Trade lane

What Colombia buys from Japan.

Colombia imported USD 1.4bn of manufactured and processed goods from Japan in 2024, down 1 per cent on 2022. That is 3 per cent of everything Colombia imported in these lines, and Japan is its number 6 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Japan 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 1.4bnfrom Japan in 2024 (USD 1.4bn in 2022)
3 per centof Colombia's imports in these lines, USD 49bn from every source
148product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#6Japan's rank among Colombia's sources
The top 50

The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.

Each line shows what Colombia paid Japan for it at the border, Japan'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 78 per cent of the lane.

  1. 1

    Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mmHS 720839

    Share of Colombia's imports66 per cent, 8 source countries
    Changeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 120m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 642 a tonne, 197,152 tonnes
    USD 127min 2024
  2. 2

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

    Share of Colombia's imports14 per cent, 30 source countries
    Changeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 105m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 13,011 a tonne, 9,575 tonnes
    USD 125min 2024
  3. 3

    Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952

    Share of Colombia's imports38 per cent, 25 source countries
    Changeup 191 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 6,006 a tonne, 14,148 tonnes
    USD 85min 2024
  4. 4

    Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500ccHS 870333

    Share of Colombia's imports65 per cent, 9 source countries
    Changeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 73m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 15,734 a tonne, 5,149 tonnes
    USD 81min 2024
  5. 5

    Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380

    Share of Colombia's imports18 per cent, 15 source countries
    Changefrom USD 2m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 18,453 a tonne, 3,287 tonnes
    USD 61min 2024
  6. 6

    Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324

    Share of Colombia's imports53 per cent, 18 source countries
    Changedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 82m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 15,449 a tonne, 3,137 tonnes
    USD 48min 2024
  7. 7

    Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340

    Share of Colombia's imports9 per cent, 17 source countries
    Changedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 63m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 13,296 a tonne, 3,532 tonnes
    USD 47min 2024
  8. 8

    Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolledHS 722550

    Share of Colombia's imports23 per cent, 13 source countries
    Changedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 54m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 591 a tonne, 77,127 tonnes
    USD 46min 2024
  9. 9

    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 imports5 per cent, 35 source countries
    Changeup 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 40min 2024
  10. 10

    Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not...HS 870422

    Share of Colombia's imports37 per cent, 11 source countries
    Changeup 413 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8,667 a tonne, 4,590 tonnes
    USD 40min 2024
  11. 11

    Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coilsHS 722530

    Share of Colombia's imports69 per cent, 7 source countries
    Changedown 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 566 a tonne, 53,107 tonnes
    USD 30min 2024
  12. 12

    Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mmHS 720838

    Share of Colombia's imports73 per cent, 5 source countries
    Changeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 641 a tonne, 41,616 tonnes
    USD 27min 2024
  13. 13

    Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machinesHS 401180

    Share of Colombia's imports24 per cent, 25 source countries
    Changedown 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,741 a tonne, 3,919 tonnes
    USD 22min 2024
  14. 14

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

    Share of Colombia's imports4 per cent, 21 source countries
    Changeup 141 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 9,382 a tonne, 2,325 tonnes
    USD 22min 2024
  15. 15

    Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399

    Share of Colombia's imports28 per cent, 50 source countries
    Changedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 36,205 a tonne, 539 tonnes
    USD 20min 2024
  16. 16

    Engines: outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston enginesHS 840721

    Share of Colombia's imports62 per cent, 10 source countries
    Changedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 29,347 a tonne, 656 tonnes
    USD 19min 2024
  17. 17

    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 imports5 per cent, 13 source countries
    Changeup 194 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8,242 a tonne, 2,157 tonnes
    USD 18min 2024
  18. 18

    Ball bearingsHS 848210

    Share of Colombia's imports28 per cent, 62 source countries
    Changedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 20,230 a tonne, 709 tonnes
    USD 14min 2024
  19. 19

    Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mmHS 720837

    Share of Colombia's imports66 per cent, 5 source countries
    Changeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 641 a tonne, 19,108 tonnes
    USD 12min 2024
  20. 20

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

    Share of Colombia's imports9 per cent, 65 source countries
    Changedown 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 29,918 a tonne, 379 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  21. 21

    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 imports1 per cent, 61 source countries
    Changeup 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 34,200 a tonne, 277 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  22. 22

    Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-orientedHS 722511

    Share of Colombia's imports34 per cent, 8 source countries
    Changeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,728 a tonne, 3,446 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  23. 23

    Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft)HS 840991

    Share of Colombia's imports11 per cent, 55 source countries
    Changedown 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 38,635 a tonne, 241 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  24. 24

    Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 401120

    Share of Colombia's imports5 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,637 a tonne, 2,551 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  25. 25

    Bearings: tapered roller bearings, including cone and tapered roller assembliesHS 848220

    Share of Colombia's imports33 per cent, 48 source countries
    Changedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 17,717 a tonne, 518 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  26. 26

    Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by other than electric motorHS 842720

