G/AG/N/COL/62  
26 June 2019 
(19-4317) Page: 1/6 
Committee on Agriculture  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following communication, dated 6 June 2 019, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Colombia . The notification concerns imports  subject to tariff quotas ( Table MA:2 ) for the 
calendar year 2018. 
 
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Colombia's  bound tariff quotas were not activated during the reporting period , as the bound 
intra-quota tariff is higher than the most -favoured -nation tariff applied . The import data reported in 
column  4 of the attached Table refer s to total imports for these products.  
 
   
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Table MA:2  
ANNEX  
 
MARKET ACCESS: COLOMBIA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
Lists Relating to Tariff and Other Quota Commitments  
TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for period 
in question  Reporting period  
2018 Fill rate  (**) Note 
(HS 2012)  (derived from 
Section I -B (or I -A) 
of Part I of the 
Schedule)  In quota imports during 
the period 01/01/201 8 
to 31/12/201 8 
(*) ((4/3)*100)*   
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
1 2   3 4 5  
COLQ001  Meat of bovine animals, fresh  0201  Tonnes  4 398  
(1) 
COLQ002  Meat of bovine animals, frozen  0202  Tonnes  4 3,241    
COLQ003  Meat of swine  0203  Tonnes  133 97,099   
(2) 
COLQ004  Meat of poultry, not cut in pieces  020711, 020712, 020724, 
020725, 020741 and 020742   Tonnes  621 419  
(3) 
COLQ005  Poultry cuts  020713, 020714, 020726, 
020727, 020743, 020744 and 
020745   Tonnes  7 68,818    
COLQ006  Meat and meat offal  0210  Tonnes  126 337   
COLQ007  Milk and cream,  not concentrated nor 
containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter  0401  Tonnes  24 45   
COLQ008  Milk and cream, concentrated or 
containing added sugar or other 
sweetening matter  0402  Tonnes  4,529  28,481    
COLQ009  Whey  0404  Tonnes  771 12,149    
COLQ010  Butter  0405  Tonnes  122 102   
COLQ011  Cheese  0406  Tonnes  90 4,315      
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TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for period 
in question  Reporting period  
2018 Fill rate  (**) Note 
(HS 2012)  (derived from 
Section I -B (or I -A) 
of Part I of the 
Schedule)  In quota imports during 
the period 01/01/201 8 
to 31/12/201 8 
(*) ((4/3)*100)*   
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
1 2   3 4 5  
COLQ012  Dried beans  071331 to 071339   Tonnes  1,534  31,798   
(4) 
COLQ013  Wheat and meslin  1001  Tonnes  692,118  1,722,001    
COLQ014  Barley  1003  Tonnes  90,050  321,910    
COLQ015  Maize (corn)  1005  Tonnes  25,229  5,409,553   
(5) 
COLQ016  Rice 1006  Tonnes  13,681  164,869   
(6) 
COLQ017  Grain sorghum  1007  Tonnes  28,973  54,908   
(7) 
COLQ018  Wheat or meslin flour  1101  Tonnes  796 405   
COLQ019  Cereal flours other than of wheat or 
meslin  1102  Tonnes  3 3,885    
COLQ020  Cereal groats and meal  1103  Tonnes  0 461   
COLQ021  Malt, whether or not roasted  1107  Tonnes  49,583  11,865    
COLQ022  Starches; inulin  1108  Tonnes  1,013  23,244    
COLQ023  Soya beans, whether or not broken  1201  Tonnes  145,704  650,473    
COLQ024  Groundnuts  1202  Tonnes  4 17,092    
COLQ025  Linseed  1204  Tonnes  42 1,964    
COLQ026  Rape or colza seeds  1205  Tonnes  340 195   
COLQ027  Sunflower seeds, whether or not 
broken  1206  Tonnes  3 1,226    
COLQ028  Other oilseeds and oleaginous fruits, 
whether or not broken  1207  Tonnes  35 1,524   
(8) 
COLQ029  Flours and meals of oilseeds or 
oleaginous fruits, other than those of 
mustard  1208  Tonnes  100 0   
COLQ030  Lard 1501  Tonnes  1,488  133   
COLQ031  Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats  1502  Tonnes  49,421  8,396    
COLQ032  Lard stearin  1503  Tonnes  90 2   
COLQ033  Fats and oils of fish  1504  Tonnes  13,353  3,292      
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TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for period 
in question  Reporting period  
2018 Fill rate  (**) Note 
(HS 2012)  (derived from 
Section I -B (or I -A) 
of Part I of the 
Schedule)  In quota imports during 
the period 01/01/201 8 
to 31/12/201 8 
(*) ((4/3)*100)*   
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
1 2   3 4 5  
COLQ034  Other animal fats and oils  1506  Tonnes  13,906  1   
COLQ035  Soya-bean oil and its fractions, 
whether or not refined  1507  Tonnes  48,677  344,631    
COLQ036  Groundnut oil and its fractions, whether 
or not refined  1508  Tonnes  44 30   
COLQ037  Palm oil and its fractions, whether or 
not refined  1511  Tonnes  336 310,921    
COLQ038  Sunflower -seed, safflower or 
cotton -seed oil and fractions thereof, 
