Buy local vs import · Colombia
Importing to the Colombia: is it actually cheaper?
We haven't priced individual products for Colombia yet — but the checker works on any Colombia product link right now: paste one and we read its price, match our US price of record, and do the landed-cost math below. Here's how importing to Colombia works.
How importing to the Colombia works
- Import VAT
- 19% on the US price + shipping (CIF), above a $ 642.000 de-minimis threshold.
- Duty
- 0% — Consumer electronics (smartphones, laptops, cameras, headphones) are effectively 0% duty: Colombia is a WTO ITA signatory covering these categories, and US-origin goods additionally qualify duty-free under the US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (in force since 2012). Colombia's general MFN tariff schedule ranges 0-20% (up to ~40% on a few categories), but IT/electronics fall at 0%. Note that below the USD 200 de minimis, duty is waived regardless.
- Forwarding
- MyUS, from the US — about 5-15 days.
- FX
- $3180/USD mid-market + 3% card spread, as of 2026-10-25. Rates By Exchange Rate API
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