PROCESO DE EXPORTACION EN

COLOMBIA

María Camila Mejía Moreno

Instructora

Franklin Quintero Ocampo

Aprendiz
 WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO EXPORT IN
COLOMBIA
• There are many reasons to export, including taking
advantage of comparative advantages and the opportunities
of expanded markets through preferential agreements, the
need to be involved in the world market due to the
globalization of the economy and to seek greater profitability
in international markets. But there is a fundamental one: we
export in order to be able to import. And although it may
sound tautological, the country that does not generate the
foreign currency to be able to buy abroad will simply not have
enough to pay for its essential imports.
 BASIC ASPECTS OF EXPORTING
• Creation of a company
It is advisable, although not mandatory, that you
incorporate as a company to legitimize the activity
of exporting Colombian goods. By virtue of the
above, the Bogota Chamber of Commerce,
through the Business Services Model, offers you
advice and support to create, formalize and
consolidate your company.
• Registration as an Exporter

Before the tax and customs directorate nationals

-DIAN-: According to the current legal provisions
(Decree 2788 of 2004, Minhacienda), any
company or natural person that is going to export,
must obtain a Unique Tax Registration -RUT- that
qualifies it before the DIAN; in addition, it will be
obliged to operate under the Common Regime, for
which it will be assigned a range of invoicing
codes.
• Before the Ministry of Industry and Commerce
(MINCIT):
The exporter must register in the Foreign Trade
Single Window -VUCE- (Computer system that
integrates the process of authorizations, permits,
certifications and approvals required by the
Colombian authorities for exports and imports), for
which he must: Previously acquire your digital
signature in Certicámara
(https://web.certicamara.com/productos-y-
servicios/certificados-de-firma-digital/).
• With this signature, the Mincit will give you a user and password
to access the VUCE www.vuce.gov.co In this window, through
the Single Foreign Trade Form -FUCE-, exporters can carry out
some procedures associated with a tariff subheading (Register
of National Producers, electronic processing of prior export
authorization, access to government entities related to the
management of approvals, simultaneous inspection system).
• Market selection
If you wish to know about the potential of
your product in international markets, it
is advisable to research the
characteristics of the foreign market:
country demand, basic economic
indicators (prices, exchange rate,
inflation, imports and exports),
commercial customs, competition,
access conditions, international
negotiation terms (Incoterms),
international physical distribution,
current commercial agreements, trends
and tastes. All this in order to minimize
risks and make decisions with certainty
regarding potential buyers.
•   Registration for determination of origin and Certificate of
Origin
Tariff exemptions or reductions granted in the
negotiations of free trade agreements require the
issuance of a Certificate of Origin to enjoy these
preferences. The development of this procedure requires
previously filling out an Affidavit of Determination of
Origin (one form for each product), via www.dian.gov.co,
Customs Management module, outgoing goods. Once
the Affidavit is completed, the respective Certificate of
Origin will be requested, a document required by the
customs of the destination country to accredit the tariff
exemptions.
• There are two ways to process Certificates of Origin:
Self qualification: proceeds through the
www.dian.gov.co, for trade agreements in force with
Latin America and the European Union (form 290
Certificate of Circulation EUR 1). Self-certification: may
be issued directly by the exporter, according to the form
attached to the trade agreements signed with the United
States, Canada and the Northern Triangle (Guatemala,
El Salvador and Honduras). It is important to note that
the technological requirements established by the DIAN
must be taken into account in order to carry out the
process virtually on each computer.
• Tariff classification
is a merchandise classification system (Harmonized
System) whose first six digits are called tariff subheading
and identify a product in any country and, each country in
its Customs Tariff, adds other digits, generally four. Tariffs
generally detail the taxes or customs duties levied on
goods that enter a country definitively; they also include
some market access conditions and the preferences
granted in free trade agreements. In the case of exports,
in order to know the duty to be charged, it is necessary to
review the importing country's tariff. The tariff rate in force
abroad influences the final export price.
 • Request for approval
Compliance with this
requirement is mainly
related to the protection
of human and animal
health, as it certifies the
safety and
wholesomeness of
products for human and
animal use or
consumption.
• International negotiation terms – Incoterms
internationally agreed standards that establish the terms of
delivery of goods traded across borders, the buyer and seller
agree on the details of the terms of sale to avoid
misunderstandings or disputes.
Incoterms establish responsibility for the cost of transporting the
goods, insurance, taxes or duties, collection points, destinations
and responsibility for the goods at each stage.
Customs procedure for export of goods

• 8.1 The exporter or its customs agent, manages

the request for shipping authorization SAE-
(electronic processing DIAN-MUISCA) before the
Sectional Customs Directorate of the port or airport
where the goods are located
• 8. 2 The Request for Shipment Authorization is
valid for one month, during which time the goods
shall be transferred to the Primary Zone (by means
of a transfer form through the electronic computer
services)
• 8.3 The customs gauging is carried out. The DIAN
computer system provides three options: physical
inspection (physical review of the goods); documentary
inspection (review of documents) and automatic
inspection (the computer system provides the number of
the Export Declaration –DEX
• 8.4 According to the declarations and contents of the
supporting export documents, the customs office
authorizes the shipment.
• 8.5 Once all these procedures have been completed, the
exporter or Declarant (customs agency) shall sign and
submit the electronically generated Export Declaration
-DEX- (form 600).
Export documents:
• Commercial invoice
• Transport document (bill of
lading, air waybill or
waybill)
• Packing list
• Approval (if applicable)
• Certificate of origin (if
required)
• Export declaration (form
600)
Foreign currency reimbursement
It is necessary to previously agree with your counterpart
abroad on the means of payment to be used, whether it
is a direct draft or one that uses a risk hedge, such as
letters of credit or stand-by guarantees, and always
channel payments through authorized financial
intermediaries. Once the foreign currency from the export
is channeled through an exchange intermediary such as
a commercial bank, you must fill out Form No.2
Declaration of Exchange for Export of Goods, (External
Resolution 8 of 2000), to legalize the entry of the foreign
currency into Colombia, before the bank of the republic
(Central Bank).
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