Colombia Rice Export Quota, Inc. (COL-RICE) was formed in 2012 by the rice industries of Colombia and the United States to administer the Tariff Rate Quota for rice established by the U.S. – Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA). The TPA entered into force on May 15, 2012. COL-RICE is a Delaware not-for-profit corporation that has received an Export Trade Certificate of Review from the U.S. Department of Commerce to conduct open-tender auctions for the right to import rice duty free into Colombia.