    Share of Colombia's imports28 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,147 a tonne, 2,010 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  27. 27

    Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7225, plated or coated with zinc (other than electrolytically)HS 722592

    Share of Colombia's imports17 per cent, 6 source countries
    Changeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 728 a tonne, 11,420 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  28. 28

    Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 37kW but not exceeding 75kWHS 870193

    Share of Colombia's imports40 per cent, 13 source countries
    Changedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8,732 a tonne, 930 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  29. 29

    Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431HS 843149

    Share of Colombia's imports9 per cent, 63 source countries
    Changeup 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 18,018 a tonne, 442 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  30. 30

    Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mmHS 720918

    Share of Colombia's imports55 per cent, 6 source countries
    Changefrom USD 443k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 714 a tonne, 10,005 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  31. 31

    Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870423

    Share of Colombia's imports9 per cent, 9 source countries
    Changedown 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 6,538 a tonne, 1,071 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  32. 32

    Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790

    Share of Colombia's imports17 per cent, 52 source countries
    Changeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 265,221 a tonne, 24 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  33. 33

    Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or...HS 902789

    Share of Colombia's imports13 per cent, 57 source countries
    Changeup 56 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 167,970 a tonne, 38 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  34. 34

    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 imports15 per cent, 10 source countries
    Changedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 37,193 a tonne, 165 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  35. 35

    Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articlesHS 380891

    Share of Colombia's imports4 per cent, 33 source countries
    Changeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 49,560 a tonne, 123 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  36. 36

    Bearing housings, not incorporating ball or roller bearings and plain shaft bearingsHS 848330

    Share of Colombia's imports13 per cent, 64 source countries
    Changedown 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 37,494 a tonne, 158 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  37. 37

    Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 75kW but not exceeding 130kWHS 870194

    Share of Colombia's imports26 per cent, 11 source countries
    Changeup 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 12,229 a tonne, 474 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  38. 38

    Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899

    Share of Colombia's imports6 per cent, 66 source countries
    Changedown 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 16,315 a tonne, 351 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  39. 39

    Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829

    Share of Colombia's imports6 per cent, 61 source countries
    Changedown 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 23,800 a tonne, 238 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  40. 40

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

    Share of Colombia's imports2 per cent, 67 source countries
    Changeup 114 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 169,250 a tonne, 32 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  41. 41

    Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110

    Share of Colombia's imports3 per cent, 40 source countries
    Changedown 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,424 a tonne, 962 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  42. 42

    Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)HS 721049

    Share of Colombia's imports30 per cent, 11 source countries
    Changedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 710 a tonne, 6,932 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  43. 43

    Wrist-watches: electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, (other than those of heading no. 9101) without mechanical or opto-electronic displayHS 910219

    Share of Colombia's imports50 per cent, 15 source countries
    Changedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 217,304 a tonne, 22 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  44. 44

    Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine of cylinder capacity exceeding 500cc but not exceeding 800cc...HS 871140

    Share of Colombia's imports40 per cent, 9 source countries
    Changedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 25,488 a tonne, 184 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  45. 45

    Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesHS 842199

    Share of Colombia's imports7 per cent, 70 source countries
    Changeup 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 37,555 a tonne, 122 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  46. 46

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

    Share of Colombia's imports3 per cent, 52 source countries
    Changeup 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 140,833 a tonne, 31 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  47. 47

    Engines: hydraulic power engines and motors, linear acting (cylinders)HS 841221

    Share of Colombia's imports21 per cent, 48 source countries
    Changeup 122 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 34,068 a tonne, 125 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  48. 48

    Front-end shovel loadersHS 842951

    Share of Colombia's imports7 per cent, 19 source countries
    Changeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 9,668 a tonne, 438 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  49. 49

    Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1HS 870431

    Share of Colombia's imports4 per cent, 10 source countries
    Changeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 10,134 a tonne, 398 tonnes
    USD 4min 2024
  50. 50

    Printing machinery: offset, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.1HS 844313

    Share of Colombia's imports51 per cent, 18 source countries
    Changefrom USD 578k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 9,846 a tonne, 401 tonnes
    USD 4min 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 compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not...HS 870422USD 40m in 2024, up 413 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Japan supplies 37 per cent of the line.
  2. 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 870421USD 18m in 2024, up 194 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Japan supplies 5 per cent of the line.
  3. Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952USD 85m in 2024, up 191 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022). Japan supplies 38 per cent of the line.
  4. Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322USD 22m in 2024, up 141 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Japan supplies 4 per cent of the line.
  5. 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 300215USD 40m in 2024, up 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022). Japan supplies 5 per cent of the line.
  6. Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490USD 9m in 2024, up 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Japan supplies 1 per cent of the line.
  7. Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431HS 843149USD 8m in 2024, up 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Japan supplies 9 per cent of the line.
  8. Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790USD 6m in 2024, up 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Japan supplies 17 per cent of the line.
  9. Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323USD 125m in 2024, up 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 105m in 2022). Japan supplies 14 per cent of the line.
  10. Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500ccHS 870333USD 81m in 2024, up 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 73m in 2022). Japan supplies 65 per cent of the line.
  11. Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mmHS 720837USD 12m in 2024, up 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Japan supplies 66 per cent of the line.
  12. Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-orientedHS 722511USD 9m in 2024, up 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Japan supplies 34 per cent of the line.
  13. Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mmHS 720838USD 27m in 2024, up 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022). Japan supplies 73 per cent of the line.
  14. Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mmHS 720839USD 127m in 2024, up 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 120m in 2022). Japan supplies 66 per cent of the line.
  15. Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by other than electric motorHS 842720USD 8m in 2024, up 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Japan supplies 28 per cent of the line.
  16. Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7225, plated or coated with zinc (other than electrolytically)HS 722592USD 8m in 2024, up 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Japan supplies 17 per cent of the line.
Where Japan dominates

