Exports and Imports

...In 2006, Colombia was the U.S.A's fifth-largest exporter in the Western Hemisphere. The first were Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Venezuela. It was also the largest agricultural export market in the Western Hemisphere after North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries. It is the 28th largest exporter for U.S products worldwide.
...Colombia's major exports are petroleum, coffee, coal, and nickel. Other, not so popular, exports are cut flowers, gold, bananas, semiprecious stones, sugear and tropical fruit.
...The U.S is Colombia's biggest trading partner. They are about 40% of Colombia's exports and about 30% of their imports. Europe, Japan and the Andean countries are also important trading partners to Colombia
...Mining, manufacturing industries and oil attract the greatest U.S investment.

...Many of Colombia's imports, unlike its exports, are processed or manufactured goods.
...Developed countries make most of Colombia's imports. Some imports include data processing, telecom, sausages and cured hides.
...The Colombian government has banned imports of livestock and related things from Ecuador and Venezuela for six months because there is said to be a foot-and-mouth disease there. Items like cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and other things are banned from entering the country.
...However, sausages and cured hides were exempted from the ban.
...Colombia also put similar bans on imports from Argentina and Brazil in February for the same reason.