Aranceles y medidas comerciales para la industria textil buscan más productividad, competitividad y salvar empleos

TL;DR

The Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism presented a balance of measures to support the textile-confección industry.
A 40% tariff was applied to apparel imports from countries without trade agreements with Colombia.
A 0% tariff was established for 37 imported raw materials and inputs for clothing and footwear production.
Another 0% tariff was set for 10 sub-sections of natural and synthetic yarns due to insufficient national supply.
The 'Fábricas de Productividad' program has provided over 740 interventions to the textile sector since 2022, resulting in a 32.83% productivity increase.
The textile-confección sector, along with leather goods and footwear, contributes about 10% to manufacturing GDP.
As of September 2025, sector production grew by 7.5% and sales increased by 1.8%.
Joint exports from January to October 2025 reached US$517 million to countries like the United States, Ecuador, Peru, and Mexico.

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