Colombia: FAS Bogota Protects Trade and Secures One Year Extension for US Select Food Export Registrations to Colombia

FAS Bogota successfully negotiated a one-year pause to the implementation of Decree 2478, a regulation governing mandatory food facility registration to Colombia's National Institute for the Surveillance of Drugs and Foods (Invima) by U.S. facilities and sanitary authorities. The new entry into force date for facility registration is now July 31, 2026. U.S. food product facilities previously listed will continue to remain registered through Colombia's Institute for Agriculture and Livestock (ICA), which will ensure uninterrupted exports of U.S. dairy, seafood, and egg products to Colombia. This extension also opens opportunities for new U.S. companies looking to export to Colombia. In 2024, the United States exported over $140 million in agricultural goods subject to the new Colombian facility registration requirements.