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Port of Buenaventura, Colombia

Port code, top importers and products

UN/LOCODECOBUN
CBP Schedule K30151
DIAN officeBuenaventura
TumacoEsmeraldasBuenaventura
● Buenaventura● Nearby ports● Has a port page
165 US-bound bills of lading · Jul 2026
70,960 Colombia import lines · Dec 2025
14,719 Colombia export lines · Dec 2025
US customs · Jul 2026 Colombia customs · Dec 2025
  • US: bills of lading, Aug 2025–Jul 2026
  • Colombia: declaration lines, Jan–Dec 2025
  • Only records EximAgent holds, not all trade
  • Forwarders and carriers named on filings are counted
  • US records are sparse Nov 2025–Apr 2026
  • No US values or weights shown
  • Colombia: declared US$ from DIAN records

Summary

Computed from customs records · Jan–Dec 2025

In our records for Jan–Dec 2025: 246 US-bound bills of lading loaded here, 775,386 Colombia import declaration lines, 161,226 Colombia export declaration lines. Colombiana De Comercio S.A is the largest named importer with 34,379 declaration lines, ahead of Suramerica Comercial S.A.S (33,063). Plastic articles (HS 392690) leads the products at 1.6% of HS-coded declaration lines, and China is the top origin at 75%.

What stands out at Port of Buenaventura

14%

Colombiana De Comercio S.A leads the top 5

Top 5 importers: 14% of 775,386 declaration lines, out of 16,347 named.

1.4×

Plastics, chapter 39

Chapter 39, plastics: 8.6% of HS-coded declaration lines here vs 6.2% in all Colombia import lines we hold.

79,568

Busiest month: Jul 2025

79,568 declaration lines in Jul 2025; Dec 2025 up 11% on Nov 2025 (70,960 vs 63,733).

75%

China first

China: 75% of declaration lines; Japan 4.6%.

Buenaventura port in customs data

US imports · from Buenaventura
US importers

31

named on bills

HS-coded

30%

of bills carry an HS code

Arriving at

24%

New York / Newark area (as filed; not in the CBP list we hold), top of 12

Colombia imports · through Buenaventura
Colombia importers

5,662

named on lines

Declared value

US$1.8B

declared US$ (customs value)

Origin countries

79%

China, top of 12

Colombia exports · through Buenaventura
Colombia exporters

673

named on lines

Declared value

US$566M

declared US$ (FOB)

Destination countries

32%

Peru, top of 12

Top companies trading through Buenaventura

US importers · by bills · Jul 2026

Top suppliers (shippers) · by bills · Jul 2026

  1. Sucden Colombia13
  2. Olam Agro Colombia7
  3. Pgi Colombia5
  4. Louis Dreyfus Company Colombias A S4
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Colombia importers · by lines · Dec 2025

See all 5,662 colombia importers Who imports toys into Colombia?
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Duty on carboxylic acids from Colombia into the US

Where Buenaventura cargo comes from and goes

US imports: arriving at

Share of bills · top 10 · Jul 2026

  • New York / Newark area (as filed; not in the CBP list we hold)460124%
  • Charleston, SC160113%
  • Oakland, CA281113%
  • Port Everglades, FL520312%
  • Los Angeles, CA27049.4%
  • New York, NY10015.6%
  • Houston, TX53015.6%
  • Long Beach, CA27095.6%
  • Philadelphia, PA11015.0%
  • Norfolk-Newport News, VA14013.1%

Colombia imports: origin countries

Share of lines · top 10 · Dec 2025

  • China79%
  • India3.9%
  • Mexico3.7%
  • Japan3.4%
  • South Korea2.3%
  • United States1.5%
  • Peru1.4%
  • Vietnam1.2%
  • Taiwan1.0%
  • Chile1.0%

Colombia exports: destination countries

Share of lines · top 10 · Dec 2025

  • Peru32%
  • Chile17%
  • Ecuador12%
  • Panama10%
  • United States8.1%
  • Guatemala5.4%
  • El Salvador4.2%
  • Costa Rica3.0%
  • Mexico2.5%
  • Honduras2.0%

Monthly rhythm at Port of Buenaventura

Import declaration lines by month · Jan–Dec 2025

  1. 59,046Jan 2025
  2. 57,204Feb 2025
  3. 53,438Mar 2025
  4. 54,373Apr 2025
  5. 65,804May 2025
  6. 60,991Jun 2025
  7. 79,568Jul 2025
  8. 66,757Aug 2025
  9. 70,968Sep 2025
  10. 72,544Oct 2025
  11. 63,733Nov 2025
  12. 70,960Dec 2025

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Lookalike buyers of plastic articles

HS 392690 is also in the top 10 products at 25 other ports on EximAgent. The Outbound agent lists companies buying it through those ports.

