WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/COL/29 
13 May 2005 
 (05-1964) 
Committee on Agriculture  Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
  The following submission, dated 26 April 2005, 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 years 2001, 2002 and 2003 . 
    
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Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2001 
 
Lists Relating to Tariff and Other Quota Commitments  
 
Tariff quota quantity 
for period in question  In-quota imports 
during period  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  (Tonnes)  (Tonnes)  
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the Schedule)  (from Section I-B (or I-A)  
of Part I of the Schedule)  (derived from Section I-B 
 (or I-A) of Part I of the Schedule)   
1 2 3 4 
Meat of bovine animals, fresh  0201 25,046 54 
Meat of bovine animals, frozen  0202 4 1,419 
Meat of swine  0203 4,188 4,390 
Meat of poultry not cut in pieces  0207 (a)  9,152 4,667 
Poultry cuts  0207 (b)  7 4,888 
Meat and meat offal  0210 126 365 
Milk and cream, not concentrated nor co ntaining added sugar or other sweetening 
matter  0401 24 121 
Milk and cream, concentrated or containi ng added sugar or other sweetening matter  0402 4,529 20,691 
Whey  0404 771 6,548 
Butter  0405 122 435 
Cheese  0406 90 152 
Dried beans  0713.30 (c)  4,205 31,681 
Wheat and meslin  1001 692,118 1,245,219 
Barley  1003 90,050 212,788 
Maize (corn)  1005 36,305 1,769,988 
Rice 1006 76,959 167,630 
Grain sorghum  1007 31,283 1,991  
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Wheat or meslin flour  1101 796 1,375 
Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin  1102 3 9,833 
Cereal groats and meal  1103 0.01 575 
Malt, whether or not roasted  1107 49,583 92 
Starches;  inulin  1108 1,013 11,597 
Soya beans, whether or not broken  1201 145,704 434,168 
Groundnuts  1202 4 1,105 
Linseed  1204 42 288 
Rape or colza seeds  1205 340 74 
Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken  1206 3 216 
Other oilseeds and oleaginous fr uits, whether or not broken  1207 51,616 660 
Flours and meals of oilseeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard  1208 100 21,761 
Lard 1501 1,488 411 
Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats  1502 49,421 27,908 
Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixed or 
otherwise prepared  1503 90 9 
Fats and oils of fish  1504 13,353 736 
Other animal fats and oils  1506 13,906 62 
Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified  1507 48,677 160,304 
Groundnut oil and its fractions, whether or not  refined, but not chemically modified  1508 44 0 
Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not  refined, but not chemically modified  1511 336 217 
Sunflower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions  thereof, whether or not 
refined, but not chemically modified  1512 1,703 33,403 
Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oi l and fractions thereof, whether or not 
refined, but not chemically modified  1513 4,161 410 
Rape oil and its fractions, whether or not  refined, but not chemically modified  1514 15 15 
Other fixed vegetable fats and oils and thei r fractions, whether or not refined, but not 
chemically modified  1515 1,509 879 
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and thei r fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, 
inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinized , whether or not refined, but not further 
prepared  1516 28 5,449  
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1 2 3 4 
Margarine;  edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of 
fractions of different fats or o ils of this Chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their 
fractions of heading No. 15.1  1517 70 24,827 
Other animal or vegetable fats  1518 5 933 
Cane or beet sugar and chemical ly pure sucrose, in solid form  1701 49,529 56,923 
Other sugars, including chemically pure lact ose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in 
solid form;  sugar syrups not containing added flavouring or colouring matter;  
artificial honey, whether or not mi xed with natural honey;  caramel  1702 3,249 13,285 
Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar  1703 50 0 
Orange juice  2009 462 1,259 
Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs 
or other aquatic invertebrate s, unfit for human consumption  2301 31,978 37,493 
Bran and sharps of maize or wheat  2302 100 7,161 
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 3,653 297,959 
Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or  not ground or in the form of pellets, 
resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats  or oils, other than those of heading 
No. 2304 or 2305  2306 59 40,469 
Vegetable materials and vege table waste, vegetable re sidues and by-products of 
vegetable fats or oils, whether or not ground or in the form of pe llets, of a kind used 
in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included  2308 179 25 
Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding  2309 59 228,877 
Dextrins and other modified starches;  gl ues based on starches, or on dextrins or 
other modified starches  3505 402 1,006 
Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids  3823 (d)  2,433 1,948 
Cotton, not carded or combed  5201 2,501 53,583 
 
(a) Tariff items 020711, 020712, 020724, 020725, 020732 and 020733.  
(b) Tariff items 020713, 020714, 020726, 020727, 020734, 020735 and 020736. 
(c) 071330 equivalent to 071331 to 071339 under G/HS/96. 
(d) 1519 equivalent to 3823 under G/HS/96. 
 
