Colombia to raise duties on U.S. goods by 25% in response to sanctions

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said that the country's authorities will raise duties on imports from the United States by 25% in response to the sanctions imposed by President Donald Trump. Petro wrote about this on the social network X (former Twitter) on January 26.

Petro noted that the country will now export goods to every country in the world except the United States. He also invited Colombian overseas communities to become sellers of goods produced at home.

"North American products whose prices will increase within the national economy must be replaced by national production, the government will help with this," the Colombian head wrote.

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Earlier in the day, the US imposed sanctions and 25% duties on all goods from Colombia for Bogota's refusal to accept a plane carrying deported migrants. Trump also banned travel and revoked visas for Colombian government officials and their allies and supporters. Visa sanctions are also imposed on all party members, family members and supporters of the Colombian government.

At the same time, Petro said Colombia was refusing to accept U.S. airplanes carrying deportable Colombians. He said it was necessary to establish a protocol to treat the migrants with dignity before Colombia would start accepting them again. It was later reported that Colombia had deployed two US military planes bound for the Latin American country with about 160 deportable migrants on board.

The day before, Mexico refused to accept the plane with deported migrants from the United States. It was noted that the reason for this decision was unclear, but a White House spokesman said that "the problem with the flights was administrative" and it was quickly eliminated.

Earlier, on January 22, Trump restricted the right of illegal migrants who entered the United States through the southern border. He directed the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice and the State Department to take all necessary steps to immediately repel, repatriate and remove illegal immigrants across the country's southern border.