Chapter 19 · Food, beverages and tobacco

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 100.0 million of the goods in this chapter, 0.1% of everything it exported and 3.3% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Brazil (18%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (38%). It imported US$ 219 million, 0.2% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from Argentina (15%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 100.0 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +3.3% vs January–July 2025
US$ 219 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −0.2% vs January–July 2025
0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.4% 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%Malt extract; flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extract products, no coco…62%Bread, pastry, cakes,biscuits, other bakers'wares, whether or not c…22%Prepared foodsobtained byswelling or…12%Pasta; whether or notcooked or stuffed withmeat or other substance,…
Food, beverages and tobacco 100%Malt extract;flour/groats/meal/star…extract products, no…62%Bread, pastry,cakes,biscuits,…22%Prepared foodsobtained byswelling or…12%Pasta; whether or…

What is imported, by heading

Food, beverages and tobacco 100%Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whetheror not c…50%Malt extract;flour/groats/meal/starch/maltextract products, no coco…25%Pasta; whether or not cookedor stuffed with meat or othersubstance,…19%Prepared foods obtained by swellingor roasting cereals or cereal pro…6.3%
Food, beverages and tobacco 100%Bread, pastry,cakes, biscuits,other bakers'…50%Malt extract;flour/groats/meal…extract products,…25%Pasta; whetheror not cookedor stuffed wit…19%Prepa…foodsobtai…6.3%

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$ 23.0 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$ 40.3 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. BrazilUS$ 18.2 million18%
  2. PeruUS$ 10.8 million11%
  3. United StatesUS$ 8.3 million8.3%
  4. EcuadorUS$ 6.8 million6.8%
  5. ColombiaUS$ 5.4 million5.4%
  6. ParaguayUS$ 5.0 million5.0%
  7. UruguayUS$ 4.6 million4.6%
  8. CanadaUS$ 4.3 million4.3%
  9. MexicoUS$ 4.0 million4.0%
  10. PanamaUS$ 3.3 million3.3%
  11. GuatemalaUS$ 3.2 million3.2%
  12. ArgentinaUS$ 3.1 million3.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 23.0 million23%

Where imports come from

  1. ArgentinaUS$ 32.0 million15%
  2. PeruUS$ 26.0 million12%
  3. BrazilUS$ 20.1 million9.2%
  4. PolandUS$ 19.8 million9.0%
  5. SpainUS$ 17.9 million8.2%
  6. ChinaUS$ 12.1 million5.5%
  7. United StatesUS$ 11.0 million5.0%
  8. ColombiaUS$ 10.8 million4.9%
  9. ItalyUS$ 8.5 million3.9%
  10. BelgiumUS$ 7.3 million3.3%
  11. GermanyUS$ 6.6 million3.0%
  12. FranceUS$ 6.5 million3.0%
  13. OthersUS$ 40.3 million18%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 37.7 million38%
  2. Los LagosUS$ 24.2 million24%
  3. O'HigginsUS$ 20.7 million21%
  4. BiobíoUS$ 9.0 million9.0%
  5. AraucaníaUS$ 4.8 million4.8%
  6. ValparaísoUS$ 2.9 million2.9%
  7. Los RíosUS$ 287 thousand0.3%
  8. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 172 thousand0.2%
  9. MauleUS$ 111 thousand0.1%
  10. ÑubleUS$ 28 thousand<0.1%
  11. No region declaredUS$ 14 thousand<0.1%
  12. MagallanesUS$ 228<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$ 26.8 million27%US$ 136 million62%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 15.7 million16%US$ 47.6 million22%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 12.1 million12%US$ 26.5 million12%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 23.7 million24%US$ 613 thousand0.3%
CoronelCoronelUS$ 9.7 million9.7%US$ 368 thousand0.2%
Pino Hachado (Liucura)LonquimayUS$ 4.7 million4.8%US$ 2.4 million1.1%
LirquénPencoUS$ 3.7 million3.7%——
Other Chilean ports——US$ 3.0 million1.4%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 1.6 million1.6%——
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuel——US$ 913 thousand0.4%
Other portsUS$ 1.9 million1.9%US$ 1.2 million0.5%

