Comments on the Free Trade Agreement with Colombia

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Trade Policy Staff Committee of the United States Trade Representative on the pending free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and the Republic of Colombia. RILA strongly supports enactment of the U.S. – Colombia FTA, which would permanently enshrine preferential benefits Colombia currently receives under the Andean Trade Preferences Act (ATPA) for exports to the United States and would finally create reciprocal benefits for U.S. exporters by removing most tariffs and non-tariff barriers for U.S. exports to Colombia on day one of the agreement.