Lines where Japan supplies 60 per cent or more.

The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Japan 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. Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mmHS 72083966 per cent of Colombia's imports of the line, USD 127m; 8 source countries in all.
  2. Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500ccHS 87033365 per cent of Colombia's imports of the line, USD 81m; 9 source countries in all.
  3. Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coilsHS 72253069 per cent of Colombia's imports of the line, USD 30m; 7 source countries in all.
  4. Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mmHS 72083873 per cent of Colombia's imports of the line, USD 27m; 5 source countries in all.
  5. Engines: outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston enginesHS 84072162 per cent of Colombia's imports of the line, USD 19m; 10 source countries in all.
  6. Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mmHS 72083766 per cent of Colombia's imports of the line, USD 12m; 5 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 Japan'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. Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323Japan: USD 125m at USD 13,011 a tonne. Brazil: USD 57m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 9,436 a tonne, 28 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,856 a tonne.
  2. Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952Japan: USD 85m at USD 6,006 a tonne. China: USD 95m (43 per cent of the line) at USD 4,633 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,009 a tonne.
  3. Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340Japan: USD 47m at USD 13,296 a tonne. China: USD 5m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 10,206 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 16,082 a tonne.
  4. Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not...HS 870422Japan: USD 40m at USD 8,667 a tonne. China: USD 52m (49 per cent of the line) at USD 5,684 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 12,126 a tonne.
  5. Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machinesHS 401180Japan: USD 22m at USD 5,741 a tonne. China: USD 8m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 3,101 a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,390 a tonne.
  6. Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399Japan: USD 20m at USD 36,205 a tonne. China: USD 16m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 14,249 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 65,090 a tonne.
  7. 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 870421Japan: USD 18m at USD 8,242 a tonne. China: USD 57m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 6,291 a tonne, 24 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 12,142 a tonne.
  8. Ball bearingsHS 848210Japan: USD 14m at USD 20,230 a tonne. China: USD 14m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 5,534 a tonne, 73 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 23,560 a tonne.
  9. Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999Japan: USD 11m at USD 29,918 a tonne. China: USD 19m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 11,046 a tonne, 63 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 43,016 a tonne.
  10. Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft)HS 840991Japan: USD 9m at USD 38,635 a tonne. China: USD 31m (38 per cent of the line) at USD 7,343 a tonne, 81 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 27,321 a tonne.
  11. Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 401120Japan: USD 9m at USD 3,637 a tonne. China: USD 133m (66 per cent of the line) at USD 2,306 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,737 a tonne.
  12. Bearings: tapered roller bearings, including cone and tapered roller assembliesHS 848220Japan: USD 9m at USD 17,717 a tonne. United States: USD 8m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 14,112 a tonne, 20 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 18,367 a tonne.
  13. Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870423Japan: USD 7m at USD 6,538 a tonne. China: USD 12m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 4,246 a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 11,436 a tonne.
  14. Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790Japan: USD 6m at USD 265,221 a tonne. United States: USD 11m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 130,588 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 287,890 a tonne.
  15. Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or...HS 902789Japan: USD 6m at USD 167,970 a tonne. China: USD 7m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 65,085 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 176,317 a tonne.
  16. Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articlesHS 380891Japan: USD 6m at USD 49,560 a tonne. China: USD 32m (20 per cent of the line) at USD 6,310 a tonne, 87 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 19,391 a tonne.
  17. Bearing housings, not incorporating ball or roller bearings and plain shaft bearingsHS 848330Japan: USD 6m at USD 37,494 a tonne. China: USD 6m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 11,531 a tonne, 69 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 39,850 a tonne.
  18. Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 75kW but not exceeding 130kWHS 870194Japan: USD 6m at USD 12,229 a tonne. China: USD 7m (30 per cent of the line) at USD 4,902 a tonne, 60 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 11,099 a tonne.
  19. Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899Japan: USD 6m at USD 16,315 a tonne. China: USD 26m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 4,459 a tonne, 73 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,960 a tonne.
  20. Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829Japan: USD 6m at USD 23,800 a tonne. Brazil: USD 33m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 8,119 a tonne, 66 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,031 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 Japan'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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