What is coffee doing on both sides of this trade?

Brazil exported US$ 153.5 million in coffee to a country that is itself a major producer. These are different bean and industry profiles: buying and selling the same chapter between two producers usually reflects type, grade and blend destination rather than plain surplus.

Brazil × Colombia January–October 2026 — Foreign trade

Colombia

What Brazil sold to and bought from Colombia in January–October 2026: exports, imports, trade balance and the most traded HS4 chapters.

Brazil ran a US$ 1.10 billion trade surplus with Colombia in January–July 2026, exporting US$ 2.42 billion against US$ 1.31 billion in imports. Brazil sells about 1.8 times what it buys.

Exports are industrial at the top: motor cars lead at US$ 397.1 million, followed by coffee, goods vehicles and refined petroleum. Imports are solid energy and petrochemicals — coal (US$ 249.7 million), coke, and PVC and propylene polymers. Browse the SH4 chapters below to drill into a specific commodity.

In trade with Colombia, Brazil closed January–October 2026 with a surplus of US$ 1.76B.

Brazil sold US$ 3.60B and bought US$ 1.84B, across 862 SH4 headings with data.

Exports BR → Colombia

US$ 3.60B

Imports Colombia → BR

US$ 1.84B

BR trade balance

US$ 1.76B

surplus · 862 headings with data

Top exports Brazil → Colombia


1	8703	Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702), including station wagons and racing cars	608,790,385	48,381.53	12.583
2	0901	Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion	245,648,452	59,989.28	4.095
3	2710	Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic con	138,429,150	135,477.95	1.022
4	8704	Motor vehicles for the transport of goods	134,678,185	11,899.12	11.318
5	8708	Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of heading 8701 to 8705	90,277,052	15,209.40	5.936
6	2106	Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included	86,155,347	10,147.95	8.490
7	7213	Bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of iron or non-alloy steel	79,047,740	133,350.79	0.593
8	3004	Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings	60,130,683	2,090.42	28.765
9	4011	New pneumatic tyres, of rubber	59,785,547	12,014.34	4.976
10	2101	Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or maté and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or maté; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof	49,738,968	5,000.64	9.947
11	8407	Spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines	47,934,560	2,430.46	19.722
12	4811	Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than goods of the kind described in head	45,728,560	14,539.06	3.145
13	2309	Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding	45,460,521	28,363.25	1.603
14	3902	Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms	40,278,493	31,770.33	1.268
15	8429	Self-propelled bulldozers, angledozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and road rollers	39,871,856	3,985.55	10.004
16	7606	Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0,2 mm	38,933,192	8,947.18	4.351
17	8411	Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines	37,865,356	2.26	16,747.172
18	8701	Tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709)	37,090,624	3,586.83	10.341
19	7612	Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers (including rigid or collapsible tubular containers), for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity not exceeding 300 litres, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but	36,025,310	3,777.97	9.536
20	2301	Flours, meals and pellets, of meat or meat offal, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, unfit for human consumption; greaves	35,297,031	58,429.20	0.604

Top imports Colombia → Brazil


1	2701	Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal	354,381,150	3,212,393.61	0.110
2	2704	Coke etc of coal, lignite or peat, retort carbon	325,961,757	1,440,203.92	0.226
3	3904	Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms	260,253,939	257,036.48	1.013
4	3902	Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms	202,453,762	130,940.67	1.546
5	3808	Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands, wi	159,564,362	36,654.78	4.353
6	1511	Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified	87,847,848	74,796.53	1.174
7	3903	Polymers of styrene, in primary forms	81,012,390	48,631	1.666
8	7602	Aluminium waste and scrap	42,413,033	15,156.74	2.798
9	2713	Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals	36,789,398	207,319.84	0.177
10	3920	Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials	31,409,161	13,674.19	2.297
11	2803	Carbon,(including carbon black)	23,095,790	16,053.7	1.439
12	3901	Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms	15,126,769	11,657.85	1.298
13	8480	Moulding boxes for metal foundry; mould bases; moulding patterns; moulds for metal (other than ingot moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics	13,397,575	1,576.85	8.496
14	4818	Toilet paper and similar paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, in rolls of a width not exceeding 36 cm, or cut to size or shape; handkerchiefs, cleansing tissues, towels, tablecloths, serv	11,086,434	3,980.03	2.786
15	5603	Non-wovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated	10,368,934	4,528.28	2.290
16	1513	Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified	9,713,327	4,916.44	1.976
17	3506	Prepared glues and other prepared adhesives, not elsewhere specified or included; products suitable for use as glues or adhesives, put up for retail sale as glues or adhesives, not exceeding a net weight of 1 kg	9,478,402	2,675.46	3.543
18	4811	Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size, other than goods of the kind described in head	8,371,500	4,053.91	2.065
19	3004	Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings	7,559,213	147.68	51.186
20	4001	Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip	6,767,918	3,146.22	2.151

Frequently asked questions

How large is the Brazil–Colombia trade balance in January–July 2026?

Brazil holds a US$ 1.10 billion surplus: US$ 2.42 billion exported against US$ 1.31 billion imported. The gap equals roughly 30% of total bilateral trade in the period.

What does Brazil export most to Colombia?

Motor cars lead at US$ 397.1 million, about 16% of the basket, followed by coffee (US$ 153.5 million), goods vehicles (US$ 90.8 million) and refined petroleum (US$ 73.7 million). It is one of few relationships where Brazilian manufacturing tops the list.

What does Brazil import from Colombia?

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