Heading 72.09 · Base metals

Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 35 thousand of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported. The main destination was Peru (92%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (95%). It imported US$ 23.6 million, 31% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (86%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 35 thousand
exported, January–July 2026
US$ 23.6 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −31% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
02468US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
02468US$ 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 subheading

Base metals 100%Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolle…98%
Base metals 100%Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled,width 600mm or more, cold-rolle…98%

What is imported, by subheading

Base metals 100%Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more,…77%Iron or non-alloy steel; incoils, flat-rolled, width600mm or more,…17%Iron ornon-alloy steel;in coils,…3.2%Ironornon-a…1.3%Iron ornon-all…steel;…Iron or…
Base metals 100%Iron or non-alloy steel; incoils, flat-rolled, width600mm or more,…77%Iron ornon-alloysteel; i…17%Iron ornon-alloy…Ironornon-…Ironornon…

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.

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$ 1 and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PeruUS$ 32 thousand92%
  2. United StatesUS$ 2 thousand4.3%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 8722.5%
  4. NetherlandsUS$ 3330.9%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 20.2 million86%
  2. JapanUS$ 3.0 million13%
  3. South KoreaUS$ 257 thousand1.1%
  4. ArgentinaUS$ 129 thousand0.5%
  5. SpainUS$ 41 thousand0.2%
  6. PortugalUS$ 9 thousand<0.1%
  7. FranceUS$ 3 thousand<0.1%
  8. United StatesUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 33 thousand95%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 2 thousand5.2%

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)%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 20.1 million85%
VentanasPuchuncaví——US$ 2.9 million12%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 33 thousand93%US$ 386 thousand1.6%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 8722.5%US$ 129 thousand0.5%
LirquénPenco——US$ 127 thousand0.5%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 2 thousand4.3%US$ 8 thousand<0.1%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 4 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. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 33 thousand93%
  2. Courier (air)US$ 2 thousand4.3%
  3. RoadUS$ 8722.5%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 23.5 million99%
  2. RoadUS$ 129 thousand0.5%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 5 thousand<0.1%
  4. AirUS$ 3 thousand<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 23.0 million97%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 33 thousand93%US$ 386 thousand1.6%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 8722.5%US$ 129 thousand0.5%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 127 thousand0.5%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 2 thousand4.3%US$ 8 thousand<0.1%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 4 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$ 33 thousand · 95%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 2 thousand · 5.3%Los AndesUS$ 872 · 2.5%San AntonioUS$ 33 thousand · 93%MetropolitanaUS$ 2 thousand · 4.3%ArgentinaUS$ 872 · 2.5%PeruUS$ 32 thousand · 92%NetherlandsUS$ 333 · 0.9%United StatesUS$ 2 thousand · 4.3%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…95%Nationalis…5.3%Los A…2.5%San A…93%Metro…4.3%Argentina2.5%Peru92%Netherlands0.9%United Sta…4.3%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 20.2 million · 86%JapanUS$ 3.0 million · 13%South KoreaUS$ 257 thousand · 1.1%ArgentinaUS$ 129 thousand · 0.5%SpainUS$ 41 thousand · 0.2%PortugalUS$ 9 thousand · 0.0%FranceUS$ 3 thousand · 0.0%OthersUS$ 2 thousand · 0.0%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 23.5 million · 99%RoadUS$ 129 thousand · 0.5%AirUS$ 3 thousand · 0.0%Courier (air)US$ 5 thousand · 0.0%ValparaísoUS$ 23.0 million · 97%San AntonioUS$ 386 thousand · 1.6%TalcahuanoUS$ 127 thousand · 0.5%Los AndesUS$ 129 thousand · 0.5%MetropolitanaUS$ 8 thousand · 0.0%Other officesUS$ 4 thousand · 0.0%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina86%Japan13%South Korea1.1%Argentina0.5%Spain0.2%Portugal0.0%France0.0%Others0.0%Sea, …99%Road0.5%Air0.0%Couri…0.0%Valparaíso97%San Antonio1.6%Talcahuano0.5%Los Andes0.5%Metropolit…0.0%Other offi…0.0%

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 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
7209.17Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm—US$ 18.1 million−29%
7209.16Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm—US$ 4.0 million−43%
7209.18Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mmUS$ 872US$ 766 thousand
7209.27Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm—US$ 313 thousand
7209.26Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm—US$ 284 thousand
7209.25Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more—US$ 87 thousand
7209.90Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, n.e.c. in heading no. 7209US$ 34 thousandUS$ 2 thousand
7209.15Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more—US$ 19 thousand
7209.28Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm——

A change is shown only where the same months of the year before added up to at least US$ 1.0 million.

7 of these subheadings have no page of their own (they moved less than US$ 10.0 million); their figures are the ones in this table.

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.
What has a page
A subheading has a page of its own if it moved at least US$ 10.0 million in exports and imports over every month the databases cover; the rest are, with their figures, in this page's table.

Source: Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How each figure is checked →