Following US tariffs on Chinese steel in 2018, the surplus was redirected to markets like Colombia via triangulation through third countries. Mirror statistics analysis (UN Comtrade 2015-2024) reveals an average negative gap of -US$929 million annually, proving that Chinese steel arrives re-routed or under-invoiced. The text warns that if this occurs in a protected sector, industries lacking trade defense instruments face an imminent risk of displacement.

Health alerts issued in Colombia and Mexico reveal how contamination, counterfeiting, smuggling, and illicit trade are converging in the infant formula market. This analysis examines the implications for public health, supply chain security, corporate reputation, and regulatory compliance, highlighting the growing risks facing the infant nutrition industry across Latin America.

Are tariffs enough to protect domestic industries? This CIMA Insight examines Colombia's ceramic sector and explores how technical smuggling, unfair competition, and global supply chain dynamics can undermine trade protection measures. Drawing on cases from Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, the report highlights key challenges for competitiveness and economic security across Latin America.

The illegal auto parts market in Colombia has become a major threat to the automotive industry, driven by smuggling, counterfeiting, and gray-market distribution channels. With losses exceeding USD 1.2 billion and a growing volume of counterfeit components circulating through both physical and digital marketplaces, the phenomenon creates significant economic, legal, and road safety risks for importers, distributors, workshops, and consumers.

What began as a 30% "security tax" on Colombian products escalated to 100% in just two months, collapsing formal trade on the Colombia-Ecuador border while smuggling surged by up to 70%. An analysis of the paradox: measures designed to combat organized crime that end up strengthening it.

El general (R) Juan Carlos Buitrago, ex director de Polfa y coordinador de la Estrategia Triángulos para Latam & Caribe contra el comercio ilegal, advierte que “la adulteración y el contrabando de licores ya no están en manos de redes menores, de hecho, estos pasaron a la órbita del crimen organizado."

El siguiente documento analiza el impacto de los aumentos abruptos en los impuestos al cigarrillo y su relación directa con el crecimiento del comercio ilegal.

El General (r) Juan Carlos Buitrago Arias, CEO y Fundador de Strategos BIP, participó como panelista experto en el "Encuentro Presencial de Cierre de Conversatorios" organizado por Public Safety Research Center (PSRC), la Universidad Externado de Colombia (UEC), el Instituto Colombo Alemán para la Paz (CAPAZ) y la Fundación Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FESCOL).

Una lectura obligada para quienes trabajan en seguridad, aduanas, justicia, comercio y toma de decisiones estratégicas en la región.

Colombia modifica Decreto 1165 del 2019 para mejorar la eficiencia, control y transparencia en la gestión aduanera del país.

El 3er Encuentro de Alto Nivel de la Alianza Regional Público-Privada COEPA, tuvo lugar el en Guayaquil, Ecuador.

El 29 de septiembre se llevó a cabo el II Encuentro de Alto Nivel de la Alianza COEPA, en Cartagena, Colombia.

El panorama del mercado ilícito de cigarrillos y productos de tabaco en Colombia, Ecuador y Panamá es negativo y preocupante.

Reporte de eventos noticiosos de comercio ilícito en Colombia (Productos de tabaco – noviembre 2022 a marzo 2023) que construimos con CIMA