WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/COL/41 
13 January 2011 
 (11-0227) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
  The following submission, dated 17 December 2010,  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 2008 and 2009 . 
   
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Page 2 Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2008 
 
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 28,973 117 
Meat of bovine animals, frozen 0202 4 312 
Meat of swine 0203 4,838 8,878 
Meat of poultry, not cut in pieces 0207 (a) 10,561 1,020 
Poultry cuts 0207 (b) 7 331 
Meat and meat offal 0210 126 293 
Milk and cream, not concentrated nor co ntaining added sugar or other sweetening 
matter 0401 24 145 
Milk and cream, concentrated or cont aining added sugar or other sweetening 
matter 0402 4,529 2,178 
Whey 0404 771 8,847 
Butter 0405 122 0 
Cheese 0406 90 409 
Dried beans 071330 (c) 4,852 22,167 
Wheat and meslin 1001 692,118 1,369,391 
Barley 1003 90,050 284,777 
Maize (corn) 1005 41,843 3,324,210 
Rice 1006 88,799 29,539 
Grain sorghum 1007 32,438 141,685 
Wheat or meslin flour 1101 796 2,742 Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin 1102 3 6,404 Cereal groats and meal 1103 0,01 2,913 Malt, whether or not roasted 1107 49,583 14,671  
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Starches;  inulin 1108 1,013 29,017 
Soya beans, whether or not broken 1201 145,704 229,134 
Groundnuts 1202 4 7,422 
Linseed 1204 42 775 
Rape or colza seeds 1205 340 653 Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken 1206 3 374 Other oilseeds and oleaginous fruits , whether or not broken 1207 59,628 1,937 
Flours and meals of oilseeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard 1208 100 259 
Lard 1501 1,488 42 
Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats 1502 49,421 30,984 
Lard stearin 1503 90 8 
Fats and oils of fish 1504 13,353 1,871 Other animal fats and oils 1506 13,906 6 Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined 1507 48,677 178,510 Groundnut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined 1508 44 102 
Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined 1511 336 25,641 
Sunflower seed, safflower or cotton-seed  oil and fractions thereof 1512 1,703 37,768 
Coconut (copra), palm kernel or baba ssu oil and fractions thereof 1513 4,161 469 
Rape oil and its fractions, whether or not refined 1514 15 6,139 Other fixed vegetable fats and oils and thei r fractions, whether or not refined 1515 1,509 6,691 
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly 
hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterifie d or elaidinized, whether or not refined 1516 28 3,204 
Margarine;  edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils 1517 70 12,510 
Other animal or vegetable fats and oils 1518 5 1,720 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pur e sucrose, in solid form 1701 57,364 155,295 
Other sugars, including chemically pure lact ose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in 
solid form 1702 3,249 28,378 
Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar 1703 50 30 
Orange juice 2009 462 3,546 
Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or me at offal, of fish or of crustaceans, 
molluscs or other aquatic invertebra tes, unfit for human consumption 2301 31,978 21,916 
Bran and sharps of maize or wheat 2302 100 29,680 
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 3,653 864,842  
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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 2304 or 2305 2306 59 51,664 
Vegetable materials and vege table waste, vegetable re sidues and by-products of 
vegetable fats or oils, whether or not gr ound or in the form of pellets, of a kind 
used in animal feeding 2308 179 36 
Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding 2309 59 305,501 
Dextrins and other modified starches;  gl ues based on starches, or on dextrins or 
other modified starches 3505 402 10,197 
Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids 3823 (d) 2,433 5,835 
Cotton, not carded or combed 5201 2,886 50,563 
 
Source: Dirección de Impuestos  y Aduanas Nacionales, DIAN (National Customs and Excise Directorate).  
(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.  
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 Page 5Table MA:2 
MARKET ACCESS:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2009 
 
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 28,973 241 
Meat of bovine animals, frozen 0202 4 237 
Meat of swine 0203 4,838 7,196 
Meat of poultry, not cut in pieces 0207 (a) 10,561 660 
Poultry cuts 0207 (b) 7 456 
Meat and meat offal 0210 126 190 
Milk and cream, not concentrated nor co ntaining added sugar or other sweetening 
matter 0401 24 202 
Milk and cream, concentrated or cont aining added sugar or other sweetening 
matter 0402 4,529 1,489 
Whey 0404 771 5,979 
Butter 0405 122 89 
Cheese 0406 90 460 
Dried beans 071330 (c) 4,852 25,290 
Wheat and meslin 1001 692,118 1,349,319 
Barley 1003 90,050 206,343 
Maize (corn) 1005 41,843 3,245,040 
Rice 1006 88,799 122,300 
Grain sorghum 1007 32,438 191,264 
Wheat or meslin flour 1101 796 1,692 Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin 1102 3 1,600 Cereal groats and meal 1103 0,01 340 Malt, whether or not roasted 1107 49,583 12,540  
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Starches;  inulin 1108 1,013 15,765 
Soya beans, whether or not broken 1201 145,704 316,186 
Groundnuts 1202 4 6,962 
Linseed 1204 42 1,761 
Rape or colza seeds 1205 340 245 Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken 1206 3 1,257 Other oilseeds and oleaginous fruits , whether or not broken 1207 59,628 967 
Flours and meals of oilseeds or oleaginous fruits, other than those of mustard 1208 100 160 
Lard 1501 1,488 51 
Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats 1502 49,421 17,566 
Lard stearin 1503 90 58 
Fats and oils of fish 1504 13,353 1,602 Other animal fats and oils 1506 13,906 1 Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined 1507 48,677 162,332 Groundnut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined 1508 44 3 
Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined 1511 336 62,476 
Sunflower seed, safflower or cotton-seed  oil and fractions thereof 1512 1,703 32,187 
Coconut (copra), palm kernel or baba ssu oil and fractions thereof 1513 4,161 739 
Rape oil and its fractions, whether or not refined 1514 15 8,216 Other fixed vegetable fats and oils and thei r fractions, whether or not refined 1515 1,509 2,891 
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly 
hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterifie d or elaidinized, whether or not refined 1516 28 2,945 
Margarine;  edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils 1517 70 10,378 
Other animal or vegetable fats and oils 1518 5 1,430 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pur e sucrose, in solid form 1701 57,364 129,881 
Other sugars, including chemically pure lact ose, maltose, glucose and fructose, in 
solid form 1702 3,249 19,672 
Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar 1703 50 0 
Orange juice 2009 462 5,598 
Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or me at offal, of fish or of crustaceans, 
molluscs or other aquatic invertebra tes, unfit for human consumption 2301 31,978 27,069 
Bran and sharps of maize or wheat 2302 100 13,957 
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 3,653 803,065  
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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 2304 or 2305 2306 59 97,288 
Vegetable materials and vege table waste, vegetable re sidues and by-products of 
vegetable fats or oils, whether or not gr ound or in the form of pellets, of a kind 
used in animal feeding 2308 179 30 
Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding 2309 59 114,234 
Dextrins and other modified starches;  gl ues based on starches, or on dextrins or 
other modified starches 3505 402 10,141 
Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids 3823 (d) 2,433 10,013 
Cotton, not carded or combed 5201 2,886 60,328 
 
Source: Dirección de Impuestos  y Aduanas Nacionales, DIAN (National Customs and Excise Directorate).  
(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. 
 
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