, 1,364 tonnes
    USD 39min 2024
  7. 7

    Medicaments: containing insulin, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300431

    Share of Colombia's imports73 per cent, 8 source countries
    Changedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 70,125 a tonne, 500 tonnes
    USD 35min 2024
  8. 8

    Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890

    Share of Colombia's imports9 per cent, 67 source countries
    Changeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 76,070 a tonne, 375 tonnes
    USD 29min 2024
  9. 9

    Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380

    Share of Colombia's imports8 per cent, 15 source countries
    Changeup 313 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 24,223 a tonne, 1,172 tonnes
    USD 28min 2024
  10. 10

    Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chlorideHS 310420

    Share of Colombia's imports16 per cent, 18 source countries
    Changedown 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 80m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 320 a tonne, 83,310 tonnes
    USD 27min 2024
  11. 11

    Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439

    Share of Colombia's imports11 per cent, 35 source countries
    Changeup 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 98,802 a tonne, 244 tonnes
    USD 24min 2024
  12. 12

    Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or...HS 870210

    Share of Colombia's imports63 per cent, 5 source countries
    Changeup 200 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 20,162 a tonne, 1,059 tonnes
    USD 21min 2024
  13. 13

    Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, n.e.c. in 2933.3HS 293339

    Share of Colombia's imports22 per cent, 26 source countries
    Changedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 79,722 a tonne, 239 tonnes
    USD 19min 2024
  14. 14

    Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 800cc, with or without...HS 871150

    Share of Colombia's imports43 per cent, 10 source countries
    Changedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 53,572 a tonne, 332 tonnes
    USD 18min 2024
  15. 15

    Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499

    Share of Colombia's imports6 per cent, 60 source countries
    Changeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,172 a tonne, 4,116 tonnes
    USD 17min 2024
  16. 16

    Electric generating sets: with spark-ignition internal combustion piston enginesHS 850220

    Share of Colombia's imports41 per cent, 16 source countries
    Changefrom USD 6k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 18,738 a tonne, 774 tonnes
    USD 15min 2024
  17. 17

    Machinery: industrial, brewery machineryHS 843840

    Share of Colombia's imports30 per cent, 13 source countries
    Changefrom USD 980k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 44,325 a tonne, 324 tonnes
    USD 14min 2024
  18. 18

    Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131

    Share of Colombia's imports27 per cent, 28 source countries
    Changeup 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 585,278 a tonne, 22 tonnes
    USD 13min 2024
  19. 19

    Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322

    Share of Colombia's imports3 per cent, 21 source countries
    Changedown 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 17,038 a tonne, 744 tonnes
    USD 13min 2024
  20. 20

    Cellulose ethers: (other than carboxymethylcellulose and its salts), in primary formsHS 391239

    Share of Colombia's imports30 per cent, 21 source countries
    Changedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8,854 a tonne, 1,361 tonnes
    USD 12min 2024
  21. 21

    Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989

    Share of Colombia's imports10 per cent, 68 source countries
    Changedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 66,210 a tonne, 180 tonnes
    USD 12min 2024
  22. 22

    Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839

    Share of Colombia's imports8 per cent, 52 source countries
    Changeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 131,171 a tonne, 88 tonnes
    USD 12min 2024
  23. 23

    Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212

    Share of Colombia's imports11 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changeup 77 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.0m a tonne, 11 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  24. 24

    Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999

    Share of Colombia's imports8 per cent, 65 source countries
    Changeup 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 70,535 a tonne, 150 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  25. 25

    Organo-sulphur compounds: thiocarbamates and dithiocarbamatesHS 293020

    Share of Colombia's imports89 per cent, 13 source countries
    Changeup 92 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,873 a tonne, 1,778 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  26. 26

    Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480

    Share of Colombia's imports12 per cent, 53 source countries
    Changeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 22,252 a tonne, 458 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  27. 27

    Machinery: for filtering or purifying liquids, n.e.c. in item no. 8421.2HS 842129

    Share of Colombia's imports20 per cent, 59 source countries
    Changeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 63,237 a tonne, 157 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  28. 28

    Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by electric motorHS 842710

    Share of Colombia's imports21 per cent, 26 source countries
    Changeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7,757 a tonne, 1,271 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  29. 29

    Vehicles: crane lorriesHS 870510

    Share of Colombia's imports42 per cent, 7 source countries
    Changeup 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 9,065 a tonne, 1,044 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  30. 30

    Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710

    Share of Colombia's imports17 per cent, 69 source countries
    Changeup 103 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 153,436 a tonne, 61 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  31. 31

    Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVAHS 850213

    Share of Colombia's imports26 per cent, 14 source countries
    Changenew since 2022
    Unit valueUSD 21,653 a tonne, 430 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  32. 32

    Medicaments: containing alkaloids or their derivatives: other than ephedrine, pseudoephedrine (INN) or norephedrine or their salts: for therapeutic or prophylactic...HS 300449

    Share of Colombia's imports45 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 112,454 a tonne, 83 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  33. 33

    Pharmaceutical goods: opacifying preparations for x-ray examinations, diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patientHS 300630

    Share of Colombia's imports30 per cent, 20 source countries
    Changeup 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 43,055 a tonne, 203 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  34. 34

    Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690

    Share of Colombia's imports3 per cent, 52 source countries
    Changedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 10,503 a tonne, 806 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  35. 35

    Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009HS 220299

    Share of Colombia's imports13 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changeup 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,143 a tonne, 1,591 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  36. 36

    Office machines: not elsewhere classifiedHS 847290

    Share of Colombia's imports28 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 18,167 a tonne, 436 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  37. 37

    Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium sulphateHS 310430

    Share of Colombia's imports40 per cent, 17 source countries
    Changedown 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 607 a tonne, 12,626 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  38. 38

    Plastics: polymers of vinyl chloride, containing by weight not less than 6% of plasticisers: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and...HS 392043

    Share of Colombia's imports44 per cent, 25 source countries
    Changedown 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,282 a tonne, 1,776 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  39. 39

    Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790

    Share of Colombia's imports20 per cent, 52 source countries
    Changelevel with 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 362,147 a tonne, 21 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  40. 40

    Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion enginesHS 842139

    Share of Colombia's imports19 per cent, 65 source countries
    Changeup 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 25,447 a tonne, 294 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  41. 41

    Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: magnetic resonance imaging apparatusHS 901813

    Share of Colombia's imports32 per cent, 16 source countries
    Changeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 86,816 a tonne, 85 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  42. 42

    Plastics: artificial guts (sausage casings) of hardened protein or of cellulosic materialsHS 391710

    Share of Colombia's imports21 per cent, 12 source countries
    Changeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 20,207 a tonne, 363 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  43. 43

    Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not...HS 340290

    Share of Colombia's imports16 per cent, 49 source countries
    Changedown 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,347 a tonne, 1,680 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  44. 44

    Electrical static convertersHS 850440

    Share of Colombia's imports4 per cent, 73 source countries
    Changeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 97,012 a tonne, 74 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  45. 45

    Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690

    Share of Colombia's imports5 per cent, 92 source countries
    Changedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 30,849 a tonne, 232 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  46. 46

    Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499

    Share of Colombia's imports4 per cent, 51 source countries
    Changeup 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 26,826 a tonne, 266 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  47. 47

    Machinery: industrial, for the preparation of meat or poultryHS 843850

    Share of Colombia's imports47 per cent, 26 source countries
    Changeup 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 46,821 a tonne, 149 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  48. 48

    Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180

    Share of Colombia's imports4 per cent, 75 source countries
    Changedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 78,184 a tonne, 88 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
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    Vehicles: with only 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...HS 870421

    Share of Colombia's imports2 per cent, 13 source countries
    Changedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 7min 2024
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    Fungicides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articlesHS 380892

    Share of Colombia's imports5 per cent, 39 source countries
    Changedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8,819 a tonne, 744 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
Fastest growing

The lines that grew most since 2022.

Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.

