Heading 12.06 · Vegetable products

Sunflower seeds; whether or not broken

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 25.2 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 114% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Argentina (75%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (59%). It imported US$ 6.0 million, 158% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from Argentina (82%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 25.2 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +114% vs January–July 2025
US$ 6.0 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +158% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
035810US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
035810US$ 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.

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$ 102 thousand 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$ 331 and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. ArgentinaUS$ 19.0 million75%
  2. FranceUS$ 3.7 million15%
  3. JapanUS$ 1.8 million7.1%
  4. BrazilUS$ 156 thousand0.6%
  5. KazakhstanUS$ 115 thousand0.5%
  6. NetherlandsUS$ 89 thousand0.4%
  7. CanadaUS$ 59 thousand0.2%
  8. AustriaUS$ 58 thousand0.2%
  9. SerbiaUS$ 55 thousand0.2%
  10. United StatesUS$ 54 thousand0.2%
  11. RomaniaUS$ 50 thousand0.2%
  12. GermanyUS$ 30 thousand0.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 102 thousand0.4%

Where imports come from

  1. ArgentinaUS$ 4.9 million82%
  2. BulgariaUS$ 424 thousand7.1%
  3. ChinaUS$ 327 thousand5.5%
  4. United StatesUS$ 155 thousand2.6%
  5. ChileUS$ 75 thousand1.3%
  6. JapanUS$ 70 thousand1.2%
  7. UruguayUS$ 36 thousand0.6%
  8. FranceUS$ 1 thousand<0.1%
  9. BelgiumUS$ 1 thousand<0.1%
  10. RussiaUS$ 1 thousand<0.1%
  11. RomaniaUS$ 586<0.1%
  12. SpainUS$ 228<0.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 330<0.1%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 14.9 million59%
  2. ÑubleUS$ 7.6 million30%
  3. MauleUS$ 1.7 million6.7%
  4. O'HigginsUS$ 628 thousand2.5%
  5. ValparaísoUS$ 240 thousand1.0%
  6. BiobíoUS$ 85 thousand0.3%
  7. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 40 thousand0.2%
  8. No region declaredUS$ 21 thousand0.1%

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)%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 19.0 million75%US$ 1.2 million20%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 5.9 million23%US$ 310 thousand5.2%
Pino Hachado (Liucura)Lonquimay——US$ 3.6 million61%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 304 thousand1.2%US$ 654 thousand11%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 35 thousand0.1%US$ 100 thousand1.7%
Other Chilean ports——US$ 55 thousand0.9%
No port declared——US$ 17<0.1%

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. RoadUS$ 19.0 million75%
  2. AirUS$ 5.8 million23%
  3. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 340 thousand1.3%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 93 thousand0.4%

Imports, by transport

  1. RoadUS$ 4.9 million82%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 754 thousand13%
  3. AirUS$ 308 thousand5.2%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 1 thousand<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 19.0 million75%US$ 1.3 million21%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 5.9 million23%US$ 310 thousand5.2%
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 3.3 million56%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 304 thousand1.2%US$ 654 thousand11%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 312 thousand5.2%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 35 thousand0.1%US$ 100 thousand1.7%

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$ 14.9 million · 59%ÑubleUS$ 7.6 million · 30%MauleUS$ 1.7 million · 6.7%O'HigginsUS$ 628 thousand · 2.5%ValparaísoUS$ 240 thousand · 1.0%BiobíoUS$ 85 thousand · 0.3%Other regionsUS$ 61 thousand · 0.2%ValparaísoUS$ 35 thousand · 0.1%San AntonioUS$ 304 thousand · 1.2%Los AndesUS$ 19.0 million · 75%MetropolitanaUS$ 5.9 million · 23%ArgentinaUS$ 19.0 million · 75%JapanUS$ 1.8 million · 7.1%FranceUS$ 3.7 million · 15%BrazilUS$ 156 thousand · 0.6%KazakhstanUS$ 115 thousand · 0.5%NetherlandsUS$ 89 thousand · 0.4%CanadaUS$ 59 thousand · 0.2%OthersUS$ 349 thousand · 1.4%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…59%Ñuble30%Maule6.7%O'Higgins2.5%Valparaíso1.0%Biobío0.3%Other regi…0.2%Valpa…0.1%San A…1.2%Los A…75%Metro…23%Argentina75%Japan7.1%France15%Brazil0.6%Kazakhstan0.5%Netherlands0.4%Canada0.2%Others1.4%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeArgentinaUS$ 4.9 million · 82%BulgariaUS$ 424 thousand · 7.1%ChinaUS$ 327 thousand · 5.5%United StatesUS$ 155 thousand · 2.6%ChileUS$ 75 thousand · 1.3%JapanUS$ 70 thousand · 1.2%UruguayUS$ 36 thousand · 0.6%OthersUS$ 5 thousand · 0.1%RoadUS$ 4.9 million · 82%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 754 thousand · 13%AirUS$ 308 thousand · 5.2%Courier (air)US$ 1 thousand · 0.0%AraucaníaUS$ 3.3 million · 56%Los AndesUS$ 1.3 million · 21%TalcahuanoUS$ 312 thousand · 5.2%San AntonioUS$ 654 thousand · 11%MetropolitanaUS$ 310 thousand · 5.2%Other officesUS$ 100 thousand · 1.7%
OriginTransportCustoms officeArgentina82%Bulgaria7.1%China5.5%United Sta…2.6%Chile1.3%Japan1.2%Uruguay0.6%Others0.1%Road82%Sea, …13%Air5.2%Couri…0.0%Araucanía56%Los Andes21%Talcahuano5.2%San Antonio11%Metropolit…5.2%Other offi…1.7%

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.

There is a single subheading with trade under this heading, 1206.00: its figures are this page's. Its page →

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.
What has a page
A subheading has a page of its own if it moved at least US$ 10.0 million in exports and imports over every month the databases cover; the rest are, with their figures, in this page's table.

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