Heading 12.12 · Vegetable products

Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet, sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones, kernels and other vegetab…

Locust 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.

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 73.5 million of this product, 0.1% of everything it exported and 0.7% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was China (70%), and the main region of origin, Atacama (29%). It imported US$ 11.2 million, 26% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (63%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 73.5 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +0.7% vs January–July 2025
US$ 11.2 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +26% vs January–July 2025
0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
051015US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
051015US$ 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 subheading

Vegetable products 100%Seaweeds and other algae; not fit for human consumption, fresh, chill…96%Seawe…andother…3.8%
Vegetable products 100%Seaweeds and other algae; not fit forhuman consumption, fresh, chill…96%

What is imported, by subheading

Vegetable products 100%Seaweeds and other algae; fit for human consumption,fresh, chilled,…43%Vegetable products; fit for humanconsumption, n.e.c. in heading no.…36%Seaweeds and otheralgae; not fit for humanconsumption, fresh,…21%
Vegetable products 100%Seaweeds and other algae; fitfor human consumption, fresh,chilled,…43%Vegetable products; fit forhuman consumption, n.e.c. inheading no.…36%Seaweedsand otheralgae;…21%

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$ 405 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$ 90 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. ChinaUS$ 51.2 million70%
  2. DenmarkUS$ 3.7 million5.0%
  3. CanadaUS$ 3.6 million4.8%
  4. FranceUS$ 3.4 million4.7%
  5. United StatesUS$ 3.4 million4.6%
  6. SpainUS$ 2.2 million2.9%
  7. JapanUS$ 1.9 million2.7%
  8. NorwayUS$ 1.7 million2.4%
  9. TaiwanUS$ 733 thousand1.0%
  10. South KoreaUS$ 587 thousand0.8%
  11. VietnamUS$ 443 thousand0.6%
  12. United KingdomUS$ 226 thousand0.3%
  13. OthersUS$ 405 thousand0.6%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 7.0 million63%
  2. South KoreaUS$ 1.2 million11%
  3. VenezuelaUS$ 801 thousand7.2%
  4. IndonesiaUS$ 538 thousand4.8%
  5. United StatesUS$ 446 thousand4.0%
  6. MexicoUS$ 422 thousand3.8%
  7. PhilippinesUS$ 147 thousand1.3%
  8. PeruUS$ 129 thousand1.2%
  9. PakistanUS$ 128 thousand1.2%
  10. SpainUS$ 112 thousand1.0%
  11. MadagascarUS$ 50 thousand0.4%
  12. NorwayUS$ 45 thousand0.4%
  13. OthersUS$ 90 thousand0.8%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. AtacamaUS$ 21.4 million29%
  2. BiobíoUS$ 19.5 million27%
  3. CoquimboUS$ 9.4 million13%
  4. TarapacáUS$ 6.9 million9.4%
  5. MetropolitanaUS$ 6.4 million8.7%
  6. ÑubleUS$ 4.8 million6.5%
  7. ValparaísoUS$ 2.0 million2.7%
  8. Los RíosUS$ 1.5 million2.0%
  9. Los LagosUS$ 542 thousand0.7%
  10. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 388 thousand0.5%
  11. O'HigginsUS$ 273 thousand0.4%
  12. AntofagastaUS$ 264 thousand0.4%
  13. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 148 thousand0.2%
  14. No region declaredUS$ 3 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$ 31.3 million43%US$ 6.0 million53%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 16.4 million22%US$ 3.8 million34%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 11.6 million16%——
LirquénPencoUS$ 5.4 million7.4%US$ 44 thousand0.4%
IquiqueIquiqueUS$ 5.4 million7.4%——
CoronelCoronelUS$ 1.5 million2.1%US$ 1.1 million9.5%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 1.7 million2.3%US$ 286 thousand2.6%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 135 thousand0.2%——
No port declared——US$ 128<0.1%
