Chapter 22 · Food, beverages and tobacco

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 846 million of the goods in this chapter, 1.1% of everything it exported and 9.4% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Brazil (15%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (46%). It imported US$ 215 million, 6.6% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from United Kingdom (16%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 846 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −9.4% vs January–July 2025
US$ 215 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +6.6% vs January–July 2025
1.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.4% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
050100150200US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
050100150200US$ 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%Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other tha…95%Beermadefrom…2.0%Vermo…andother…Water…inclu…miner…Ethylalcoh…Fer…bev…
Food, beverages and tobacco 100%Wine of fresh grapes, includingfortified wines; grape must othertha…95%

What is imported, by heading

Food, beverages and tobacco 100%Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholicstrength by volume of les…41%Waters, including mineral and aerated waters,containing added sugar…38%Ethyl alcohol, undenatured;of an alcoholic strength byvolume of 80%…8.3%Beer made frommalt7.7%Wine offreshgrapes,…2.6%Waters,including…Vin…andsub…
Food, beverages and tobacco 100%Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; ofan alcoholic strength byvolume of les…41%Waters, including mineral andaerated waters, containingadded sugar…38%Ethylalcohol,undenatu…8.3%Beer madefrom malt7.7%Wine offresh…Wat…inc…Vin…

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$ 214 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$ 27.3 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. BrazilUS$ 126 million15%
  2. United KingdomUS$ 99.7 million12%
  3. JapanUS$ 70.5 million8.3%
  4. United StatesUS$ 61.4 million7.3%
  5. ChinaUS$ 61.4 million7.3%
  6. CanadaUS$ 50.3 million5.9%
  7. MexicoUS$ 35.1 million4.2%
  8. NetherlandsUS$ 33.6 million4.0%
  9. IrelandUS$ 25.7 million3.0%
  10. South KoreaUS$ 23.7 million2.8%
  11. RussiaUS$ 22.6 million2.7%
  12. DenmarkUS$ 22.4 million2.6%
  13. OthersUS$ 214 million25%

Where imports come from

  1. United KingdomUS$ 34.0 million16%
  2. United StatesUS$ 31.5 million15%
  3. PolandUS$ 23.9 million11%
  4. AustriaUS$ 22.1 million10%
  5. ArgentinaUS$ 20.5 million9.5%
  6. MexicoUS$ 13.6 million6.4%
  7. ItalyUS$ 10.4 million4.9%
  8. BrazilUS$ 8.7 million4.0%
  9. SpainUS$ 6.6 million3.1%
  10. BoliviaUS$ 6.5 million3.0%
  11. GermanyUS$ 5.3 million2.5%
  12. ChinaUS$ 4.3 million2.0%
  13. OthersUS$ 27.3 million13%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 388 million46%
  2. MauleUS$ 211 million25%
  3. O'HigginsUS$ 191 million23%
  4. ValparaísoUS$ 38.6 million4.6%
  5. CoquimboUS$ 7.8 million0.9%
  6. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 3.0 million0.4%
  7. AntofagastaUS$ 2.4 million0.3%
  8. ÑubleUS$ 1.4 million0.2%
  9. BiobíoUS$ 828 thousand0.1%
  10. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 774 thousand0.1%
  11. TarapacáUS$ 711 thousand0.1%
  12. AraucaníaUS$ 328 thousand<0.1%
  13. No region declaredUS$ 232 thousand<0.1%
  14. Los RíosUS$ 221 thousand<0.1%
  15. Los LagosUS$ 100 thousand<0.1%
  16. AysénUS$ 48 thousand<0.1%
  17. AtacamaUS$ 12 thousand<0.1%
  18. MagallanesUS$ 5 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$ 483 million57%US$ 150 million70%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 251 million30%US$ 26.5 million12%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 106 million13%US$ 30.5 million14%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 4.4 million0.5%——
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 393 thousand<0.1%US$ 3.1 million1.4%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 909 thousand0.1%US$ 394 thousand0.2%
AricaArica——US$ 888 thousand0.4%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 878 thousand0.4%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 617 thousand0.3%
Pino Hachado (Liucura)LonquimayUS$ 370 thousand<0.1%——
CoronelCoronelUS$ 263 thousand<0.1%——
Other portsUS$ 181 thousand<0.1%US$ 1.5 million0.7%

