WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/STR/N/7/COL/Rev.1 
G/STR/N/8/COL/Rev.1 
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4 August 2004 
 
 (04-3315) 
Working Party on State Trading Enterprises Original:   Spanish 
 
 
 
STATE TRADING 
 
New and Full Notification and Updating Notif ication Pursuant to Article XVII.4(a)  
of the GATT 1994 and Paragraph 1 of the Understanding on the  
Interpretation of Article XVII  
 
COLOMBIA 
  
 The following communication, dated 16 July 2004, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Colombia.  
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 I. ENUMERATION OF STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES 
A. I
DENTIFICATION OF STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES  
 Fábrica de Licores de Antioquia, Industria Lico rera de Bolívar, Industria Licorera de Boyacá, 
Industria Licorera de Caldas, Industria Licorera del Cauca, Empresa de Licores de Cundinamarca, 
Empresa Licorera del Chocó, Industria Licorera de l Huila, Industria Licorera del Magdalena, Fábrica 
de Licores del Tolima, Industria de Licores del Vall e, Unidad de Licores del Meta, Empresa Licorera 
de Santander and Empresa Licorera del Caquetá.  
 
B. DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCTS AFFECTED (INCLUDING TARIFF ITEM NUMBER (S) ENCOMPASSED 
IN PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ) 
*INDUSTRIA LICORERA DE CALDAS  
 
PRODUCT NAME HS NUMBER 
Aguardiente "Cristal" 22.08.40.00.00 
Aguardiente Amarillo de Manzanares (yellow aguardiente from Manzanares, 
Caldas) 22.08.90.42.00 
Aguardiente "Cristal" Sin Azúcar (s ugar-free aguardiente) 22.08.90.49.00 
Ron Viejo de Caldas (aged rum) 22.08.40.00.00 
Ron "Juan de la Cruz" and Ron "Carta de Oro" (extra-aged rums) 22.08.40.00.00 
Ron Blanco de Caldas (white rum) 22.08.40.00.00 
Ron Joven de Caldas (young rum) 22.08.40.00.00 
Aperitivos "Cristal" (aperitifs) 22.08.70.10.00 
Vodka "Sabolynaya"  22.08.60.00.00 
Brandy "Tourell"  22.08.20.20.00 
Crema de Café "Caldi" (coffee liqueur) 22.08.70.20.00 G/STR/N/7/COL/Rev.1 
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 * INDUSTRIA LICORERA DEL CAUCA 
 
PRODUCT NAME HS NUMBER 
Aguardiente "Caucano" 22.08.90.42.00 
Anisette 22.08.70.10.00 
Crema de Guayaba (guava liqueur) 22.08.70.20.00 
Curaçao  
Anís Escarchado (sweetened an iseed liqueur) 22.08.70.10.00 
 
 
* INDUSTRIA DE LICORES DEL VALLE DEL CAUCA 
 
PRODUCT NAME HS NUMBER 
Aguardiente Blanco (white aguardiente) 22.08.40.00.00 
Ron Premium (premium rum) 22.08.40.00.00 
Ginebra "Queen Elizabeth" (dry gin) 22.08.50.00.00 
Vodka "Catherine of Russia"  22.08.60.00.00 
Ron "Trapiche" (rum) 22.08.40.00.00 
 
 The objective of Industria de Licores del Valle  is to produce and market alcohol, spirits and 
beverages in order to transfer significant resources to the department of Cauca Valley for the benefit 
and support of health, education, sports, culture and recreation. 
 