  1. Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380USD 28m in 2024, up 313 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Germany supplies 8 per cent of the line.
  2. Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beveragesHS 842230USD 39m in 2024, up 262 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Germany supplies 51 per cent of the line.
  3. Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or...HS 870210USD 21m in 2024, up 200 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Germany supplies 63 per cent of the line.
  4. Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mmHS 740811USD 43m in 2024, up 104 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022). Germany supplies 15 per cent of the line.
  5. Organo-sulphur compounds: thiocarbamates and dithiocarbamatesHS 293020USD 10m in 2024, up 92 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Germany supplies 89 per cent of the line.
  6. Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323USD 56m in 2024, up 84 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022). Germany supplies 6 per cent of the line.
  7. Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212USD 11m in 2024, up 77 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Germany supplies 11 per cent of the line.
  8. Vehicles: crane lorriesHS 870510USD 9m in 2024, up 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Germany supplies 42 per cent of the line.
  9. Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439USD 24m in 2024, up 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). Germany supplies 11 per cent of the line.
  10. Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131USD 13m in 2024, up 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Germany supplies 27 per cent of the line.
  11. Pharmaceutical goods: opacifying preparations for x-ray examinations, diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patientHS 300630USD 9m in 2024, up 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Germany supplies 30 per cent of the line.
  12. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839USD 12m in 2024, up 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Germany supplies 8 per cent of the line.
  13. Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999USD 11m in 2024, up 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Germany supplies 8 per cent of the line.
  14. Medicaments: containing alkaloids or their derivatives: other than ephedrine, pseudoephedrine (INN) or norephedrine or their salts: for therapeutic or prophylactic...HS 300449USD 9m in 2024, up 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Germany supplies 45 per cent of the line.
  15. Electrical static convertersHS 850440USD 7m in 2024, up 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Germany supplies 4 per cent of the line.
  16. Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by electric motorHS 842710USD 10m in 2024, up 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Germany supplies 21 per cent of the line.
  17. Plastics: artificial guts (sausage casings) of hardened protein or of cellulosic materialsHS 391710USD 7m in 2024, up 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Germany supplies 21 per cent of the line.
  18. Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499USD 17m in 2024, up 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). Germany supplies 6 per cent of the line.
  19. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: magnetic resonance imaging apparatusHS 901813USD 7m in 2024, up 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Germany supplies 32 per cent of the line.
  20. Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480USD 10m in 2024, up 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Germany supplies 12 per cent of the line.
Where Germany dominates

Lines where Germany supplies 60 per cent or more.

The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Germany ships at least 60 per cent of what Colombia imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.

  1. Medicaments: containing insulin, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 30043173 per cent of Colombia's imports of the line, USD 35m; 8 source countries in all.
  2. Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or...HS 87021063 per cent of Colombia's imports of the line, USD 21m; 5 source countries in all.
  3. Organo-sulphur compounds: thiocarbamates and dithiocarbamatesHS 29302089 per cent of Colombia's imports of the line, USD 10m; 13 source countries in all.
  4. Paper and paperboard: uncoated, weight more than 150g/m2 but less than 225 g/m2, in rolls or sheets, n.e.c. in heading no. 4805HS 48059271 per cent of Colombia's imports of the line, USD 6m; 6 source countries in all.
  5. Cyclic amides (including cyclic carbamates) and their derivatives, ureines and their derivatives: salts thereofHS 29242170 per cent of Colombia's imports of the line, USD 5m; 8 source countries in all.
  6. Rubber: synthetic, chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber (CR), (other than latex), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 40024968 per cent of Colombia's imports of the line, USD 3m; 8 source countries in all.
  7. Alcohols: saturated monohydric, n.e.c. in item no. 2905.1HS 29051966 per cent of Colombia's imports of the line, USD 3m; 23 source countries in all.
  8. Furnaces and ovens: electric, for industrial or laboratory use, resistance heated: hot isostatic pressesHS 85141194 per cent of Colombia's imports of the line, USD 2m; 8 source countries in all.
  9. Alkaloids: natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, esters and other derivatives n.e.c. in heading no. 2939HS 29398077 per cent of Colombia's imports of the line, USD 2m; 11 source countries in all.
  10. Cranes: mobile lifting frames on tyres and straddle carriersHS 84261298 per cent of Colombia's imports of the line, USD 1m; 3 source countries in all.
Another source, lower unit value

Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.

