Chapter 18 · Food, beverages and tobacco

Cocoa and cocoa preparations

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 19.5 million of the goods in this chapter, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 9.4% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Peru (28%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (82%). It imported US$ 175 million, 18% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from Brazil (18%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 19.5 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −9.4% vs January–July 2025
US$ 175 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −18% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.3% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
010203040US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
010203040US$ 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

Food, beverages and tobacco 100%Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa98%
Food, beverages and tobacco 100%Chocolate and other food preparationscontaining cocoa98%

What is imported, by heading

Food, beverages and tobacco 100%Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa56%Cocoa; powder, notcontaining added sugaror other sweetening…20%Cocoa; butter, fat and oil13%Cocoa; paste; whether or notdefatted11%
Food, beverages and tobacco 100%Chocolate and otherfood preparationscontaining cocoa56%Cocoa; powder,not containingadded sugar or…20%Cocoa; butter, fatand oil13%Cocoa; paste;whether or notdefatted11%

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$ 834 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$ 27.4 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PeruUS$ 5.4 million28%
  2. EcuadorUS$ 2.9 million15%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 2.5 million13%
  4. ThailandUS$ 2.1 million11%
  5. ParaguayUS$ 1.9 million9.6%
  6. BoliviaUS$ 1.8 million9.3%
  7. Costa RicaUS$ 446 thousand2.3%
  8. United StatesUS$ 428 thousand2.2%
  9. ColombiaUS$ 352 thousand1.8%
  10. BrazilUS$ 311 thousand1.6%
  11. PanamaUS$ 265 thousand1.4%
  12. UruguayUS$ 260 thousand1.3%
  13. OthersUS$ 834 thousand4.3%

Where imports come from

  1. BrazilUS$ 32.3 million18%
  2. EcuadorUS$ 21.7 million12%
  3. PeruUS$ 17.6 million10%
  4. BelgiumUS$ 11.9 million6.8%
  5. United StatesUS$ 11.7 million6.7%
  6. SpainUS$ 11.0 million6.3%
  7. GermanyUS$ 10.7 million6.1%
  8. ItalyUS$ 9.7 million5.5%
  9. ArgentinaUS$ 6.2 million3.5%
  10. NetherlandsUS$ 5.7 million3.3%
  11. TürkiyeUS$ 4.7 million2.7%
  12. ChinaUS$ 4.3 million2.5%
  13. OthersUS$ 27.4 million16%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 16.1 million82%
  2. ValparaísoUS$ 1.6 million8.3%
  3. O'HigginsUS$ 936 thousand4.8%
  4. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 768 thousand3.9%
  5. MauleUS$ 139 thousand0.7%
  6. No region declaredUS$ 12 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)%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 10.4 million53%US$ 117 million67%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 5.3 million27%US$ 29.1 million17%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 2.0 million10%US$ 23.5 million13%
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 2.4 million1.3%
Cardenal SamorePuyehue——US$ 2.0 million1.2%
ChungaráPutreUS$ 1.1 million5.9%——
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 501 thousand2.6%——
LirquénPencoUS$ 57 thousand0.3%US$ 321 thousand0.2%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 234 thousand0.1%
CoronelCoronel——US$ 213 thousand0.1%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 87 thousand0.4%——
OllagueOllagüeUS$ 85 thousand0.4%——
Other portsUS$ 72 thousand0.4%US$ 409 thousand0.2%

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$ 12.4 million63%
  2. RoadUS$ 7.1 million36%
  3. AirUS$ 23 thousand0.1%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 9 thousand<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 143 million82%
  2. RoadUS$ 31.7 million18%
  3. AirUS$ 147 thousand0.1%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 45 thousand<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 10.4 million53%US$ 117 million67%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 5.3 million27%US$ 29.1 million17%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 2.0 million10%US$ 23.5 million13%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 57 thousand0.3%US$ 2.9 million1.7%
OsornoLos LagosUS$ 18 thousand0.1%US$ 2.0 million1.2%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 1.2 million6.3%US$ 2 thousand<0.1%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 591 thousand3.0%US$ 232 thousand0.1%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 234 thousand0.1%
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 196 thousand0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 10<0.1%US$ 31 thousand<0.1%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 5 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 officeDestinationMetropolitanaUS$ 16.1 million · 82%ValparaísoUS$ 1.6 million · 8.3%O'HigginsUS$ 936 thousand · 4.8%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 768 thousand · 3.9%MauleUS$ 139 thousand · 0.7%No region declaredUS$ 12 thousand · 0.1%AricaUS$ 1.2 million · 6.3%MetropolitanaUS$ 591 thousand · 3.0%ValparaísoUS$ 2.0 million · 10%San AntonioUS$ 10.4 million · 53%Los AndesUS$ 5.3 million · 27%Other officesUS$ 74 thousand · 0.4%BoliviaUS$ 1.8 million · 9.3%PeruUS$ 5.4 million · 28%Costa RicaUS$ 446 thousand · 2.3%ThailandUS$ 2.1 million · 11%EcuadorUS$ 2.9 million · 15%ParaguayUS$ 1.9 million · 9.6%ArgentinaUS$ 2.5 million · 13%OthersUS$ 2.4 million · 13%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…82%Valparaíso8.3%O'Higgins4.8%Nationalis…3.9%Maule0.7%No region …0.1%Arica6.3%Metro…3.0%Valpa…10%San A…53%Los A…27%Other…0.4%Bolivia9.3%Peru28%Costa Rica2.3%Thailand11%Ecuador15%Paraguay9.6%Argentina13%Others13%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeBrazilUS$ 32.3 million · 18%EcuadorUS$ 21.7 million · 12%PeruUS$ 17.6 million · 10%BelgiumUS$ 11.9 million · 6.8%United StatesUS$ 11.7 million · 6.7%SpainUS$ 11.0 million · 6.3%GermanyUS$ 10.7 million · 6.1%OthersUS$ 58.0 million · 33%RoadUS$ 31.7 million · 18%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 143 million · 82%AirUS$ 147 thousand · 0.1%Courier (air)US$ 45 thousand · 0.0%Los AndesUS$ 29.1 million · 17%OsornoUS$ 2.0 million · 1.2%San AntonioUS$ 117 million · 67%ValparaísoUS$ 23.5 million · 13%TalcahuanoUS$ 2.9 million · 1.7%Other officesUS$ 699 thousand · 0.4%
OriginTransportCustoms officeBrazil18%Ecuador12%Peru10%Belgium6.8%United Sta…6.7%Spain6.3%Germany6.1%Others33%Road18%Sea, …82%Air0.1%Couri…0.0%Los Andes17%Osorno1.2%San Antonio67%Valparaíso13%Talcahuano1.7%Other offi…0.4%

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 6 headings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
18.06Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoaUS$ 19.2 million+24%US$ 97.8 million−0.7%
18.05Cocoa; powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterUS$ 333 thousandUS$ 35.1 million−15%
18.04Cocoa; butter, fat and oil—−100%US$ 23.0 million−52%
18.03Cocoa; paste; whether or not defattedUS$ 12 thousand−100%US$ 18.9 million−22%
18.01Cocoa beans; whole or broken, raw or roasted—US$ 137 thousand
18.02Cocoa; shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste—US$ 8 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 →