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Subheading 7308.90 · Base metals

Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308

In the Arancel: Construcciones y sus partes (por ejemplo: puentes y sus partes, compuertas de esclusas, torres, castilletes, pilares, columnas, armazones para techumbre, techados, puertas y ventanas y sus marcos, contramarcos y umbrales, cortinas de cierre, barandillas), de fundición, hierro o acero, excepto las construcciones prefabricadas de la partida 94.06; chapas, barras, perfiles, tubos y similares, de fundición, hierro o acero, preparados para la construcción › Los demás

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 7.6 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 18% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Peru (19%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (90%). It imported US$ 73.2 million, 20% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (76%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 7.6 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +18% vs January–July 2025
US$ 73.2 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −20% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
05101520US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
05101520US$ 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.

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$ 581 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$ 2.7 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PeruUS$ 1.4 million19%
  2. BrazilUS$ 1.1 million15%
  3. ColombiaUS$ 1.0 million13%
  4. ArgentinaUS$ 695 thousand9.1%
  5. UruguayUS$ 570 thousand7.5%
  6. MexicoUS$ 558 thousand7.3%
  7. EcuadorUS$ 524 thousand6.9%
  8. ParaguayUS$ 495 thousand6.5%
  9. El SalvadorUS$ 188 thousand2.5%
  10. Dominican RepublicUS$ 160 thousand2.1%
  11. SpainUS$ 139 thousand1.8%
  12. Costa RicaUS$ 132 thousand1.7%
  13. OthersUS$ 581 thousand7.6%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 55.9 million76%
  2. SpainUS$ 3.5 million4.8%
  3. United StatesUS$ 2.9 million3.9%
  4. GermanyUS$ 2.1 million2.8%
  5. BrazilUS$ 1.8 million2.5%
  6. PeruUS$ 893 thousand1.2%
  7. AustriaUS$ 818 thousand1.1%
  8. LuxembourgUS$ 595 thousand0.8%
  9. PolandUS$ 582 thousand0.8%
  10. CzechiaUS$ 518 thousand0.7%
  11. MalaysiaUS$ 456 thousand0.6%
  12. FranceUS$ 447 thousand0.6%
  13. OthersUS$ 2.7 million3.7%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 6.9 million90%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 575 thousand7.5%
  3. BiobíoUS$ 78 thousand1.0%
  4. No region declaredUS$ 36 thousand0.5%
  5. AntofagastaUS$ 35 thousand0.5%
  6. ValparaísoUS$ 19 thousand0.3%
  7. MagallanesUS$ 4 thousand0.1%
  8. AraucaníaUS$ 4 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$ 3.6 million47%US$ 37.8 million52%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 74 thousand1.0%US$ 10.7 million15%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 312 thousand4.1%US$ 8.5 million12%
LirquénPenco——US$ 5.8 million8.0%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 2.9 million38%US$ 1.3 million1.8%
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 3.4 million4.6%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 1.7 million2.3%
CoronelCoronel——US$ 1.2 million1.6%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 642 thousand8.4%——
Pino Hachado (Liucura)LonquimayUS$ 48 thousand0.6%——
OllagueOllagüeUS$ 35 thousand0.5%——
Paso JamaSan Pedro de AtacamaUS$ 30 thousand0.4%——
Other portsUS$ 37 thousand0.5%US$ 2.9 million3.9%

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$ 3.9 million51%
  2. RoadUS$ 3.7 million48%
  3. AirUS$ 63 thousand0.8%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 12 thousand0.2%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 59.9 million82%
  2. AirUS$ 10.8 million15%
  3. RoadUS$ 2.3 million3.2%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 161 thousand0.2%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 3.6 million47%US$ 37.7 million52%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 350 thousand4.6%US$ 10.7 million15%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 21 thousand0.3%US$ 10.3 million14%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 312 thousand4.1%US$ 8.5 million12%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 2.9 million38%US$ 1.9 million2.6%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 77 thousand1.0%US$ 3.0 million4.1%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 387 thousand5.1%US$ 636 thousand0.9%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 239 thousand0.3%
CoquimboCoquimbo——US$ 83 thousand0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 4 thousand0.1%US$ 53 thousand0.1%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 42 thousand0.6%——
OsornoLos LagosUS$ 5 thousand0.1%——

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$ 6.9 million · 90%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 575 thousand · 7.5%BiobíoUS$ 78 thousand · 1.0%No region declaredUS$ 36 thousand · 0.5%AntofagastaUS$ 35 thousand · 0.5%Other regionsUS$ 27 thousand · 0.4%Los AndesUS$ 2.9 million · 38%San AntonioUS$ 3.6 million · 47%MetropolitanaUS$ 350 thousand · 4.6%AricaUS$ 387 thousand · 5.1%Other officesUS$ 462 thousand · 6.0%BrazilUS$ 1.1 million · 15%UruguayUS$ 570 thousand · 7.5%ArgentinaUS$ 695 thousand · 9.1%ColombiaUS$ 1.0 million · 13%MexicoUS$ 558 thousand · 7.3%PeruUS$ 1.4 million · 19%OthersUS$ 2.2 million · 29%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…90%Nationalis…7.5%Biobío1.0%No region …0.5%Antofagasta0.5%Other regi…0.4%Los A…38%San A…47%Metro…4.6%Arica5.1%Other…6.0%Brazil15%Uruguay7.5%Argentina9.1%Colombia13%Mexico7.3%Peru19%Others29%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 55.9 million · 76%SpainUS$ 3.5 million · 4.8%United StatesUS$ 2.9 million · 3.9%GermanyUS$ 2.1 million · 2.8%BrazilUS$ 1.8 million · 2.5%PeruUS$ 893 thousand · 1.2%OthersUS$ 6.2 million · 8.4%AirUS$ 10.8 million · 15%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 59.9 million · 82%Courier (air)US$ 161 thousand · 0.2%RoadUS$ 2.3 million · 3.2%MetropolitanaUS$ 10.7 million · 15%San AntonioUS$ 37.7 million · 52%ValparaísoUS$ 8.5 million · 12%TalcahuanoUS$ 10.3 million · 14%Other officesUS$ 5.9 million · 8.1%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina76%Spain4.8%United Sta…3.9%Germany2.8%Brazil2.5%Peru1.2%Others8.4%Air15%Sea, …82%Couri…0.2%Road3.2%Metropolit…15%San Antonio52%Valparaíso12%Talcahuano14%Other offi…8.1%

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.

There is a single tariff line with trade under this subheading, 7308.9000: its figures are this page's.

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.
Tariff lines
The 8-digit lines are Chile's own: the Harmonized System stops at the subheading and each country opens its own lines below it. They have no English text, so they are named in the Arancel's Spanish.

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