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$ 734 million87%
  2. RoadUS$ 111 million13%
  3. AirUS$ 779 thousand0.1%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 153 thousand<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 181 million84%
  2. RoadUS$ 33.0 million15%
  3. AirUS$ 249 thousand0.1%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 146 thousand0.1%
  5. OtherUS$ 623<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 484 million57%US$ 150 million70%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 249 million29%US$ 26.5 million12%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 107 million13%US$ 30.9 million14%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 4.4 million0.5%US$ 1.2 million0.6%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 788 thousand0.1%US$ 3.3 million1.5%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 1.0 million0.1%US$ 426 thousand0.2%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 1.2 million0.6%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 29 thousand<0.1%US$ 617 thousand0.3%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 146 thousand<0.1%US$ 300 thousand0.1%
CoyhaiqueAysén——US$ 34 thousand<0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanes——US$ 623<0.1%
OsornoLos LagosUS$ 85<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$ 388 million · 46%MauleUS$ 211 million · 25%O'HigginsUS$ 191 million · 23%ValparaísoUS$ 38.6 million · 4.6%CoquimboUS$ 7.8 million · 0.9%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 3.0 million · 0.4%Other regionsUS$ 7.1 million · 0.8%Los AndesUS$ 107 million · 13%ValparaísoUS$ 249 million · 29%San AntonioUS$ 484 million · 57%AricaUS$ 4.4 million · 0.5%MetropolitanaUS$ 1.0 million · 0.1%Other officesUS$ 963 thousand · 0.1%BrazilUS$ 126 million · 15%CanadaUS$ 50.3 million · 5.9%ChinaUS$ 61.4 million · 7.3%United StatesUS$ 61.4 million · 7.3%JapanUS$ 70.5 million · 8.3%United KingdomUS$ 99.7 million · 12%MexicoUS$ 35.1 million · 4.2%OthersUS$ 342 million · 40%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…46%Maule25%O'Higgins23%Valparaíso4.6%Coquimbo0.9%Nationalis…0.4%Other regi…0.8%Los A…13%Valpa…29%San A…57%Arica0.5%Metro…0.1%Other…0.1%Brazil15%Canada5.9%China7.3%United Sta…7.3%Japan8.3%United Kin…12%Mexico4.2%Others40%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited KingdomUS$ 34.0 million · 16%United StatesUS$ 31.5 million · 15%PolandUS$ 23.9 million · 11%AustriaUS$ 22.1 million · 10%ArgentinaUS$ 20.5 million · 9.5%MexicoUS$ 13.6 million · 6.4%ItalyUS$ 10.4 million · 4.9%OthersUS$ 58.6 million · 27%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 181 million · 84%AirUS$ 249 thousand · 0.1%RoadUS$ 33.0 million · 15%Courier (air)US$ 146 thousand · 0.1%OtherUS$ 623 · 0.0%San AntonioUS$ 150 million · 70%ValparaísoUS$ 26.5 million · 12%TalcahuanoUS$ 3.3 million · 1.5%AricaUS$ 1.2 million · 0.6%Los AndesUS$ 30.9 million · 14%Other officesUS$ 2.6 million · 1.2%
OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited Kin…16%United Sta…15%Poland11%Austria10%Argentina9.5%Mexico6.4%Italy4.9%Others27%Sea, …84%Air0.1%Road15%Couri…0.1%Other0.0%San Antonio70%Valparaíso12%Talcahuano1.5%Arica0.6%Los Andes14%Other offi…1.2%

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 9 headings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
22.04Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading no. 2009US$ 802 million−11%US$ 5.6 million+4.3%
22.08Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% volume; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beveragesUS$ 6.7 million+9.8%US$ 89.1 million+16%
22.02Waters, including mineral and aerated waters, containing added sugar or sweetening matter, flavoured; other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009US$ 7.1 million+50%US$ 81.0 million+10%
22.03Beer made from maltUS$ 16.5 million+16%US$ 16.5 million−29%
22.07Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strengthUS$ 2.3 million+50%US$ 17.7 million−0.6%
22.05Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes, flavoured with plants or aromatic substancesUS$ 8.8 million+15%US$ 862 thousand−21%
22.06Fermented beverages, n.e.c. in chapter 22; (e.g. cider, perry, mead, sake)US$ 2.2 millionUS$ 710 thousand
22.01Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice and snowUS$ 226 thousandUS$ 2.2 million+14%
22.09Vinegar and substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acidUS$ 210 thousandUS$ 1.1 million−26%

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 →