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Colombian textile exports to Venezuela recover, coffee exports fall 11.7%

Trade figures released 8 November 2026 show diverging results across Colombian export sectors.

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Colombian apparel and textile exports to Venezuela have continued a partial recovery, while national coffee exports recorded an 11.7% annual fall in the most recent full coffee year.

Exports to Venezuela fell from US$267 million in 2012 to US$3.6 million in 2018, before recovering to US$22.9 million in 2025. Apparel shipments grew over 20% year on year in the first half of 2026. The Inexmoda Knowledge Laboratory published a report identifying further export opportunities for Colombian fashion and textile firms in the neighbouring market.

Restricted SWIFT access and limited logistics operators remain major barriers for Colombian exporters entering Venezuela.

Asoexport reported on 8 November 2026 that Colombian coffee exports fell 11.7% in the coffee year ending August 2026. Shipments totalled 11.8 million sacks valued at US$4.905 billion.

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