Lines worth USD 5m or more where Germany's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Colombia at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.

  1. Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490Germany: USD 230m at USD 156,087 a tonne. United States: USD 351m (20 per cent of the line) at USD 105,740 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 79,884 a tonne.
  2. Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323Germany: USD 56m at USD 21,559 a tonne. Mexico: USD 435m (48 per cent of the line) at USD 14,393 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,856 a tonne.
  3. Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219Germany: USD 43m at USD 110,590 a tonne. United States: USD 86m (39 per cent of the line) at USD 71,602 a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 110,358 a tonne.
  4. Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beveragesHS 842230Germany: USD 39m at USD 28,565 a tonne. China: USD 10m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 15,331 a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 66,914 a tonne.
  5. Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890Germany: USD 29m at USD 76,070 a tonne. China: USD 42m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 19,954 a tonne, 74 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 76,070 a tonne.
  6. Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380Germany: USD 28m at USD 24,223 a tonne. China: USD 198m (59 per cent of the line) at USD 15,390 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 19,919 a tonne.
  7. Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chlorideHS 310420Germany: USD 27m at USD 320 a tonne. Canada: USD 100m (61 per cent of the line) at USD 241 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 340 a tonne.
  8. Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, n.e.c. in 2933.3HS 293339Germany: USD 19m at USD 79,722 a tonne. China: USD 16m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 9,147 a tonne, 89 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 39,126 a tonne.
  9. Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 800cc, with or without...HS 871150Germany: USD 18m at USD 53,572 a tonne. Japan: USD 6m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 37,193 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 52,035 a tonne.
  10. Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499Germany: USD 17m at USD 4,172 a tonne. United States: USD 67m (25 per cent of the line) at USD 3,265 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,913 a tonne.
  11. Electric generating sets: with spark-ignition internal combustion piston enginesHS 850220Germany: USD 15m at USD 18,738 a tonne. China: USD 14m (38 per cent of the line) at USD 5,565 a tonne, 70 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,607 a tonne.
  12. Machinery: industrial, brewery machineryHS 843840Germany: USD 14m at USD 44,325 a tonne. Belgium: USD 12m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 23,036 a tonne, 48 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 42,774 a tonne.
  13. Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131Germany: USD 13m at USD 585,278 a tonne. United States: USD 8m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 374,499 a tonne, 36 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 620,048 a tonne.
  14. Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322Germany: USD 13m at USD 17,038 a tonne. South Korea: USD 89m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 11,362 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,180 a tonne.
  15. Cellulose ethers: (other than carboxymethylcellulose and its salts), in primary formsHS 391239Germany: USD 12m at USD 8,854 a tonne. China: USD 11m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 3,316 a tonne, 63 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,592 a tonne.
  16. Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989Germany: USD 12m at USD 66,210 a tonne. United States: USD 21m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 38,592 a tonne, 42 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 40,969 a tonne.
  17. Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839Germany: USD 12m at USD 131,171 a tonne. United States: USD 42m (31 per cent of the line) at USD 47,575 a tonne, 64 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 75,850 a tonne.
  18. Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212Germany: USD 11m at USD 1.0m a tonne. United States: USD 13m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 108,096 a tonne, 89 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 312,482 a tonne.
  19. Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999Germany: USD 11m at USD 70,535 a tonne. United States: USD 41m (33 per cent of the line) at USD 38,113 a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 43,016 a tonne.
  20. Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480Germany: USD 10m at USD 22,252 a tonne. China: USD 15m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 6,558 a tonne, 71 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 29,090 a tonne.
The other side of the lane

What Colombia buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.

What this record says

What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.

Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.

Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to Colombia with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.

Share is Germany's part of everything Colombia imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.

Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.

What it does not say

A record of trade, not a shopping list.

What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.

A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.

Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.

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