Source : DIAN.  Preliminary data.   
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MARKET ACCESS:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2002 
 
Lists Relating to Tariff and Other Quota Commitments 
 
Tariff quota quantity 
for period in question  In-quota imports 
during period  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  (Tonnes)  (Tonnes)  
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the Schedule)  (from Section I-B (or I-A)  
of Part I of the Schedule)  (derived from Section I-B (or I-A) of 
Part I of the Schedule)   
1 2 3 4 
Meat of bovine animals, fresh  0201 26,355 69 
Meat of bovine animals, frozen  0202 4 1,470 
Meat of swine  0203 4,405 3,335 
Meat of poultry not cut in pieces  0207 (a)  9,621 2,377 
Poultry cuts  0207 (b)  7 938 
Meat and meat offal  0210 126 359 
Milk and cream, not concentrated nor co ntaining added sugar or other sweetening 
matter  0401 24 116 
Milk and cream, concentrated or containi ng added sugar or other sweetening matter  0402 4,529 12,713 
Whey  0404 771 4,485 
Butter  0405 122 67 
Cheese  0406 90 100 
Dried beans  0713.30 (c)  4,421 23,457 
Wheat and meslin  1001 692,118 1,262,592 
Barley  1003 90,050 181,781 
Maize (corn)  1005 38,151 2,098,679 
Rice 1006 80,906 63,098 
Grain sorghum  1007 31,668 2,815  
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1 2 3 4 
Wheat or meslin flour  1101 796 514 
Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin  1102 3 5,564 
Cereal groats and meal  1103 0.01 1,616 
Malt, whether or not roasted  1107 49,583 68 
Starches;  inulin  1108 1,013 8,958 
Soya beans, whether or not broken  1201 145,704 627,009 
Groundnuts  1202 4 2,680 
Linseed  1204 42 310 
Rape or colza seeds  1205 340 76 
Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken  1206 3 175 
Other oilseeds and oleaginous fr uits, whether or not broken  1207 54,287 743 
Flours and meals of oilseeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard  1208 100 6,961 
Lard 1501 1,488 296 
Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats  1502 49,421 31,612 
Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixed or 
otherwise prepared  1503 90 22 
Fats and oils of fish  1504 13,353 569 
Other animal fats and oils  1506 13,906 1 
Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified  1507 48,677 139,971 
Groundnut oil and its fractions, whether or not  refined, but not chemically modified  1508 44 1 
Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not  refined, but not chemically modified  1511 336 4,062 
Sunflower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions  thereof, whether or not 
refined, but not chemically modified  1512 1,703 28,385 
Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oi l and fractions thereof, whether or not 
refined, but not chemically modified  1513 4,161 965 
Rape oil and its fractions, whether or not  refined, but not chemically modified  1514 15 210 
Other fixed vegetable fats and oils and thei r fractions, whether or not refined, but not 
chemically modified  1515 1,509 929 
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and thei r fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, 
inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinized , whether or not refined, but not further 
prepared  1516 28 5,067  
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Margarine;  edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of 
fractions of different fats or o ils of this Chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their 
fractions of heading No. 15.1  1517 70 9,923 
Other animal or vegetable fats  1518 5 1,679 
Cane or beet sugar and chemical ly pure sucrose, in solid form  1701 52,141 81,788 
Other sugars, including chemically pure lact ose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in 
solid form;  sugar syrups not containing added flavouring or colouring matter;  
artificial honey, whether or not mi xed with natural honey;  caramel  1702 3,249 8,301 
Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar  1703 50 3 
Orange juice  2009 462 1,079 
Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs 
or other aquatic invertebrate s, unfit for human consumption  2301 31,978 20,612 
Bran and sharps of maize or wheat  2302 100 1,253 
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 3,653 313,877 
Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or  not ground or in the form of pellets, 
resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats  or oils, other than those of heading 
No. 2304 or 2305  2306 59 37,683 
Vegetable materials and vege table waste, vegetable re sidues and by-products of 
vegetable fats or oils, whether or not ground or in the form of pe llets, of a kind used 
in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included  2308 179 12 
Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding  2309 59 175,342 
Dextrins and other modified starches;  gl ues based on starches, or on dextrins or 
other modified starches  3505 402 1,177 
Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids  3823 (d)  2,433 2,715 
Cotton, not carded or combed  5201 2,630 64,345 
 
(a) Tariff items 020711, 020712, 020724, 020725, 020732 and 020733. 
(b) Tariff items 020713, 020714, 020726, 020727, 020734, 020735 and 020736. 
(c) 071330 equivalent to 071331 to 071339 under G/HS/96. 
(d) 1519 equivalent to 3823 under G/HS/96. 
 
