The Association of Floral Importers of Florida hosted a meeting in Miami on Wednesday with Colombia’s ambassador to the United States, Gabriel Silva, to show its support for a U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
The Free Trade Agreement, supported by Democrats and Republicans, grants U.S. exporters tariff-free access to the Colombian market. Supporters say this would boost U.S. competitivness and create jobs, while opponents dispute the job creation figures and say that Colombia must show it will respect organized labor and workers’ rights.
According to the Office of the United States Trade Representative, if the Free Trade Agreement is approved, “over 80 percent of U.S. exports of consumer and industrial products to Colombia will become duty free immediately.”
A statement issued by Proexport Colombia — the Colombian government trade bureau that promotes exports and tourism to the South American nation — and the Association of Floral Importers states that “Congress has reported that they have agreed to a path forward for the Colombia Free Trade Agreement (along with the agreements with Korea and Panama) that will hopefully be up for a vote when Congress returns to Washington in September.”
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