* FABRICA DE LICORES Y ALCOHOLES DE ANTIOQUIA 
 
PRODUCT NAME HS NUMBER 
Aguardiente "Antioqueño"  22.08.40.00.00  
Ron Medellín Añejo (aged rum from Medellín)  22.08.40.00.00  
Ron Medellín Extrañejo (extra-aged rum)  22.08.40.00.00  
Crema de Café (coffee liqueur)  22.08.70.20.00  
Crema de Menta (mint liqueur)  22.08.70.20.00  
Ginebra "Katia" (dry gin)  22.08.50.00.00  
Vodka "Montesskaya"  22.08.60.00.00  
Brandy "Don Juan"  22.08.20.20.00  
"Galeón" (aperitif)  22.08.40.00.00  
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 Statistical information
 
 
FÁBRICA DE LICORES Y ALCOHOLES DE ANTIOQUIA  
 
Imports 2002-2003 
 
Description of 
product(s) 
(including HS 
number(s)) Total 
quantity 
imported Quantity 
imported by 
state trading 
enterprise Average 
import price Average 
representative 
domestic sales 
price Mark-up National 
production 
22.08.40.00.00  388,706 
litres 2.47 
 dollars/ 
litre    
22.08.90.90.00  86,000 litres 1.54  
dollars/ 
litre    
 
Exports 2002-2003 
 
Description of 
product(s) 
(including HS 
number(s)) Total 
quantity 
exported Quantity exported by 
state trading 
enterprise Average procurement 
price Average 
representative 
domestic sales 
price Average 
export price
22.08.40.00.00  414,254.25 litres 1.81 dollars/litre   
22.08.40.00.00  136,643.25 litres 2 dollars/litre   
22.08.40.00.00  5,400 litres 5.53 dollars/litre   
22.08.70.20.00  6,594 litres 2.93 dollars/litre   
22.08.70.20.00  1,125 litres 2.80 dollars/litre   
22.08.20.29.00  382.5 litres 2.40 dollars/litre   
 
 
II. REASON AND PURPOSE  
A. REASON OR PURPOSE FOR ESTABLISHING AND /OR MAINTAINING STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE  
 The production, distribution and sale of distille d spirits are departmental monopolies and the 
income obtained through the exercise of those m onopolies is primarily earmarked for the education 
and health services.  Exceptions are made for wi nes, sparkling wines, aperitifs and the like, the 
production and distribution of which are unrestricted.  B. S
UMMARY OF LEGAL BASIS FOR GRANTING THE RELEVANT EXCLUSIVE OR SPECIAL RIGHTS OR 
PRIVILEGES , INCLUDING LEGAL PROVISIONS AND SUMMARY OF STATUTORY OR 
CONSTITUTIONAL POWERS  
 Under Article 336 of the Political Constitution of Colombia, Article 61 of Law No. 14 of 
1983 and Decree No. 1222 of 1986, the departments, i. e. the territorial divisions of the country, are 
independent administrators of the liquor monopoly, w ith discretion to allocate revenue on the basis of 
preferential allocation to the education and health services. 
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 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STATE TRADING ENTERPRISE 
 The departmental distilleries  produce, export and import alc oholic beverages.  Individual 
traders may engage in export and import activities af ter concluding a contract ual agreement with the 
Department concerned.  The agreement includes clauses concerning the term of validity and the 
quantity of spirits that may be distributed, as well as the Department's percentage share under the monopoly of the sale price of the products.  
IV. STATISTICAL INFORMATION 
Annex 1:  Sales of aguardiente for 2001 (Source: ACIL
1) 
Annex 2:  Comparative sales of aguardiente, 1998-2001 (Source: ACIL) Annex 3:  Sales of rum for 2001 (Source: ACIL) Annex 4:  Comparative sales of rum, 1998-2001 (Source: ACIL) Annex 5:  Sales of aperitifs for 2001 (Source: ACIL) 
Annex 6:  Comparative sales of aperitifs, 1998-2001 (Source: ACIL) 
Annex 7:  Sales of other spirits for 2001 (Source: ACIL) 
                                                     
