Chapter 15 · Fats and oils

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 301 million of the goods in this chapter, 0.4% of everything it exported and 24% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Belgium (21%), and the main region of origin, Los Lagos (34%). It imported US$ 680 million, 7.2% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from Argentina (48%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 301 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +24% vs January–July 2025
US$ 680 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +7.2% vs January–July 2025
0.4%
of everything Chile exported · 1.3% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
050100150US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
050100150US$ 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

Fats and oils 100%Fats and oils and their fractions of fish or marine mammals; whether…61%Olive oil and its fractions;whether or not refined, but notchemical…15%Animal, vegetable or microbial fatsand oils and their fractions, par…14%Animal,vegetable ormicrobial…5.1%Margarine;ediblemixtures or…Fixedvegeta…or…1.2%Fatsof…Soya…Pig…
Fats and oils 100%Fats and oils and theirfractions of fish ormarine mammals;…61%Olive oil andits fractions;whether or not…15%Animal,vegetable ormicrobial fats…14%Animal,vegetableor…5.1%Margarin…Fix…veg…or…

What is imported, by heading

Fats and oils 100%Soya-bean oil and its fractions;whether or not refined, but notchem…27%Fats and oils andtheir fractions offish or marine…18%Sun-flower seed, safflower orcotton-seed oil and theirfractions; wh…15%Rape, colza or mustard oil andtheir fractions; whether or notrefine…14%Margarine; ediblemixtures orpreparations of…10%Animal,vegetableor…4.3%Palm oiland itsfractions…3.6%Fixedvegetable ormicrobial…2.5%Olive oil andits fractions;whether or no…Animal,vegetable ormicrobial…Cocon…(copr…palm…1.1%Fatsofbovin…Pigfat…
Fats and oils 100%Soya-bean oiland itsfractions;…27%Fats and oils andtheir fractions offish or marine…18%Sun-flowerseed,safflower…15%Rape, colzaor mustardoil and…14%Margarine;ediblemixtures or…10%Animal,vegetable or…Palm oiland its…Fixedveget…or…Oliveoiland…Anim…vege…or…Coconut…

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$ 40.5 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$ 76.5 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. BelgiumUS$ 61.9 million21%
  2. United StatesUS$ 48.2 million16%
  3. ChinaUS$ 31.2 million10%
  4. BrazilUS$ 23.8 million7.9%
  5. TürkiyeUS$ 20.7 million6.9%
  6. JapanUS$ 17.2 million5.7%
  7. EcuadorUS$ 13.4 million4.5%
  8. VietnamUS$ 13.2 million4.4%
  9. SpainUS$ 10.8 million3.6%
  10. BangladeshUS$ 7.8 million2.6%
  11. NetherlandsUS$ 6.4 million2.1%
  12. PeruUS$ 6.2 million2.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 40.5 million13%

Where imports come from

  1. ArgentinaUS$ 326 million48%
  2. PeruUS$ 53.7 million7.9%
  3. United StatesUS$ 42.3 million6.2%
  4. ChinaUS$ 37.6 million5.5%
  5. UruguayUS$ 22.5 million3.3%
  6. NetherlandsUS$ 20.2 million3.0%
  7. BoliviaUS$ 20.0 million2.9%
  8. MalaysiaUS$ 18.5 million2.7%
  9. BrazilUS$ 18.0 million2.7%
  10. OmanUS$ 16.6 million2.4%
  11. ParaguayUS$ 14.2 million2.1%
  12. IndonesiaUS$ 13.4 million2.0%
  13. OthersUS$ 76.5 million11%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. Los LagosUS$ 103 million34%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 59.7 million20%
  3. BiobíoUS$ 56.1 million19%
  4. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 37.4 million12%
  5. TarapacáUS$ 16.3 million5.4%
  6. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 9.8 million3.3%
  7. MauleUS$ 8.3 million2.7%
  8. O'HigginsUS$ 6.7 million2.2%
  9. ValparaísoUS$ 1.9 million0.6%
  10. ÑubleUS$ 1.6 million0.5%
  11. CoquimboUS$ 457 thousand0.2%
  12. AraucaníaUS$ 131 thousand<0.1%
  13. No region declaredUS$ 127 thousand<0.1%
  14. AtacamaUS$ 83 thousand<0.1%
  15. MagallanesUS$ 26 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)%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 26.2 million8.7%US$ 340 million50%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 33.9 million11%US$ 86.7 million13%
CoronelCoronelUS$ 32.4 million11%US$ 64.3 million9.5%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 76.9 million26%US$ 13.8 million2.0%
CalbucoCalbuco——US$ 73.5 million11%
LirquénPencoUS$ 20.9 million6.9%US$ 28.3 million4.2%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 22.4 million7.4%US$ 17.0 million2.5%
AricaAricaUS$ 36.3 million12%——
TalcahuanoTalcahuanoUS$ 33.3 million11%——
Pino Hachado (Liucura)Lonquimay——US$ 31.9 million4.7%
Other portsUS$ 19.1 million6.3%US$ 24.0 million3.5%

