
Sea Freight to Buenaventura & Cartagena
FCL and LCL sailings into Buenaventura on the Pacific and Cartagena or Barranquilla on the Caribbean side. Buenaventura is the faster and cheaper gateway for Bogotá, Cali and Medellín.
One all-in price from your Chinese supplier to your warehouse in Colombia. We file the declaración anticipada, clear through DIAN, absorb the arancel and 19% IVA, and deliver in Bogotá, Medellín, Cali and the coast.

30-40
Days (Sea Freight)
100%
DDP Service
Pacific gateways, Caribbean gateways, and air cargo into El Dorado — arranged around your delivery city, not ours.

FCL and LCL sailings into Buenaventura on the Pacific and Cartagena or Barranquilla on the Caribbean side. Buenaventura is the faster and cheaper gateway for Bogotá, Cali and Medellín.

Consolidated and direct air cargo into El Dorado (BOG) and José María Córdova (MDE) for launches, spare parts and seasonal stock, with customs cleared before the flight lands.

An agencia de aduanas files the import declaration in your name, then we move the cargo by truck to your door — including free-zone and 3PL deliveries with appointment booking.
Colombia clears most cargo in days, not weeks — but only when the RUT, the advance declaration and the import licence are right before the vessel sails. That paperwork is our job.
Under Decreto 659 de 2024 the declaración anticipada must be accepted at least 48 hours before arrival. We file it from China, so the shipment never lands without a declaration.
Your quote carries the duty rate of your subpartida, the 19% IVA on the CIF value plus duty, and the customs service fees. The figure we quote is the figure you pay at the door.
Buenaventura serves Cali and Bogotá fastest; Cartagena and Barranquilla serve the Atlantic coast. We pick the gateway by your delivery address, not by habit.
Buenaventura (Pacific)
Cartagena / Barranquilla
Bogotá, Medellín, Cali (door)
Air Freight (BOG / MDE)
Every file is screened against DIAN and VUCE requirements before booking, because a missing permit stops the levante no matter how good the freight rate was.
Your RUT must carry the foreign-trade activity and the customs responsibility, and your NIT must be active. If the company is not registered yet, we explain what has to be in place before the first shipment.
The advance declaration is lodged at least 48 hours before arrival. For shipments above USD 1,000 FOB the declaración de importación must be filed by a licensed agencia de aduanas, and from USD 5,000 FOB the Declaración Andina del Valor is also required.
Duty runs from 0% to 35% depending on the subpartida, and IVA is charged at 19% on the CIF value plus duty. Where a safeguard or antidumping measure applies to your product, we flag it before you order.
Food, cosmetics, medicines, medical devices, phytosanitary goods and controlled products need a registro, visto bueno or prior licence. We check the requirement in VUCE while the cargo is still being produced.
Answers for Colombian importers buying from China
For a standard shipment: commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading or air waybill, certificate of origin if you want a preferential rate, and the RUT of the importer. We prepare the advance declaration, the import declaration and the Andean value declaration, and we confirm whether VUCE requires a permit for your subpartida.
Yes. The quote includes freight, insurance, the arancel of your tariff subpartida, the 19% IVA on CIF plus duty, and customs charges. Nothing is invoiced to you at the port of Buenaventura or Cartagena, which is the whole point of DDP.
The importer named on the declaration needs an active RUT with customs responsibility. Above USD 1,000 FOB the declaration must be filed by a licensed agencia de aduanas; we work with bonded agencies in Buenaventura, Cartagena and Bogotá and coordinate the mandate for you.
Sea freight to Buenaventura is usually 30 to 40 days port to port, and 35 to 45 days to Cartagena or Barranquilla depending on the transhipment through Panama. Air freight reaches Bogotá or Medellín in 5 to 8 days door to door.
Yes. We deliver nationwide by truck after the levante, including zona franca deliveries and 3PL or e-commerce warehouses that require an appointment. Tell us the exact address at quotation stage and the inland cost is built into the DDP price.
Yes, we accept shipments from 45 kg upward. Below that the fixed clearance and documentation cost outweighs any freight saving, so we would rather tell you honestly than quote a rate that cannot be delivered.
Food, beverages, cosmetics, medicines, medical devices, agrochemicals, textiles under the labelling rules, toys, and regulated electrical goods all need a registro or visto bueno from INVIMA, ICA or MinCIT. We screen your HS code and product name before quoting.
Share your cargo details, delivery city and timeline. You receive an all-in DDP plan covering freight, DIAN clearance, arancel, IVA and final delivery.
One contact from quotation to delivery at your address in Colombia.
Subpartida, RUT status and VUCE permits are checked before the booking is confirmed.
A lane-specific price and transit plan within 24 hours, including the DDP landed cost.