 
1 Colombian Distillers' Association (Asociación Colombiana de Industrias Licoreras).  
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SALES OF AGUARDIENTE FOR THE PERIOD J ANUARY TO DECEMBER 2001 (750 C.C. UNITS) 
  DISTILLERIES 
Department Antioquia Caldas Cundinamarca Valle To lima Caqueta Meta Santander Chocó Boyacá Huila TOTAL 
Amazonas 99,602 55,468 - - - - - - - - - 155,070 
Antioquia 24,977,055 - 6,488 15,322 - - - - - - - 24,998,865 
Arauca 50,350 15,755 285,422 - - - - - - - - 351,527 
Atlántico 2,558,853 27,400 - - - - - - - - - 2,586,253 
Bolivar  765,993 63,413 - 3,894 - - - - - - - 833,300 
Boyacá - 64,632 - - - - - - - 1,173,183 - 1,237,815 
Caldas - 2,368,567 2,605 - - - - - - - - 2,371,172 
Caqueta - 16,000 - - - 1,602,359 - - - - - 1,618,359 
Casanare - 137,051 346,316 - - - - - - - - 483,367 
Cesar 1,353,177 255,170 44,300 - - - - - - - - 1,652,647 
Chocó 541,130 - - - - - - - 370,244 - - 911,374 
Cordoba 1,884,122 964 3,200 - - - - - - - - 1,888,286 
Cundinamarca 220,250 429,430 18,555,602 43,538 - - - - - - 25,102 19,273,922 
Guainía 77,145 27,000 36,000 - - - - - - - - 140,145 
Guajira 66,504 26,800 13,800 - - - - - - - - 107,104 
Guaviare - 200,917 34,500 - - - - - - - - 235,417 
Huila - - - - - - - - - - 2,376,145 2,376,145 
Magdalena 1,501,331 50,592 - - - - - - - -   1,551,923 
Meta 40,690 64,392 45,125 - - - 1,651,818 - - - - 1,802,025 
Nariño 19,150 63,378 525,737 - - -   - - - - 1,177,965 
N. de Santander 367,848 435,423 - - - - - - - - - 803,271 
Putumayo - 666,047 - - - - - - - - - 666,047 
Quindío 66,120 904,440 - - - - - - - - - 970,560 
Risaralda 174,031 1,481,966 770 - - - - - - - - 1,656,767 
San Andrés 158,003 299,362 92,365 - - - - - - - - 549,730 
Santander - 1,489,938 - - - - - 691,361 - - - 2,181,299 
Sucre 740,850 44,500 - - - - - - - - - 785,350 
Tolima 6,720 37,576 42,715 - 1,392,262 - - - - - - 1,479,273 
Valle 61,023 72,200 16,800 13,749,563 - - - - - - - 13,899,586 
Vaupés - 32,940 24,000 - - - - - - - - 56,940 
Vichada - 23,020 45,600 - - - - - - - - 68,620 
Inbonds 413,341 35,083 - - - - - - - - - 448,424 
Exports - 1,003,932 54,965 - - - - - - - - 1,058,897 
TOTAL 36,143,288 10,963,056 20,176,310 13,812,317 1,392,262 1,602,359 1,651,818 691,361 370,244 1, 173,183 2,401,247 90,377,445 G/STR/N/7/COL/Rev.1 
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 ANNEX 2 
 
