Chapter 71 · Pearls, stones and precious metals

Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 3,470 million of the goods in this chapter, 4.4% of everything it exported and 106% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Switzerland (45%), and the main region of origin, Atacama (68%). It imported US$ 67.0 million, 7.7% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (21%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 3,470 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +106% vs January–July 2025
US$ 67.0 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +7.7% vs January–July 2025
4.4%
of everything Chile exported · 0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
0200400600800US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0200400600800US$ 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

Pearls, stones and precious metals 100%Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manuf…91%Silver(includingsilver…7.3%Waste andscrap of…
Pearls, stones and precious metals 100%Gold (including gold plated withplatinum) unwrought or insemi-manuf…91%Sil…(in…sil…Was…and…

What is imported, by heading

Pearls, stones and precious metals 100%Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of preciousmetal or of metal c…43%Imitation jewellery24%Articles of precious metalor of metal clad withprecious metal14%Coin8.8%Silver(includingsilver…5.6%Articles ofnatural orcultured…2.7%Stones;…Article…Dust…Prec…
Pearls, stones and precious metals 100%Jewellery articles andparts thereof, ofprecious metal or of…43%Imitation jewellery24%Articles ofpreciousmetal or of…14%Coin8.8%Silver(includ…silver…5.6%Artic…ofnatur…

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$ 3.7 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$ 6.2 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. SwitzerlandUS$ 1,573 million45%
  2. IndiaUS$ 1,120 million32%
  3. United StatesUS$ 347 million10%
  4. CanadaUS$ 273 million7.9%
  5. AustraliaUS$ 67.1 million1.9%
  6. United KingdomUS$ 34.4 million1.0%
  7. ChinaUS$ 16.8 million0.5%
  8. SpainUS$ 14.9 million0.4%
  9. ItalyUS$ 11.0 million0.3%
  10. TürkiyeUS$ 6.1 million0.2%
  11. JapanUS$ 1.8 million0.1%
  12. GuatemalaUS$ 1.2 million<0.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 3.7 million0.1%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 14.1 million21%
  2. ThailandUS$ 13.6 million20%
  3. United KingdomUS$ 9.5 million14%
  4. CanadaUS$ 5.2 million7.7%
  5. PeruUS$ 4.2 million6.3%
  6. ItalyUS$ 3.8 million5.6%
  7. SpainUS$ 2.7 million4.0%
  8. Origins or destinations withheld for commercial or military reasonsUS$ 2.6 million3.9%
  9. United StatesUS$ 2.4 million3.5%
  10. ColombiaUS$ 2.1 million3.2%
  11. BrazilUS$ 2.1 million3.1%
  12. TürkiyeUS$ 1.2 million1.8%
  13. OthersUS$ 3.6 million5.4%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. AtacamaUS$ 2,372 million68%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 656 million19%
  3. AntofagastaUS$ 425 million12%
  4. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 9.6 million0.3%
  5. ValparaísoUS$ 4.8 million0.1%
  6. CoquimboUS$ 3.4 million0.1%
  7. No region declaredUS$ 182 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)%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 3,460 million100%US$ 59.0 million88%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 7.1 million0.2%US$ 6.6 million9.8%
Puerto AngamosMejillonesUS$ 2.7 million0.1%——
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 149 thousand<0.1%US$ 1.1 million1.7%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 433 thousand<0.1%US$ 12 thousand<0.1%
No port declared——US$ 163 thousand0.2%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 23 thousand<0.1%
LirquénPenco——US$ 18 thousand<0.1%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%US$ 10 thousand<0.1%
Other ports——US$ 14 thousand<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. AirUS$ 3,445 million99%
  2. Courier (air)US$ 14.9 million0.4%
  3. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 10.0 million0.3%
  4. RoadUS$ 435 thousand<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. AirUS$ 33.7 million50%
  2. Courier (air)US$ 25.5 million38%
  3. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 7.7 million12%
  4. RoadUS$ 47 thousand0.1%
  5. OtherUS$ 7 thousand<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 3,460 million100%US$ 59.2 million88%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 7.1 million0.2%US$ 6.6 million9.8%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 2.7 million0.1%US$ 12 thousand<0.1%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 149 thousand<0.1%US$ 1.1 million1.7%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 433 thousand<0.1%US$ 12 thousand<0.1%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 23 thousand<0.1%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 21 thousand<0.1%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%US$ 10 thousand<0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanes——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 officeDestinationAtacamaUS$ 2,372 million · 68%MetropolitanaUS$ 656 million · 19%AntofagastaUS$ 425 million · 12%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 9.6 million · 0.3%ValparaísoUS$ 4.8 million · 0.1%CoquimboUS$ 3.4 million · 0.1%Other regionsUS$ 182 thousand · 0.0%MetropolitanaUS$ 3,460 million · 100%Los AndesUS$ 433 thousand · 0.0%AntofagastaUS$ 2.7 million · 0.1%ValparaísoUS$ 149 thousand · 0.0%San AntonioUS$ 7.1 million · 0.2%Other officesUS$ 2 thousand · 0.0%SwitzerlandUS$ 1,573 million · 45%IndiaUS$ 1,120 million · 32%CanadaUS$ 273 million · 7.9%AustraliaUS$ 67.1 million · 1.9%United KingdomUS$ 34.4 million · 1.0%ChinaUS$ 16.8 million · 0.5%United StatesUS$ 347 million · 10%OthersUS$ 38.8 million · 1.1%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationAtacama68%Metropolit…19%Antofagasta12%Nationalis…0.3%Valparaíso0.1%Coquimbo0.1%Other regi…0.0%Metro…100%Los A…0.0%Antof…0.1%Valpa…0.0%San A…0.2%Other…0.0%Switzerland45%India32%Canada7.9%Australia1.9%United Kin…1.0%China0.5%United Sta…10%Others1.1%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 14.1 million · 21%ThailandUS$ 13.6 million · 20%United KingdomUS$ 9.5 million · 14%CanadaUS$ 5.2 million · 7.7%PeruUS$ 4.2 million · 6.3%ItalyUS$ 3.8 million · 5.6%SpainUS$ 2.7 million · 4.0%OthersUS$ 13.9 million · 21%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 7.7 million · 12%Courier (air)US$ 25.5 million · 38%AirUS$ 33.7 million · 50%RoadUS$ 47 thousand · 0.1%OtherUS$ 7 thousand · 0.0%San AntonioUS$ 6.6 million · 9.8%ValparaísoUS$ 1.1 million · 1.7%TalcahuanoUS$ 21 thousand · 0.0%MetropolitanaUS$ 59.2 million · 88%IquiqueUS$ 23 thousand · 0.0%Other officesUS$ 36 thousand · 0.1%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina21%Thailand20%United Kin…14%Canada7.7%Peru6.3%Italy5.6%Spain4.0%Others21%Sea, …12%Couri…38%Air50%Road0.1%Other0.0%San Antonio9.8%Valparaíso1.7%Talcahuano0.0%Metropolit…88%Iquique0.0%Other offi…0.1%