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$ 272 million90%
  2. RoadUS$ 26.5 million8.8%
  3. AirUS$ 2.3 million0.8%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 254 thousand0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. RoadUS$ 386 million57%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 293 million43%
  3. AirUS$ 820 thousand0.1%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 52 thousand<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 26.1 million8.7%US$ 345 million51%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 164 million54%US$ 114 million17%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 32.7 million11%US$ 86.7 million13%
Puerto MonttLos Lagos——US$ 73.5 million11%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 37.5 million12%US$ 2.9 million0.4%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 22.4 million7.4%US$ 17.0 million2.5%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 16.2 million5.4%US$ 9.6 million1.4%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 72 thousand<0.1%US$ 24.1 million3.5%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 3.8 million0.6%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 2.6 million0.9%US$ 872 thousand0.1%
OsornoLos LagosUS$ 36 thousand<0.1%US$ 2.0 million0.3%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 15 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 LagosUS$ 103 million · 34%MetropolitanaUS$ 59.7 million · 20%BiobíoUS$ 56.1 million · 19%Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 37.4 million · 12%TarapacáUS$ 16.3 million · 5.4%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 9.8 million · 3.3%Other regionsUS$ 19.3 million · 6.4%TalcahuanoUS$ 164 million · 54%San AntonioUS$ 32.7 million · 11%ValparaísoUS$ 22.4 million · 7.4%AricaUS$ 37.5 million · 12%Los AndesUS$ 26.1 million · 8.7%Other officesUS$ 19.0 million · 6.3%ChinaUS$ 31.2 million · 10%JapanUS$ 17.2 million · 5.7%TürkiyeUS$ 20.7 million · 6.9%EcuadorUS$ 13.4 million · 4.5%BelgiumUS$ 61.9 million · 21%United StatesUS$ 48.2 million · 16%BrazilUS$ 23.8 million · 7.9%OthersUS$ 85.0 million · 28%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationLos Lagos34%Metropolit…20%Biobío19%Arica y Pa…12%Tarapacá5.4%Nationalis…3.3%Other regi…6.4%Talca…54%San A…11%Valpa…7.4%Arica12%Los A…8.7%Other…6.3%China10%Japan5.7%Türkiye6.9%Ecuador4.5%Belgium21%United Sta…16%Brazil7.9%Others28%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeArgentinaUS$ 326 million · 48%PeruUS$ 53.7 million · 7.9%United StatesUS$ 42.3 million · 6.2%ChinaUS$ 37.6 million · 5.5%UruguayUS$ 22.5 million · 3.3%NetherlandsUS$ 20.2 million · 3.0%BoliviaUS$ 20.0 million · 2.9%OthersUS$ 157 million · 23%RoadUS$ 386 million · 57%AirUS$ 820 thousand · 0.1%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 293 million · 43%Courier (air)US$ 52 thousand · 0.0%Los AndesUS$ 345 million · 51%AraucaníaUS$ 24.1 million · 3.5%TalcahuanoUS$ 114 million · 17%San AntonioUS$ 86.7 million · 13%Puerto MonttUS$ 73.5 million · 11%Other officesUS$ 36.2 million · 5.3%
OriginTransportCustoms officeArgentina48%Peru7.9%United Sta…6.2%China5.5%Uruguay3.3%Netherlands3.0%Bolivia2.9%Others23%Road57%Air0.1%Sea, …43%Couri…0.0%Los Andes51%Araucanía3.5%Talcahuano17%San Antonio13%Puerto Mon…11%Other offi…5.3%

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 20 headings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
15.04Fats and oils and their fractions of fish or marine mammals; whether or not refined, but not chemically modifiedUS$ 185 million+67%US$ 121 million−7.1%
15.07Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modifiedUS$ 842 thousandUS$ 184 million+12%
15.12Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modifiedUS$ 843 thousandUS$ 101 million+24%
15.14Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modifiedUS$ 234 thousandUS$ 93.9 million+51%
15.17Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, other than edible fats and oils or their fractions of heading 15.16US$ 5.6 million+84%US$ 68.5 million−10%
15.16Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further preparedUS$ 41.9 million+13%US$ 29.5 million−13%
15.09Olive oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modifiedUS$ 45.3 million+3.3%US$ 13.9 million−15%
15.18Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils and their fractions; boiled, oxidised, dehydrated or otherwise chemically modified, excluding those of heading no. 1516, inedible mixtures or preparations of fats, oils or their fractions, n.e.c. in chapter 15US$ 15.4 million−64%US$ 10.9 million−45%
15.11Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modifiedUS$ 32 thousandUS$ 24.5 million+11%
15.15Fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils n.e.c. in chapter 15 (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modifiedUS$ 3.7 million+0.7%US$ 17.1 million+52%
15.13Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions; whether or not refined but not chemically modifiedUS$ 167 thousandUS$ 7.6 million−5.5%
15.02Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats, other than those of heading 1503US$ 1.1 millionUS$ 3.9 million−6.6%
15.01Pig fat (including lard) and poultry fat, other than that of heading 0209 or 1503US$ 661 thousandUS$ 2.5 million
15.21Vegetable waxes (other than triglycerides), beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti; whether or not refined or colouredUS$ 54 thousandUS$ 422 thousand
15.05Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom (including lanolin)—US$ 352 thousand
15.08Ground nut oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modifiedUS$ 176 thousandUS$ 136 thousand
15.20Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyesUS$ 97 thousandUS$ 175 thousand
15.22Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxesUS$ 166 thousand—
15.10Vegetable oils; oils and their fractions n.e.c. in chapter 15, obtained solely from olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, including blends of these oils or fractions with oils or fractions of heading no. 1509US$ 78 thousandUS$ 37 thousand
15.06Animal fats and oils and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, n.e.c. in chapter 15—US$ 17 thousand

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 →