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Operations Compliance · Export CertificationAsia

Colombia RETIE Certification: The Compliance Bill for Warehouse Electrical Equipment

Colombia RETIE certification attaches to specific products, not to a supplier: warehouse electrical equipment needs its own compliance path, costed across testing, documentation, rework, and delay.

2026-10-31

Inside the Warehouse · Overseas WarehousesSouth America

Cali Warehouse Market Guide: Valley City Warehousing, Suburbs and Regional Distribution

Cali sits in a mountain valley, so warehouse location is never just a dot on a map: the city is close to customers but hard for trucks, the suburbs move freight freely but stretch delivery routes, and the farm belt hugs supply but swings with the seasons. This small-warehouse owner's guide works through those trade-offs.

2026-10-30

Inside the Warehouse · Facility LayoutSouth America

Bogota Colombia Warehouse Market: Highland Rents, Hill-Climb Delivery, and Regional Distribution

In the Bogota warehouse market, the real cost is not on the rent table but in altitude, gradient, and the time it takes to get into the city. Lao Mi uses two lived-through cases to price hill-climb delivery and compare the west, north, and south corridors.

2026-10-29

Inside the Warehouse · Overseas WarehousesSouth America

The Barranquilla Warehouse Market: Caribbean Port, Suburbs, and Inland Distribution

The Barranquilla warehouse market is not one market but three different bets: the port corridor, the suburbs, and inland distribution. Ah K compares their true total costs from first-hand experience and explains why a small three-month trial should come before any long lease.

2026-10-29

Inside the Warehouse · Overseas WarehousesSouth America

Medellín Urban Warehouse Distribution: Delivering in a Mountain City

Medellín urban warehouse distribution is priced not on the rent quotation but on every climb, tight turn, and failed access. This article works through the trade-off between central warehouses and micro-hubs on mountain terrain.

2026-10-28

Inside the Warehouse · Cold ChainSouth America

Colombia Flower Export Cold Chain: 48 Hours From Highland Farm to Freighter

Flowers dying in transit with nobody taking responsibility is the flower trade's worst frustration. Ah K shares a Bogotá grower's real lesson in colombia flower export cold chain warehouse work: pre-cooling, grading, cold storage and airport handover, where breaks happen at handovers, not on the plane. The routine covers temperature and humidity discipline, why grey mould is lagging evidence of a break, and the peak-season habits that keep flowers boarding on time.

2026-10-28

Inside the Warehouse · Overseas WarehousesSouth America

Colombia Avocado Export Warehouse Storage: The Bill from an Antioquia Orchard to the Port of Cartagena

Colombia avocado export warehouse storage, priced end to end: a 3PL sales director traces two real shipments through pre-cooling, ripening, and port choice, and gives three questions to ask before you sign a warehouse contract.

2026-10-27

Inside the Warehouse · Overseas WarehousesSouth America

Cartagena Port: A Practical Guide to Warehousing and Distribution from Colombia's Caribbean Gateway

A 3PL sales director breaks down what happens after cargo lands at Cartagena: Zona Franca bonded warehouses, the inland run to Bogota, and the three questions to ask before signing any warehouse-distribution contract.

2026-10-23

Inside the Warehouse · Overseas WarehousesSouth America

Colombia Coffee Export Warehouse Logistics: From Origin Warehouses to the Port of Buenaventura

When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake cut the main corridor and shut the port of Buenaventura in August 2026, Colombia coffee export warehouse logistics faced its hardest test: 30,000+ bags stranded daily while the exporters' association called operations 'paralysed'. A 15-year trucking veteran breaks down the chain — origin collection, hulling, corridor haulage, port loading — does the math on stranded cargo, and offers a three-option playbook plus three moves shippers can start tomorrow.

2026-10-19

Inside the Warehouse · Overseas WarehousesSouth America

Colombia's Zona Franca Free Trade Zones: The Real Math on 20% Corporate Tax, Zero Duties, and Warehouse Setup

Colombia's Zona Franca free trade zones promise 20% corporate tax and zero duties — but the 20% rate only applies to export income since the 2023 reform, and domestic sales face 35%. This guide runs the real math on Zona Franca vs outside-zone warehousing, compares Bogota, Cartagena and Occidente, and gives three questions to ask before signing a lease.

2026-10-17

News（1）

Source：The Loadstar

Colombia 'absolutely booming', as ecommerce squeezes air cargo capacity

Colombia is "absolutely booming" for ecommerce imports, with an estimated 3,000-4,000 tonnes arriving by air each week and capacity being snapped up as soon as it appears, airfreight wholesalers told The Loadstar. LATAM Cargo's ecommerce volumes on the US-Colombia corridor rose 53% in January-August, and analytics firm Rotate reports ecommerce demand into the country up 16.8% quarter-on-quarter while cargo capacity fell 6.7%. With demand growing faster than available lift, shippers should expect tighter space and upward pressure on rates.

2026-10-05#air-cargo#ecommerce#colombia

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