How are Colombian import taxes calculated?

Colombia charges arancel (customs duty) as a percentage of the CIF value, then IVA (VAT) on the CIF value plus the duty. So IVA is levied on a base that already includes the duty, which is why the two cannot simply be added — the duty raises the IVA base.

What is the IVA rate on imports?

The general IVA rate is 19% and applies to most imported goods. Some products carry a reduced 5% rate, and a few are exempt or excluded. Enter the rate that matches your product; the calculator applies it to the CIF-plus-duty base.

What duty rate applies to my product?

The arancel depends on the product's HS tariff classification and ranges roughly from 0% to 20%, with many consumer goods at 5%, 10% or 15%. Free-trade agreements can reduce it to 0% for qualifying origin. Look up your HS code in the Colombian tariff schedule and enter that rate.

What is the CIF value?

CIF stands for Cost, Insurance and Freight — the price of the goods plus the insurance and shipping cost to bring them to Colombia. Customs uses CIF, not the bare product price, as the base for duty, so include freight and insurance for an accurate estimate.

Does this include all charges?

No. It covers the two main levies — arancel and IVA. Real imports may also incur customs-broker fees, port and handling charges, the 4x1000 financial-transaction tax on payments, and antidumping or safeguard duties on specific goods. Treat the result as the core tax estimate.

Colombia Import Duty & Customs Calculator

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A Colombia import duty and customs calculator that turns the CIF value of imported goods into a full landed cost. It applies the arancel (customs duty) and then IVA on the correct base, so you can see the total tax and what the goods really cost once they clear customs — all in pesos.

How it works

Colombia stacks two main levies, and the order matters because IVA is charged on a base that already includes the duty:

duty (arancel) = CIF × dutyRate
IVA base       = CIF + duty
IVA            = IVA base × ivaRate
total tax      = duty + IVA
landed cost    = CIF + total tax

The CIF value is the goods price plus insurance and freight to Colombia — customs uses this, not the bare product price. The arancel depends on the product’s HS classification (commonly 0–20%), and the IVA is 19% for most goods, with 5% or exemptions for some. Because the duty inflates the IVA base, the effective tax is slightly more than the two rates added together.

Example and notes

Import goods with a CIF of COP 10,000,000, a 10% arancel and 19% IVA:

Duty: 10,000,000 × 10% = COP 1,000,000
IVA base: 10,000,000 + 1,000,000 = COP 11,000,000
IVA: 11,000,000 × 19% = COP 2,090,000
Total tax: COP 3,090,000; landed cost: COP 13,090,000

Free-trade agreements can cut the arancel to 0% for qualifying origin, which sharply lowers the landed cost. This excludes broker fees, port handling and the 4x1000 tax, so add those for the true all-in figure.