whether or not refined  1512  Tonnes  1,703  36,052    
COLQ039  Coconut (copra), palm kernel or 
babassu oil and fractions thereof, 
whether or not refined  1513  Tonnes  4,161  19,249    
COLQ040  Rape oil and its fractions, whether or 
not refined  1514  Tonnes  15 22,027    
COLQ041  Other fixed vegetable fats and oils and 
their fractions, whether or not refined  1515  Tonnes  1,509  977   
COLQ042  Animal or vegetable fats and oils and 
their fractions, partly or wholly 
hydrogenated, inter esterified, whether 
or not refined  1516  Tonnes  28 5,706    
COLQ043  Margarine; edible mixtures or 
preparations of animal or vegetable 
fats or oils  1517  Tonnes  70 6,769    
COLQ044  Other animal or vegetable fats and oils  1518  Tonnes  5 1,170    
COLQ045  Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure 
sucrose, in solid form  1701  Tonnes  39 105,823   (9) 
COLQ046  Other sugars, including chemically pure 
lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, 
in solid form  1702  Tonnes  3,249  28,448    
COLQ047  Molasses resulting from the extraction 
or refining of sugar  1703  Tonnes  50 105   
COLQ048  Orange juice  2009  Tonnes  462 6,443      
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TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for period 
in question  Reporting period  
2018 Fill rate  (**) Note 
(HS 2012)  (derived from 
Section I -B (or I -A) 
of Part I of the 
Schedule)  In quota imports during 
the period 01/01/201 8 
to 31/12/201 8 
(*) ((4/3)*100)*   
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
1 2   3 4 5  
COLQ049  Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or 
meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, 
unfit for human consumption  2301  Tonnes  31,978  49,984    
COLQ050  Bran and sharps of maize or wheat  2302  Tonnes  100 16,925    
COLQ051  Oil-cake and other solid residues, 
whether or not  ground or in the form of 
pellets, resulting from the extraction of 
soya-bean oil  2304  Tonnes  3,653  1,395,094    
COLQ052  Oil-cake and other residues, whether or 
not ground or in the form of pellets, 
resulting from the extraction of 
vegetable fats or oils, other than those 
of headings 2304 or 2305  2306  Tonnes  59 5,218    
COLQ053  Vegetable materials and vegetable 
waste, vegetable residues and 
by-products of vegetable fats or oils, 
whether or not ground or in the form of 
pellets, of a kind used in animal 
feeding  2308  Tonnes  179 440   
COLQ054  Preparations of a kind used in animal 
feeding  2309  Tonnes  59 149,843    
COLQ055  Dextrins  and other modified starches; 
glues based on starches, or on dextrins 
or other modified starches  3505  Tonnes  402 16,523    
COLQ056  Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids  3823  Tonnes  2,433  19,455    
COLQ057  Cotton, not carded or combed  5201  Tonnes  222 25,502   (10) 
COLQ058  Meat of bovine animals, fresh  0201  Tonnes  28,969    (1) 
COLQ059  Meat of swine  0203  Tonnes  4,705    (2) 
COLQ060  Meat of poultry, not cut in pieces  020711, 020712, 020724, 
020725, 020741 and 020742   Tonnes  9,940    (3) 
COLQ061  Dried beans  071331 to 071339   Tonnes  3,318    (4) 
COLQ062  Maize (corn)  1005  Tonnes  16,614    (5) 
COLQ063  Rice 1006  Tonnes  7,518    (6)   
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TQ ID  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for period 
in question  Reporting period  
2018 Fill rate  (**) Note 
(HS 2012)  (derived from 
Section I -B (or I -A) 
of Part I of the 
Schedule)  In quota imports during 
the period 01/01/201 8 
to 31/12/201 8 
(*) ((4/3)*100)*   
(from Section I -B (or I -A) of Part I of the Schedule ) 
1 2   3 4 5  
COLQ064  Grain sorghum  1007  Tonnes  3,465    (7) 
COLQ065  Other oilseeds and oleaginous fruits, 
whether or not broken  1207  Tonnes  59,593    (8) 
COLQ066  Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure 
sucrose, in solid form  1701  Tonnes  57,325    (9) 
COLQ067  Cotton, not carded or combed  5201  Tonnes  2,664    (10) 
(*) See introductory note to this notification : the data refer s to all total imports  for the period in question.  
(**) Not applicable  (see introductory note to this notification ). 
(1) COLQ001 : Import data covers imports under  COLQ058.  
(2) COLQ003 : Import data covers imports under  COLQ059.  
(3) COLQ004 : Import data covers imports under  COLQ060.  
(4) COLQ012 : Import data covers imports under  COLQ061.  
(5) COLQ015 : Import data covers imports under  COLQ062.  
(6) COLQ016 : Import data covers imports under  COLQ063.  
(7) COLQ017 : Import data covers imports under  COLQ064.  
(8) COLQ028 : Import data covers imports under  COLQ065.  
(9) COLQ045 : Import data covers imports under  COLQ066.  
(10) COLQ057 : Import data covers imports under  COLQ067.  
 
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