Chapter 04 · Animals and animal products

Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 171 million of the goods in this chapter, 0.2% of everything it exported and 0.4% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was the United States (21%), and the main region of origin, Los Ríos (35%). It imported US$ 260 million, 1.0% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from Argentina (27%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 171 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +0.4% vs January–July 2025
US$ 260 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +1.0% vs January–July 2025
0.2%
of everything Chile exported · 0.5% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
0204060US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0204060US$ MJ2025FMAMJJASON·DJ2026FMAMJJ·A
ExportsImportsshaded: the months the figures above are read over

«s/d» is a month the Aduanas database does not carry, not a month without trade.

What is inside

January–July 2026

What is exported, by heading

Animals and animal products 100%Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweet…68%Cheese and curd17%Whey and productsconsisting ofnatural milk…6.6%Honey; natural6.5%Butter and other fatsand oils derived from…
Animals and animal products 100%Milk and cream;concentrated orcontaining added sugar o…68%Cheese andcurd17%Whey andproductsconsisting of…Honey;natural6.5%

What is imported, by heading

Animals and animal products 100%Cheese and curd68%Whey and productsconsisting of naturalmilk constituents;…10%Milk and cream;concentrated orcontaining added sugar…8.5%Birds' eggs, inshell; fresh,preserved or…4.6%Butter and otherfats and oilsderived from…3.3%Birds'eggs, notin shell;…3.0%Milkandcream…1.8%
Animals and animal products 100%Cheese and curd68%Whey andproductsconsisting…10%Milk andcream;concentrated…8.5%Birds'eggs, inshell;…4.6%Butterandother…3.3%Birds'eggs,not in…Milkandcream…

With which countries

January–July 2026

Each line joins the start and a country this was sold to; it is a relationship, not a route. The other countries, pooled, and the codes that are not a country (free zones, ship stores) add up to US$ 13.9 million and have no line.

Each line arrives from the country where the goods were made; it is a relationship, not a route. The other countries, pooled, and the codes that are not a country (free zones, ship stores) add up to US$ 6.0 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. United StatesUS$ 35.6 million21%
  2. ColombiaUS$ 35.3 million21%
  3. MexicoUS$ 27.6 million16%
  4. PeruUS$ 14.0 million8.2%
  5. BrazilUS$ 11.7 million6.8%
  6. GermanyUS$ 7.5 million4.4%
  7. Costa RicaUS$ 6.3 million3.7%
  8. VenezuelaUS$ 5.6 million3.3%
  9. CubaUS$ 5.4 million3.1%
  10. GuatemalaUS$ 3.8 million2.2%
  11. SingaporeUS$ 2.6 million1.5%
  12. EcuadorUS$ 2.0 million1.2%
  13. OthersUS$ 13.9 million8.1%

Where imports come from

  1. ArgentinaUS$ 70.6 million27%
  2. United StatesUS$ 64.4 million25%
  3. GermanyUS$ 36.1 million14%
  4. BrazilUS$ 20.4 million7.8%
  5. New ZealandUS$ 14.5 million5.6%
  6. MexicoUS$ 14.2 million5.5%
  7. NetherlandsUS$ 11.8 million4.5%
  8. PeruUS$ 7.3 million2.8%
  9. UruguayUS$ 5.6 million2.2%
  10. ItalyUS$ 3.9 million1.5%
  11. FranceUS$ 3.0 million1.2%
  12. DenmarkUS$ 2.3 million0.9%
  13. OthersUS$ 6.0 million2.3%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. Los RíosUS$ 60.3 million35%
  2. BiobíoUS$ 54.8 million32%
  3. MetropolitanaUS$ 24.7 million14%
  4. Los LagosUS$ 20.9 million12%
  5. ValparaísoUS$ 5.8 million3.4%
  6. O'HigginsUS$ 2.7 million1.6%
  7. MauleUS$ 1.8 million1.0%
  8. CoquimboUS$ 378 thousand0.2%
  9. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 189 thousand0.1%
  10. MagallanesUS$ 20 thousand<0.1%
  11. No region declaredUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%

The region the declaration names as the origin of the exports. An import declares no region.

