After Colombia turned around the U.S. migrant flights, President Trump slapped the country with 25% tariffs, threatening further travel bans and sanctions.
While U.S. does not import much from Colombia, there are certain products that the U.S. heavily relies on the country. With tariffs, this means these products will get more expensive for American consumers.
While Colombia’s largest exports to the U.S. are cut flowers, sugar, coffee and petrol, the country also often ships small amounts of gold and aluminum structures to the U.S.
The chart shows the types of goods the U.S. imports from Colombia and their respective shares of total U.S. imports from the country. While Colombia’s imports make up only 0.5% of total U.S. imports, the chart breaks down the top categories at a broader level:
- Live trees, plants, and cut flowers dominate, accounting for 39.26% of U.S. imports from Colombia.
- Coffee, tea, and spices make up a significant portion at 13.43%.
- Other categories, like sugars and sugar confectionery (3.03%) and petrol (2.7%), follow but at much lower percentages.
- Smaller shares are represented by items like Fur Skins, aluminum, precious Stones, and others, each contributing between 1% and 3%.
Here’s a look at the products at a more deeper level that will likely take a hit by the tariffs
