Chapter 12 · Vegetable products

Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 347 million of the goods in this chapter, 0.4% of everything it exported and 15% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Japan (16%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (30%). It imported US$ 113 million, 12% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from Argentina (39%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 347 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +15% vs January–July 2025
US$ 113 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −12% vs January–July 2025
0.4%
of everything Chile exported · 0.2% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
020406080US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
020406080US$ 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

Vegetable products 100%Seeds, fruit and spores; of a kind used for sowing59%Locust beans, seaweedsand other algae, sugarbeet, sugar cane, fresh…21%Sunflower seeds; whetheror not broken7.3%Rape or colzaseeds; whetheror not broken4.0%Plants andparts of plants(including…3.5%Swedes,mangolds,fodder…2.1%Oil seedsandoleaginous…Soya beans,whether or…
Vegetable products 100%Seeds, fruit andspores; of a kindused for sowing59%Locust beans,seaweeds andother algae,…21%Sunflowerseeds;whether or…7.3%Rapeorcolza…4.0%Plantsandparts…3.5%Swedes,mangolds…Oil seed…

What is imported, by heading

Vegetable products 100%Seeds, fruit and spores; of a kind used for sowing42%Soya beans, whether or notbroken14%Locust beans, seaweeds and otheralgae, sugar beet, sugar cane,fresh…9.9%Oil seeds andoleaginousfruits, n.e.c.…7.6%Ground-nuts; notroasted orotherwise…6.9%Plants andparts ofplants…5.5%Sunflowerseeds;whether or…5.3%Floursand mealsof oil…3.1%Rape or colzaseeds; whetheror not brokenHopcones,fresh o…Oil seeds;linseed,…Swedes,…
Vegetable products 100%Seeds, fruit andspores; of a kindused for sowing42%Soya beans, whether or notbroken14%Locust beans,seaweeds and otheralgae, sugar beet,…Oil seedsandoleagino…7.6%Ground-n…notroasted…6.9%Plantsand partsof plant…5.5%Sunflow…seeds;whether…5.3%Floursandmeals…Rapeorcolza…2.8%Hopcones,…

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$ 38.5 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$ 18.4 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. JapanUS$ 54.9 million16%
  2. NetherlandsUS$ 51.9 million15%
  3. ChinaUS$ 51.7 million15%
  4. United StatesUS$ 42.1 million12%
  5. ArgentinaUS$ 22.5 million6.5%
  6. FranceUS$ 20.6 million5.9%
  7. CanadaUS$ 15.7 million4.5%
  8. IsraelUS$ 15.1 million4.4%
  9. IndiaUS$ 11.1 million3.2%
  10. BrazilUS$ 9.5 million2.7%
  11. SpainUS$ 7.6 million2.2%
  12. South KoreaUS$ 5.3 million1.5%
  13. OthersUS$ 38.5 million11%

Where imports come from

  1. ArgentinaUS$ 43.6 million39%
  2. ChinaUS$ 10.9 million9.6%
  3. United StatesUS$ 8.8 million7.8%
  4. PeruUS$ 7.6 million6.7%
  5. New ZealandUS$ 4.5 million4.0%
  6. IndiaUS$ 4.5 million4.0%
  7. NetherlandsUS$ 3.0 million2.7%
  8. ThailandUS$ 3.0 million2.6%
  9. UruguayUS$ 2.9 million2.5%
  10. ParaguayUS$ 2.3 million2.0%
  11. ChileUS$ 1.8 million1.6%
  12. BoliviaUS$ 1.8 million1.6%
  13. OthersUS$ 18.4 million16%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 103 million30%
  2. O'HigginsUS$ 56.7 million16%
  3. MauleUS$ 36.2 million10%
  4. ValparaísoUS$ 31.3 million9.0%
  5. ÑubleUS$ 28.4 million8.2%
  6. BiobíoUS$ 24.9 million7.2%
  7. AtacamaUS$ 21.5 million6.2%
  8. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 13.8 million4.0%
  9. CoquimboUS$ 13.1 million3.8%
  10. TarapacáUS$ 6.9 million2.0%
  11. AraucaníaUS$ 6.6 million1.9%
  12. Los RíosUS$ 1.6 million0.5%
  13. Los LagosUS$ 1.2 million0.3%
  14. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 967 thousand0.3%
  15. AntofagastaUS$ 264 thousand0.1%
  16. No region declaredUS$ 123 thousand<0.1%
  17. MagallanesUS$ 6 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)%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 164 million47%US$ 30.3 million27%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 67.0 million19%US$ 15.9 million14%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 23.2 million6.7%US$ 37.5 million33%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 41.8 million12%US$ 10.2 million9.0%
CoronelCoronelUS$ 16.6 million4.8%US$ 3.4 million3.0%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 15.9 million4.6%US$ 3.7 million3.3%
LirquénPencoUS$ 9.4 million2.7%——
Pino Hachado (Liucura)Lonquimay——US$ 6.7 million5.9%
IquiqueIquiqueUS$ 5.4 million1.6%——
ChacallutaArica——US$ 1.9 million1.6%
Other portsUS$ 3.4 million1.0%US$ 3.6 million3.2%