ChacallutaArica——US$ 1<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. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 71.6 million97%
  2. Courier (air)US$ 1.5 million2.1%
  3. AirUS$ 179 thousand0.2%
  4. RoadUS$ 135 thousand0.2%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 10.9 million97%
  2. AirUS$ 282 thousand2.5%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 4 thousand<0.1%
  4. RoadUS$ 1<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 31.3 million43%US$ 6.0 million53%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 16.4 million22%US$ 3.8 million34%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 18.6 million25%US$ 1.1 million9.9%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 6.9 million9.4%——
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 188 thousand0.3%US$ 286 thousand2.6%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 135 thousand0.2%——
AricaArica y Parinacota——US$ 1<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 officeDestinationAtacamaUS$ 21.4 million · 29%BiobíoUS$ 19.5 million · 27%CoquimboUS$ 9.4 million · 13%TarapacáUS$ 6.9 million · 9.4%MetropolitanaUS$ 6.4 million · 8.7%ÑubleUS$ 4.8 million · 6.5%Other regionsUS$ 5.1 million · 7.0%TalcahuanoUS$ 18.6 million · 25%San AntonioUS$ 31.3 million · 43%ValparaísoUS$ 16.4 million · 22%IquiqueUS$ 6.9 million · 9.4%MetropolitanaUS$ 188 thousand · 0.3%Other officesUS$ 135 thousand · 0.2%DenmarkUS$ 3.7 million · 5.0%FranceUS$ 3.4 million · 4.7%SpainUS$ 2.2 million · 2.9%JapanUS$ 1.9 million · 2.7%ChinaUS$ 51.2 million · 70%CanadaUS$ 3.6 million · 4.8%United StatesUS$ 3.4 million · 4.6%OthersUS$ 4.1 million · 5.6%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationAtacama29%Biobío27%Coquimbo13%Tarapacá9.4%Metropolit…8.7%Ñuble6.5%Other regi…7.0%Talca…25%San A…43%Valpa…22%Iquiq…9.4%Metro…0.3%Other…0.2%Denmark5.0%France4.7%Spain2.9%Japan2.7%China70%Canada4.8%United Sta…4.6%Others5.6%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 7.0 million · 63%South KoreaUS$ 1.2 million · 11%VenezuelaUS$ 801 thousand · 7.2%IndonesiaUS$ 538 thousand · 4.8%United StatesUS$ 446 thousand · 4.0%MexicoUS$ 422 thousand · 3.8%PhilippinesUS$ 147 thousand · 1.3%OthersUS$ 553 thousand · 5.0%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 10.9 million · 97%AirUS$ 282 thousand · 2.5%Courier (air)US$ 4 thousand · 0.0%RoadUS$ 1 · 0.0%San AntonioUS$ 6.0 million · 53%ValparaísoUS$ 3.8 million · 34%TalcahuanoUS$ 1.1 million · 9.9%MetropolitanaUS$ 286 thousand · 2.6%AricaUS$ 1 · 0.0%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina63%South Korea11%Venezuela7.2%Indonesia4.8%United Sta…4.0%Mexico3.8%Philippines1.3%Others5.0%Sea, …97%Air2.5%Couri…0.0%Road0.0%San Antonio53%Valparaíso34%Talcahuano9.9%Metropolit…2.6%Arica0.0%

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 7 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
1212.29Seaweeds and other algae; not fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not groundUS$ 70.5 million−0.1%US$ 2.3 million+53%
1212.21Seaweeds and other algae; fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not groundUS$ 2.8 million+20%US$ 4.8 million+15%
1212.99Vegetable products; fit for human consumption, n.e.c. in heading no. 1212, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not groundUS$ 154 thousandUS$ 4.0 million+31%
1212.92Locust beans (carob); fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground—US$ 405
1212.91Sugar beet; fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground—US$ 41
1212.93Sugar cane; fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground——
1212.94Chicory roots (Chicorium intybus sativum); fit for human consumption, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground——

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

5 of these subheadings have no page of their own (they moved less than US$ 10.0 million); their figures are the ones in this table.

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 →