COMPARATIVE SALES OF AG UARDIENTE (750 C.C. UNITS) 
DISTILLERY 1998 1999 2000 2001 
Antioquia 41,980,000 39,125,138 40,287,528 36,143,288 
Boyacá - 1,650,000 1,529,224 1,173,183 
Caldas 11,436,799 12,091,147 9,439,286 10,963,056 
Caquetá 767,000 10,069,261 1,314,481 1,602,359 
Cauca 3,873,000 996,000 2,853,000 - 
Cundinamarca 17,221,448 18,746,133 19,580,346 20,176,310 
Huila 2,000,497 2,101,306 2,212,365 2,401,247 
Meta 1,401,000 1,310,000 1,013,484 1,665,818 
Nariño 2,200,000 1,948,000 1,364,000 - 
Norte de Santander 823,600 830,100 730,914 - 
Chocó - 864,000 876,000 370,244 
Putumayo - 67,250 24,000 - 
Santander - 1,092,418 896,972 691,361 
Tolima 1,339,000 2,124,793 871,376 1,392,262 
Valle 10,557,060 11,267,565 11,543,535 13,812,317 
TOTAL 93,598,294 95,273,100 94,586,509 90,377,445  
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SALES OF RUM FOR THE PERI OD JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2001 (750 C.C. UNITS) 
DISTILLERIES 
Department Antioquia Caldas Cundinamarca Valle Boyacá Meta Consorcio SM TOTAL 
Amazonas 19,025 16,216 - - - - - 35,241
Antioquia 3,036,153 - 20,040 3,002 - - 9,936 3,069,131
Arauca 875 19,624 46,000 - - - - 66,499
Atlántico 1,182,370 2,198,362 - - - - 51.648 3,432,380
Bolivar  2,088,121 1,433,800 14,400 13,647 - - 1,250,796 4,800,764
Boyacá - 36,000 - - 184,461 - 5,604 226,065
Caldas - 1,239,550 470 - - - - 1,240,020
Caqueta - 210,624 - - - - - 210,624
Casanare - 212,595 3,250 - - - - 215,845
Cesar 110,770 68,585 - - - - - 179,355
Chocó 96,610 4,800 - - - - - 101,410
Cordoba 3,353,013 23,920 19,200 - - - - 3,396,133
Cundinamarca 36,540 1,233,594 2,614,300 18,312 - - 643,884 4,546,630
Guainía 7,470 4,320 - - - - - 11,790
Guajira 6,230 40,592 - - - - - 46,822
Guaviare - 106,480 10,704 - - - - 117,184
Huila - 750,820 - - - - 5,868 756,688
Magdalena 551,768 119,260 - - - - 8,100 679,128
Meta - 381,837 1,640 - - 117 960 384,554
Nariño - 1,133,148 3,040 - - - 1,136,188
N. de Santander 152,355 279,280 - - - - 4,500 436,135
Putumayo - 388,948 - - - - - 388,948
Quindío 2,691 516,304 - - - - - 518,995
Risaralda 5,245 882,167 80 - - - - 887,492
San Andrés 57,314 385,740 20,140 - - - 8,424 471,618
Santander - 425,126 89,600 - - - 13,944 528,670
Sucre 1,521,530 424,900 21,200 - - - 108,048 2,075,678
Tolima 2,853 374,697 1,200 - - - 20,124 398,874
Valle 24,350 2,896,800 1,280 251,070 - - 6,804 3,180,304
Vaupés - 24,060 - - - - - 24,060 
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SALES OF RUM FOR THE PERI OD JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2001 (750 C.C. UNITS) 
DISTILLERIES 
Department Antioquia Caldas Cundinamarca Valle Boyacá Meta Consorcio SM TOTAL 
Vichada - 8,130 - - - - - 8,130
Inbonds 238,241 32,473 - - - - - 270,714
Exports - 1,425,042 10,000 - - - 24,252 1,459,294
TOTAL 12,493,524 17,297,794 2,876,544 286,031 184,461 117 2,162,892 35,301,363
 
 
ANNEX 4 
COMPARATIVE SALES OF RUM (750 C.C. UNITS) 
DISTILLERY 1998 1999 2000 2001 
Antioquia 12,830,000 6,955,758 7,906,056 12,493,524
Boyacá 168,792 180,000 149,180 184,461
Caldas 16,481,280 16,436,803 11,689,507 17,297,794
Caquetá 6,000 - - -
Cundinamarca 2,067,948 1,942,054 2,346,138 2,876,544
Magdalena - - 121,464 -
Meta 43,000 - 360 117
Nariño -- - -
Norte de Santander -- - -
Santander -- - -
Tolima -- - -
Valle 472,288 219,558 163,487 286,031
Consorcio SM - 1,761,396 1,700,417 2,162,892
TOTAL 32,069,308 27,495,569 24,075,609 35,301,363
  