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$ 159 million46%
  2. AirUS$ 159 million46%
  3. RoadUS$ 23.6 million6.8%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 5.1 million1.5%

Imports, by transport

  1. RoadUS$ 49.2 million44%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 33.5 million30%
  3. AirUS$ 22.1 million20%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 8.2 million7.2%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 162 million47%US$ 30.3 million27%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 66.9 million19%US$ 15.9 million14%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 23.2 million6.7%US$ 38.2 million34%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 41.9 million12%US$ 10.2 million9.0%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 42.1 million12%US$ 7.7 million6.9%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 6.9 million2.0%US$ 980<0.1%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 274 thousand0.1%US$ 6.4 million5.6%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 3.0 million0.9%US$ 2.9 million2.6%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 1.5 million1.3%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 394<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 officeDestinationMetropolitanaUS$ 103 million · 30%O'HigginsUS$ 56.7 million · 16%MauleUS$ 36.2 million · 10%ValparaísoUS$ 31.3 million · 9.0%ÑubleUS$ 28.4 million · 8.2%BiobíoUS$ 24.9 million · 7.2%Other regionsUS$ 66.2 million · 19%MetropolitanaUS$ 162 million · 47%Los AndesUS$ 23.2 million · 6.7%ValparaísoUS$ 41.9 million · 12%San AntonioUS$ 66.9 million · 19%TalcahuanoUS$ 42.1 million · 12%Other officesUS$ 10.2 million · 2.9%NetherlandsUS$ 51.9 million · 15%FranceUS$ 20.6 million · 5.9%ArgentinaUS$ 22.5 million · 6.5%United StatesUS$ 42.1 million · 12%JapanUS$ 54.9 million · 16%ChinaUS$ 51.7 million · 15%CanadaUS$ 15.7 million · 4.5%OthersUS$ 87.0 million · 25%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…30%O'Higgins16%Maule10%Valparaíso9.0%Ñuble8.2%Biobío7.2%Other regi…19%Metro…47%Los A…6.7%Valpa…12%San A…19%Talca…12%Other…2.9%Netherlands15%France5.9%Argentina6.5%United Sta…12%Japan16%China15%Canada4.5%Others25%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeArgentinaUS$ 43.6 million · 39%ChinaUS$ 10.9 million · 9.6%United StatesUS$ 8.8 million · 7.8%PeruUS$ 7.6 million · 6.7%New ZealandUS$ 4.5 million · 4.0%IndiaUS$ 4.5 million · 4.0%NetherlandsUS$ 3.0 million · 2.7%OthersUS$ 30.1 million · 27%RoadUS$ 49.2 million · 44%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 33.5 million · 30%Courier (air)US$ 8.2 million · 7.2%AirUS$ 22.1 million · 20%Los AndesUS$ 38.2 million · 34%TalcahuanoUS$ 7.7 million · 6.9%San AntonioUS$ 15.9 million · 14%ValparaísoUS$ 10.2 million · 9.0%MetropolitanaUS$ 30.3 million · 27%Other officesUS$ 10.7 million · 9.5%
OriginTransportCustoms officeArgentina39%China9.6%United Sta…7.8%Peru6.7%New Zealand4.0%India4.0%Netherlands2.7%Others27%Road44%Sea, …30%Couri…7.2%Air20%Los Andes34%Talcahuano6.9%San Antonio14%Valparaíso9.0%Metropolit…27%Other offi…9.5%

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 13 headings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
12.09Seeds, fruit and spores; of a kind used for sowingUS$ 204 million+17%US$ 47.7 million+9.2%
12.12Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet, sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones, kernels and other vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots) used primarily for human consumption, n.e.c.US$ 73.5 million+0.7%US$ 11.2 million+26%
12.06Sunflower seeds; whether or not brokenUS$ 25.2 million+114%US$ 6.0 million+158%
12.01Soya beans, whether or not brokenUS$ 4.2 million+34%US$ 15.9 million−31%
12.11Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powderedUS$ 12.1 million+32%US$ 6.2 million+4.1%
12.05Rape or colza seeds; whether or not brokenUS$ 13.8 million−8.3%US$ 3.1 million−83%
12.07Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, n.e.c. in chapter 12; whether or not brokenUS$ 6.5 million−20%US$ 8.6 million+10%
12.14Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines, vetches and similar forage products, whether or not in the form of pelletsUS$ 7.3 million+16%US$ 693 thousand
12.02Ground-nuts; not roasted or otherwise cooked, whether or not shelled or brokenUS$ 885US$ 7.8 million−19%
12.08Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits; other than those of mustardUS$ 94 thousandUS$ 3.5 million−39%
12.10Hop cones, fresh or dried, whether or not ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin—US$ 1.4 million+10%
12.04Oil seeds; linseed, whether or not brokenUS$ 1 thousandUS$ 863 thousand
12.13Cereal straw and husks, unprepared; whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets——

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 →