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How deep is Port of Buenaventura?

Listed depths, to scale

Depth, m below chart datum · NGA WPI · mean tidal range 4 m

datum5 m10 mChannel8 mAnchorage5 mCargo pier9 mOil terminal8 m

Entering the port

Shelter
Fair
Harbour typeCoastal (natural)

Restricts entry: tide, other

Before you arrive: arrival notice (ETA) required; pilotage compulsory; tugs available; overhead limits, check air draft

Facilities at Buenaventura

Listed in NGA World Port Index 15370; items the index does not list are left out.

Cargo handling
Wharves
Cranes and lifts
Fixed cranesMobile cranesFloating cranesLifts 100+ tLifts 50–100 tLifts 25–49 tLifts 0–24 t

Where is Port of Buenaventura?

Country
Colombia
Position
3°53′ N, 77°04′ W
Harbour type
Coastal (natural)
UN/LOCODE functions
Port, Airport

Buenaventura port codes

Code systemCodeIdentifies
UN/LOCODECOBUNPort of Buenaventura
CBP Schedule K30151Foreign port (Buenaventura)
DIAN customs officeBuenaventuraCustoms office for Buenaventura
NGA World Port Index15370Buenaventura port entry

Ports near Buenaventura

Distance from Buenaventura

Kilometres and nautical miles, straight line

  • TumacoCOTCO · 160 nmi296
  • EsmeraldasECESM · 235 nmi435

Port of Buenaventura in Colombia trade

Port of Buenaventura ranks 1st of 4 Colombian port pages on EximAgent by declaration lines in Jan–Dec 2025 (775,386).

Nearest port pages: Port of Tumaco (300 km), Port of Cartagena (750 km), Port of Barranquilla (830 km), Port of Santa Marta (880 km)

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What is the port code for Port of Buenaventura?

UN/LOCODE COBUN; CBP Schedule K 30151; DIAN customs office "Buenaventura"; NGA World Port Index 15370.

How much trade goes through Port of Buenaventura?

In the records EximAgent holds for Jan–Dec 2025: 246 US-bound bills of lading loaded here; 775,386 Colombia import declaration lines; 161,226 Colombia export declaration lines, naming 16,347 companies.

Who are the top importers at Port of Buenaventura?

Colombiana De Comercio S.A (34,379), Suramerica Comercial S.A.S (33,063), Falabella De Colombia S A (17,170), General Motors Colmotores S A (15,409), Sodimac Colombia S A (11,736); declaration lines, Jan–Dec 2025.

What are the main products shipped through Port of Buenaventura?

Plastic articles (HS 392690, 1.6%); Toys (HS 950300, 1.2%); Car parts (HS 870899, 1.0%); Brakes and parts (HS 870830, 0.9%); Petrol engine parts (HS 840991, 0.8%); share of HS-coded declaration lines, Jan–Dec 2025.

Where do imports through Port of Buenaventura come from?

China (75%), Japan (4.6%), India (4.3%), Mexico (4.0%), South Korea (2.7%), as shares of declaration lines with a known origin in Jan–Dec 2025.

How does Port of Buenaventura differ from other Colombian ports?

By HS chapter, here vs all Colombia lines we hold: machinery and appliances 15% vs 17%; electronics 12% vs 14%; plastics 8.6% vs 6.2%; vehicles and parts 7.0% vs 6.0%.

These figures come only from the customs records EximAgent holds. They do not cover all trade through this port, so use them with care and check important details before acting on them. Use of this page is subject to our Terms and Conditions. Port codes: UN/LOCODE © UNECE, CC BY 4.0. Colombia trade data: Source: DIAN public customs records. Snapshot us-2026-07.co-2025-12.