United States - Colombia Free Trade Agreement

The United States - Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement provides for the elimination of import tariffs for the following goods, among others :

• Electric generation equipment 
• Mechanical equipment including pumps, appliances, and other advanced machinery
• Electric motors, transformers, batteries, and capacitors
• Motor vehicles
• Mineral ore and processed products including manganese, copper, aluminum, and nickel
• Various products manufactured using above minerals and metals such as sheets, powders, bars, and plates
• Photovoltaic cells (import into Colombia only)

The Agreement includes rules of origin notably requiring goods to be wholly produced/manufactured in, and imported directly from one or more of the countries involved. A regional value content requirement is also defined.

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