Evidence 12: Import process

Make a technical data or specification sheet about a product that Colombia

imports in agreement with the FTA. It must have the duty rates and the custom
valuation according to the country of destination, with the purpose of giving
detailed information about the product that the customer will buy.

To make this evidence, consult the following training material:

 Operative processes in international trade

And the supplementary material:

 Cambios a las Sociedades de Intermediación Aduanera Ahora son

Agencias de Aduana’.

This evidence must be sent in Microsoft Word or PDF format through the virtual
learning platform, as follows:

1. Click on the title of this evidence.

2. Click on “Examinar mi equipo” and look for the previously saved file.
3. Leave a message to your tutor (optional).
4. Click on “Enviar”.
 DATA SHEET

COFFEE
PRODUCT NAME

TRADENAME
Coffee bean, parchment coffee, gold coffee, piled coffee

TARIFF 901211000

Humidity: 12% of ° H. Smell: clean and fresh, Color: even and

uniform. Defects: 0-5% defects. Grain size: minimum 30% above
15 or 14 mesh and maximum 5% below 13 or 12 mesh. Grain
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE density: 650 grams / liter. Yield: 70-75% ° R.
PRODUCT

ORIGIN Colombia

The crop is one of the main products and as a permanent crop, it

IMPORTANCE OF THE PRODUCT is the one that involves the most productive land, generating
more agricultural employment and is the one that generates
important capital for the regional economy of the Peruvian high
forest and alternative development for its ecological, economic,
social and political characteristics.
TAXES AND FEES For each pound of coffee exported, six cents to the National
Coffee Fund must be delivered as "coffee contribution"
 The productive process starts with the choice of the coffee
variety, the requirement of the appropriate soil, sowing of the
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE crop, shading of the coffee, organic fertilization of the coffee,
PRODUCTION PROCESS pruning and care, harvesting, post-harvest processes; such as
pulping, fermentation, washing and sorting, drying, coffee
parchment, coffee piled or coffee gold or green grain

Packaging: jute bags. Weight: 45 Kg / sack. Storage: 18-25 ° C, 60-

75% H.R. Smell: characteristic free of foreign odors foreign to the
product. Cleaning: clean grain without mucilage residues, dirt,
shell parts of material or other foreign material. State of
development: well-developed gold coffee bean without
deformations, no flat grains and maximum humidity of 12%
Organic coffees. Evaluation in cup of 80-85 points.
PRODUCT COMMERCIAL
CHARACTERISTICS