Source : DIAN.  Preliminary data.   
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Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar Year 2003 
 
Lists Relating to Tariff and Other Quota Commitments 
 
Tariff quota quantity 
for period in question  In-quota imports 
during period  Description of products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  (Tonnes)  (Tonnes)  
(from Section I-B (or I-A) of Part I of the Schedule)  (from Section I-B (or I-A) 
 of Part I of the Schedule)  (derived from Section I-B (or I-A) of 
Part I of the Schedule)   
1 2 3 4 
Meat of bovine animals, fresh  0201 27,664 3 
Meat of bovine animals, frozen  0202 4 10 
Meat of swine  0203 4,621 1,939 
Meat of poultry not cut in pieces  0207 (a)  10,091 138 
Poultry cuts  0207 (b)  7 30 
Meat and meat offal  0210 126 183 
Milk and cream, not concentrated nor co ntaining added sugar or other sweetening 
matter  0401 24 4 
Milk and cream, concentrated or containi ng added sugar or other sweetening matter  0402 4,529 236 
Whey  0404 771 5,439 
Butter  0405 122 19 
Cheese  0406 90 74 
Dried beans  0713.30 (c)  4,636 17,511 
Wheat and meslin  1001 692,118 1,146,463 
Barley  1003 90,050 242,536 
Maize (corn)  1005 39,997 2,031,673 
Rice 1006 84,852 44,772 
Grain sorghum  1007 32,053 69,157  
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Wheat or meslin flour  1101 796 74 
Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin  1102 3 5,877 
Cereal groats and meal  1103 0.01 26 
Malt, whether or not roasted  1107 49,583 43 
Starches;  inulin  1108 1,013 10,048 
Soya beans, whether or not broken  1201 145,704 452,097 
Groundnuts  1202 4 4,264 
Linseed  1204 42 488 
Rape or colza seeds  1205 340 66 
Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken  1206 3 426 
Other oilseeds and oleaginous fr uits, whether or not broken  1207 56,957 1,090 
Flours and meals of oilseeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard  1208 100 4 
Lard 1501 1,488 111 
Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats  1502 49,421 30,165 
Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil, not emulsified or mixed or 
otherwise prepared  1503 90 14 
Fats and oils of fish  1504 13,353 589 
Other animal fats and oils  1506 13,906 0 
Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified  1507 48,677 143,771 
Groundnut oil and its fractions, whether or not  refined, but not chemically modified  1508 44 1 
Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not  refined, but not chemically modified  1511 336 21,519 
Sunflower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions  thereof, whether or not 
refined, but not chemically modified  1512 1,703 34,836 
Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oi l and fractions thereof, whether or not 
refined, but not chemically modified  1513 4,161 1,731 
Rape oil and its fractions, whether or not  refined, but not chemically modified  1514 15 405 
Other fixed vegetable fats and oils and thei r fractions, whether or not refined, but not 
chemically modified  1515 1,509 1,067 
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and thei r fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, 
inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinized , whether or not refined, but not further 
prepared  1516 28 4,843  
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Margarine;  edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of 
fractions of different fats or o ils of this Chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their 
fractions of heading No. 15.1  1517 70 8,291 
Other animal or vegetable fats  1518 5 6,075 
Cane or beet sugar and chemical ly pure sucrose, in solid form  1701 54,752 110,062 
Other sugars, including chemically pure lact ose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in 
solid form;  sugar syrups not containing added flavouring or colouring matter;  
artificial honey, whether or not mi xed with natural honey;  caramel  1702 3,249 8,912 
Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar  1703 50 0 
Orange juice  2009 462 811 
Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs 
or other aquatic invertebrate s, unfit for human consumption  2301 31,978 16,873 
Bran and sharps of maize or wheat  2302 100 23,407 
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 3,653 434,850 
Oil-cake and other solid residues, whether or  not ground or in the form of pellets, 
resulting from the extraction of vegetable fats  or oils, other than those of heading 
No. 2304 or 2305  2306 59 39,620 
Vegetable materials and vege table waste, vegetable re sidues and by-products of 
vegetable fats or oils, whether or not ground or in the form of pe llets, of a kind used 
in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included  2308 179 11 
Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding  2309 59 170,985 
Dextrins and other modified starches;  gl ues based on starches, or on dextrins or 
other modified starches  3505 402 1,643 
Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids  3823 (d)  2,433 3,793 
Cotton, not carded or combed  5201 2,758 64,556 
 
(a) Tariff items 020711, 020712, 020724, 020725, 020732 and 020733. 
(b) Tariff items 020713, 020714, 020726, 020727, 020734, 020735 and 020736. 
(c) 071330 equivalent to 071331 to 071339 under G/HS/96. 
(d) 1519 equivalent to 3823 under G/HS/96. 
 
Source : DIAN.  Preliminary data.  
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