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$ 76.0 million76%
  2. RoadUS$ 23.4 million23%
  3. AirUS$ 584 thousand0.6%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 16 thousand<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 164 million75%
  2. RoadUS$ 53.9 million25%
  3. AirUS$ 796 thousand0.4%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 120 thousand0.1%
  5. OtherUS$ 558<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 26.9 million27%US$ 136 million62%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 15.7 million16%US$ 50.8 million23%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 37.1 million37%US$ 1.6 million0.8%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 12.0 million12%US$ 26.5 million12%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 5.4 million5.4%US$ 918 thousand0.4%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 2.9 million2.9%US$ 268 thousand0.1%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 47 thousand<0.1%US$ 2.2 million1.0%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 177 thousand0.1%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 152 thousand0.1%
OsornoLos Lagos——US$ 20 thousand<0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 676<0.1%US$ 2 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$ 37.7 million · 38%Los LagosUS$ 24.2 million · 24%O'HigginsUS$ 20.7 million · 21%BiobíoUS$ 9.0 million · 9.0%AraucaníaUS$ 4.8 million · 4.8%ValparaísoUS$ 2.9 million · 2.9%Other regionsUS$ 612 thousand · 0.6%MetropolitanaUS$ 5.4 million · 5.4%Los AndesUS$ 15.7 million · 16%ValparaísoUS$ 12.0 million · 12%San AntonioUS$ 26.9 million · 27%TalcahuanoUS$ 37.1 million · 37%Other officesUS$ 2.9 million · 2.9%UruguayUS$ 4.6 million · 4.6%ParaguayUS$ 5.0 million · 5.0%ColombiaUS$ 5.4 million · 5.4%BrazilUS$ 18.2 million · 18%United StatesUS$ 8.3 million · 8.3%EcuadorUS$ 6.8 million · 6.8%PeruUS$ 10.8 million · 11%OthersUS$ 40.9 million · 41%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…38%Los Lagos24%O'Higgins21%Biobío9.0%Araucanía4.8%Valparaíso2.9%Other regi…0.6%Metro…5.4%Los A…16%Valpa…12%San A…27%Talca…37%Other…2.9%Uruguay4.6%Paraguay5.0%Colombia5.4%Brazil18%United Sta…8.3%Ecuador6.8%Peru11%Others41%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeArgentinaUS$ 32.0 million · 15%PeruUS$ 26.0 million · 12%BrazilUS$ 20.1 million · 9.2%PolandUS$ 19.8 million · 9.0%SpainUS$ 17.9 million · 8.2%ChinaUS$ 12.1 million · 5.5%United StatesUS$ 11.0 million · 5.0%OthersUS$ 80.1 million · 37%RoadUS$ 53.9 million · 25%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 164 million · 75%AirUS$ 796 thousand · 0.4%Courier (air)US$ 120 thousand · 0.1%OtherUS$ 558 · 0.0%Los AndesUS$ 50.8 million · 23%AraucaníaUS$ 2.2 million · 1.0%TalcahuanoUS$ 1.6 million · 0.8%San AntonioUS$ 136 million · 62%ValparaísoUS$ 26.5 million · 12%Other officesUS$ 1.5 million · 0.7%
OriginTransportCustoms officeArgentina15%Peru12%Brazil9.2%Poland9.0%Spain8.2%China5.5%United Sta…5.0%Others37%Road25%Sea, …75%Air0.4%Couri…0.1%Other0.0%Los Andes23%Araucanía1.0%Talcahuano0.8%San Antonio62%Valparaíso12%Other offi…0.7%

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.

Its 5 headings

change against January–July 2025

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 →