Where it leaves and lands

January–July 2026
Port or crossingComunaLoaded (exports)%Unloaded (imports)%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 14.8 million8.6%US$ 131 million50%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 225 thousand0.1%US$ 91.9 million35%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 70.5 million41%US$ 3.9 million1.5%
CoronelCoronelUS$ 40.3 million24%US$ 1.4 million0.5%
LirquénPencoUS$ 33.6 million20%——
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 2.9 million1.7%US$ 26.7 million10%
Cardenal SamorePuyehueUS$ 8.8 million5.1%——
Pino Hachado (Liucura)LonquimayUS$ 143 thousand0.1%US$ 2.0 million0.8%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuel——US$ 1.3 million0.5%
Other Chilean ports——US$ 957 thousand0.4%
Other portsUS$ 177 thousand0.1%US$ 1.6 million0.6%

The Chilean port where the exports were loaded and the imports unloaded: where the cargo passes, which is not always the office that processes it. The eight largest are named; the rest are in «other ports». Every port →

Exports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 162 million95%
  2. RoadUS$ 9.2 million5.4%
  3. AirUS$ 87 thousand0.1%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 2 thousand<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 163 million63%
  2. RoadUS$ 96.0 million37%
  3. AirUS$ 1.3 million0.5%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 14 thousand<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 144 million84%US$ 5.3 million2.0%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 14.8 million8.6%US$ 131 million50%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 225 thousand0.1%US$ 92.9 million36%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 2.9 million1.7%US$ 26.7 million10%
OsornoLos LagosUS$ 8.8 million5.1%US$ 649 thousand0.2%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 102 thousand0.1%US$ 2.0 million0.8%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 66 thousand<0.1%US$ 1.3 million0.5%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 880 thousand0.3%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 22 thousand<0.1%US$ 94 thousand<0.1%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 88 thousand0.1%US$ 2 thousand<0.1%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 34 thousand<0.1%

The office is the branch of the Service that processed the declaration. An import is counted at the office that clears it.

From where to where

January–July 2026

What leaves: region of origin, customs office, destination

Region of originCustoms officeDestinationLos RíosUS$ 60.3 million · 35%BiobíoUS$ 54.8 million · 32%MetropolitanaUS$ 24.7 million · 14%Los LagosUS$ 20.9 million · 12%ValparaísoUS$ 5.8 million · 3.4%O'HigginsUS$ 2.7 million · 1.6%Other regionsUS$ 2.4 million · 1.4%TalcahuanoUS$ 144 million · 84%OsornoUS$ 8.8 million · 5.1%Los AndesUS$ 225 thousand · 0.1%San AntonioUS$ 14.8 million · 8.6%ValparaísoUS$ 2.9 million · 1.7%Other officesUS$ 278 thousand · 0.2%MexicoUS$ 27.6 million · 16%Costa RicaUS$ 6.3 million · 3.7%ColombiaUS$ 35.3 million · 21%PeruUS$ 14.0 million · 8.2%United StatesUS$ 35.6 million · 21%BrazilUS$ 11.7 million · 6.8%GermanyUS$ 7.5 million · 4.4%OthersUS$ 33.4 million · 19%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationLos Ríos35%Biobío32%Metropolit…14%Los Lagos12%Valparaíso3.4%O'Higgins1.6%Other regi…1.4%Talca…84%Osorno5.1%Los A…0.1%San A…8.6%Valpa…1.7%Other…0.2%Mexico16%Costa Rica3.7%Colombia21%Peru8.2%United Sta…21%Brazil6.8%Germany4.4%Others19%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeArgentinaUS$ 70.6 million · 27%United StatesUS$ 64.4 million · 25%GermanyUS$ 36.1 million · 14%BrazilUS$ 20.4 million · 7.8%New ZealandUS$ 14.5 million · 5.6%MexicoUS$ 14.2 million · 5.5%NetherlandsUS$ 11.8 million · 4.5%OthersUS$ 28.3 million · 11%RoadUS$ 96.0 million · 37%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 163 million · 63%Courier (air)US$ 14 thousand · 0.0%AirUS$ 1.3 million · 0.5%Los AndesUS$ 92.9 million · 36%AraucaníaUS$ 2.0 million · 0.8%San AntonioUS$ 131 million · 50%ValparaísoUS$ 26.7 million · 10%TalcahuanoUS$ 5.3 million · 2.0%Other officesUS$ 2.9 million · 1.1%
OriginTransportCustoms officeArgentina27%United Sta…25%Germany14%Brazil7.8%New Zealand5.6%Mexico5.5%Netherlands4.5%Others11%Road37%Sea, …63%Couri…0.0%Air0.5%Los Andes36%Araucanía0.8%San Antonio50%Valparaíso10%Talcahuano2.0%Other offi…1.1%

