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Form to avoid the ~30% tax on importing personal/used items

Last activity 26 October 2021 by ernietorricelli9

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Is there a form we would need to fill out to avoid the ~30% tax when importing personal (used) items into Colombia?  We are sending just a few boxes.

I thought I read somewhere that if a Colombian (my spouse) was outside of the country for a certain period of time, she would not have to pay the tax on certain items if brought into the country.

She looked at the DIAN site, but couldn't find anything.
Thanks in advance for any help!

OsageArcher

These links should help.  If I remember correctly the tax exemption applies if she's returning after at least 5 years (although one link says 3 years), for various items in your menaje de casa:

https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/sites/de … estico.pdfhttp://www.aldiaempresarios.com/index.p … Itemid=460http://www.vilcabambae.com/plan-bienven … a/colombia

You can find more info searching for
colombia DIAN menaje de casa
...and other similar searches.  I don't know if there's a form involved - but knowing the Colombian bureaucracy, there almost certainly is at least one form required...

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