The United States is Colombia’s largest trading partner: it is the destination country of 36% of Colombia`s exports and the country of origin of 25% of Colombian imports. Their relationship deepened its ties with the implementation of the ATPA tariff program, later ATPDEA, under which 80% of Colombia’s export supply was offered either free access to the U. S. market, or access with reduced tariff payments. Moreover, the entry into force of the Colombia - U. S. FTA created the basis for an ever deeper business relationship, which would also include benefits for the United States, as well as prolong and deepen the benefits received by Colombia. This project focuses on analyzing the behavior of trade between these two countries over the years and presently, taking into account the global and the bilateral economic context.