Every column adds up to the same total; the largest are named and the rest pooled into «others». Hover a ribbon to see how much it carries.

Its 10 headings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
04.06Cheese and curdUS$ 28.8 million−4.2%US$ 178 million+1.3%
04.02Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matterUS$ 117 million+14%US$ 22.0 million−28%
04.04Whey and products consisting of natural milk constituents; whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or includedUS$ 11.2 million−9.7%US$ 27.3 million+5.1%
04.07Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, preserved or cooked—US$ 11.9 million+167%
04.05Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreadsUS$ 3.2 million−68%US$ 8.7 million−32%
04.09Honey; naturalUS$ 11.1 million−27%US$ 989
04.08Birds' eggs, not in shell; egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterUS$ 603US$ 7.9 million+26%
04.01Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterUS$ 16 thousandUS$ 4.6 million+103%
04.03Yogurt; buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa.US$ 271 thousandUS$ 429 thousand
04.10Animal products; insects and other edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or includedUS$ 198US$ 422

A change is shown only where the same months of the year before added up to at least US$ 1.0 million.

How it is measured

Where the figures come from
Every export and import declaration the Servicio Nacional de Aduanas processed since January 2025, added up as Aduanas publishes them in its open databases. Nothing is estimated. They are amounts of trade, not PuroChile indicators, and they are never divided by census figures.
FOB and CIF
Exports are valued FOB («free on board»): what the goods are worth loaded on the ship, plane or truck that takes them out of Chile. Imports are valued CIF («cost, insurance and freight»): what they are worth on arrival in Chile, with insurance and freight paid. That is how Aduanas publishes them. So «exports less imports» is not the Central Bank's trade balance, which values imports without insurance or freight.
Which months
The figures at the top add up January–July 2026: the months of this year both databases already carry, against the same months of 2025. Aduanas replaces the running year's database every month, so this year's months can still be corrected. «s/d» on a chart is a month the database does not carry — not a month without trade.
Changes
A change is shown only where the same months of the year before added up to at least US$ 1.0 million.
The codes
Aduanas classifies every good with a code of the Arancel Aduanero, which is the international Harmonized System with two Chilean digits added: 2 digits are the chapter (74, copper), 4 the heading (74.03, refined copper), 6 the subheading (7403.11, cathodes) and 8 Chile's own tariff line. Names are the Arancel's; in English, the Harmonized System 2022's. Chile's Section 0 and its 8-digit lines have no English text and are shown in Spanish.
Port and customs office
The port is where the cargo physically passes: loaded for an export, unloaded for an import. The customs office is the branch of the Service that processes the declaration. They are not always the same place: the Aduana de Antofagasta processes what is loaded at Mejillones.
What is not here
Customs agents: every declaration names the agent who filed it, but Aduanas's open databases leave that field out, and PuroChile does not estimate it.
A month at zero
A month with no bar is one in which nothing was declared under this code; «s/d» is one the database does not carry.

Source: Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How each figure is checked →