Colombia FTA

The United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, sometimes called the Colombia Free Trade Agreement or FTA, was signed on November 22, 2006.

The Colombia FTA is a comprehensive free trade agreement. When the Colombia FTAenters into force, Colombia will immediately eliminate most of its tariffs on U.S. exports, with all remaining tariffs phased out over defined time periods.

The Colombia FTA also includes important disciplines relating to customs administration and trade facilitation, technical barriers to trade, government procurement, investment, telecommunications, electronic commerce, intellectual property rights, and labor and environmental protection.

U.S. firms will have better access to Colombia's services sector than other WTO Members have under the General Agreement on Tarrif and Trade. All service sectors are covered under the Colombia FTA except where Colombia has made specific exceptions.

Colombia's Congress approved the agreement and a protocol of amendment in 2007. Colombia's Constitutional Court completed its review in July 2008, and concluded that the Agreement conforms to Colombia's Constitution. President Obama tasked the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative with seeking a path to address outstanding issues surrounding the Colombia FTA.

Summaries and Text

Full Text of the Agreement (English)

Full Text of the Agreement (Spanish)

Reports on the Agreement

ITC Report

Interim Environmental Review