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 18 headings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
71.08Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder formUS$ 3,167 million+109%US$ 42 thousand
71.06Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum); unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder formUS$ 254 million+81%US$ 3.7 million+255%
71.12Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal compounds, of a kind uses principally for the recovery of precious metal other than goods of heading 85.49US$ 35.9 million+89%US$ 2 thousand
71.13Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metalUS$ 940 thousand−59%US$ 28.7 million−14%
71.17Imitation jewelleryUS$ 294 thousandUS$ 16.1 million−8.6%
71.18CoinUS$ 9.5 million+223%US$ 5.9 million+388%
71.15Articles of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metalUS$ 84 thousandUS$ 9.7 million+50%
71.16Articles of natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed)US$ 2 thousandUS$ 1.8 million+8.8%
71.10Platinum; unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder formUS$ 1.4 million+5.5%US$ 33 thousand
71.03Precious (excluding diamond) and semi-precious stone; worked, graded, not strung, mounted, set; ungraded precious (excluding diamond) and semi-precious stone, temporarily strung for convenience of transportUS$ 588 thousandUS$ 167 thousand
71.04Stones; synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transportUS$ 2 thousandUS$ 261 thousand
71.14Articles of goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metalUS$ 6 thousandUS$ 237 thousand
71.05Dust and powder of natural or synthetic precious or semi-precious stone—US$ 185 thousand
71.02Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set—US$ 108 thousand
71.01Pearls; natural or cultured, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; pearls, natural or cultured, temporarily strung for the convenience of transport—US$ 10 thousand
71.07Base metals clad with silver; not further worked than semi-manufactured—US$ 8 thousand
71.09Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured—US$ 2 thousand
71.11Base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum; not further worked than semi-manufactured——

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 →