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ANNEX 5 
SALES OF APERITIFS FOR THE PERIOD JANUAR Y TO DECEMBER 2001 (750 C.C. UNITS) 
  DISTILLERIES 
Department Antioquia Caldas Cundinamarca Valle Tolima Huila Consorcio 
SM TOTAL 
Amazonas 8,284 24 - - - - - 8,308 
Antioquia 1,006,743 - - 12,780 - - - 1,019,523 
Atlántico 45,000 204 - - - - - 45,204 
Bolivar  38,352 1,800 4,200 - - - 1,371,780 1,416,132 
Boyacá - 3,000 - - - - - 3,000 
Caldas - 492,636 6,440- - - - - 499,076 
Caqueta - 62,340 - - - - - 62,340 
Cesar 8,370 48,600 - - - - - 56,970 
Chocó 156 - - - - - - 156 
Cordoba 318,074 1,056 12,000 - - - - 331,130 
Cundinamarca 3,308 39,360 1,009,625 1,550 - 2,967 - 1.056,810 
Guainía 1,200 - - - - - - 1,200 
Guajira 140 - - - - - - 140 
Huila - 7,200 - - - 40,126 - 47,326 
Magdalena 37,452 135,036 - - - - - 172,488 
Meta - 3,600 - - - - - 3,600 
Nariño 3,568 - - - - - - 3,568 
N. de Santander 2,052 - - - - - - 2,052 
Putumayo - 79,620 - - - - - 79,620 
Quindío 2,080 9,240 840 - - - - 12,160 
Risaralda 6,808 120 5,040 - - - - 11,968 
San Andrés 8,368 - - - - - - 8,368 
Santander - 72,360 - - - - - 72,360 
Sucre 75,912 4,800 3,288 - - - - 84,000 
Tolima 944 3,960 2,520 - 280,072 - - 287,496 
Valle 1,254 45,600 - 834,756 - - - 881,610 
Vaupés - 156 - - - - - 156 
Inbonds 13,417 2,148 - - - - - 15,565 
TOTAL 1,581,482 1,012,860 1,043,953 849,086 280,072 43,093 1,371,780 6,182,326 G/STR/N/7/COL/Rev.1 
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 ANNEX 6 
COMPARATIVE SALES OF APERITIFS (750 C.C. UNITS) 
DISTILLERY 1998 1999 2000 2001 
Antioquia 1,785,000 227,983 2,059,601 1,581,482 
Boyacá - - 16,476 - 
Caldas 456,116 638,581 840,184 1,012,860 
Cauca -- - -  
Cundinamarca 702,688 1,162,000 459,226 1,043,953 
Huila 200,000 - - 43,093 
Meta -- - -  
Nariño -- - -  
N. de Santander -- - -  
Santander -- - -  
Tolima 1,166,000 - 572,459 280,072 
Valle 28,056 30,000 1,371,620 849,086 
Consorcio SM - - 1,511,712 1,371,780 
TOTAL 4,337,760 2,048,544 6,831,348 6,182,326 
 
  
ANNEX 7 
SALES OF OTHER SPIRITS FOR THE PE RIOD JANUARY TO DECEMBER 2001 
(750 C.C. UNITS) 
  
Distillery Aperitifs Vodka Gin Other TOTAL 
  
Antioquia 0 0 0 1,581,482 1,581,482
Caldas 999,972 0 0 12,888 1,012,860
Cundinamarca 1,043,953 0 0 0 1,043,953
Valle 824,270 22,329 2,487 0 849,086
Tolima 280,072 0 0 0 280,072
Huila 43,093 0 0 0 43,093
TOTAL 3,191,360 22,329 2,487 1,594,370 4,810,546
 
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