Heading 73.12 · Base metals

Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically insulated

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 12.1 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 22% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Peru (66%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (88%). It imported US$ 24.2 million, 24% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (59%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 12.1 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −22% vs January–July 2025
US$ 24.2 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −24% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
0246US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0246US$ 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 steel; stranded wire, ropes and cables, not electrically insu…97%Ironorste…
Base metals 100%Iron or steel; stranded wire, ropesand cables, not electrically insu…97%

What is imported, by subheading

Base metals 100%Iron or steel; stranded wire, ropes and cables, not electrically insu…94%Iron orsteel;plaited…6.3%
Base metals 100%Iron or steel; stranded wire, ropesand cables, not electrically insu…94%

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$ 294 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$ 1.9 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PeruUS$ 7.9 million66%
  2. EcuadorUS$ 1.1 million8.8%
  3. MexicoUS$ 955 thousand7.9%
  4. ArgentinaUS$ 426 thousand3.5%
  5. ColombiaUS$ 374 thousand3.1%
  6. United StatesUS$ 318 thousand2.6%
  7. BrazilUS$ 225 thousand1.9%
  8. CanadaUS$ 142 thousand1.2%
  9. Dominican RepublicUS$ 98 thousand0.8%
  10. BoliviaUS$ 92 thousand0.8%
  11. Costa RicaUS$ 88 thousand0.7%
  12. SwitzerlandUS$ 77 thousand0.6%
  13. OthersUS$ 294 thousand2.4%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 14.4 million59%
  2. United StatesUS$ 3.9 million16%
  3. SpainUS$ 1.0 million4.3%
  4. Origins or destinations withheld for commercial or military reasonsUS$ 876 thousand3.6%
  5. GermanyUS$ 873 thousand3.6%
  6. ItalyUS$ 501 thousand2.1%
  7. ArgentinaUS$ 415 thousand1.7%
  8. SwedenUS$ 386 thousand1.6%
  9. BrazilUS$ 236 thousand1.0%
  10. FinlandUS$ 232 thousand1.0%
  11. SwitzerlandUS$ 204 thousand0.8%
  12. PortugalUS$ 180 thousand0.7%
  13. OthersUS$ 993 thousand4.1%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 10.6 million88%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 1.0 million8.5%
  3. ValparaísoUS$ 218 thousand1.8%
  4. BiobíoUS$ 158 thousand1.3%
  5. TarapacáUS$ 19 thousand0.2%
  6. AntofagastaUS$ 11 thousand0.1%
  7. MagallanesUS$ 9 thousand0.1%
  8. No region declaredUS$ 4 thousand<0.1%
  9. O'HigginsUS$ 3 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$ 6.4 million53%US$ 13.1 million54%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 4.4 million36%——
Puerto AngamosMejillones——US$ 3.5 million15%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 400 thousand3.3%US$ 2.3 million9.4%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 86 thousand0.7%US$ 1.9 million7.8%
LirquénPenco——US$ 1.9 million7.9%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 582 thousand4.8%US$ 595 thousand2.5%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 334 thousand1.4%
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 213 thousand0.9%
Pino Hachado (Liucura)LonquimayUS$ 156 thousand1.3%——
ChungaráPutreUS$ 73 thousand0.6%——
ColchaneColchaneUS$ 19 thousand0.2%——
Other portsUS$ 37 thousand0.3%US$ 362 thousand1.5%

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$ 6.5 million54%
  2. RoadUS$ 5.2 million43%
  3. AirUS$ 381 thousand3.2%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 19 thousand0.2%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 21.2 million88%
  2. AirUS$ 2.0 million8.2%
  3. RoadUS$ 693 thousand2.9%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 306 thousand1.3%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 6.4 million53%US$ 13.0 million54%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 4.3 million35%US$ 263 thousand1.1%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 25 thousand0.2%US$ 3.9 million16%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 573 thousand4.7%US$ 2.3 million9.4%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 3 thousand<0.1%US$ 2.2 million8.9%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 86 thousand0.7%US$ 1.9 million7.8%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 582 thousand4.8%US$ 595 thousand2.5%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 156 thousand1.3%——
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 23 thousand0.2%US$ 56 thousand0.2%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 5 thousand<0.1%US$ 40 thousand0.2%

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$ 10.6 million · 88%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 1.0 million · 8.5%ValparaísoUS$ 218 thousand · 1.8%BiobíoUS$ 158 thousand · 1.3%TarapacáUS$ 19 thousand · 0.2%AntofagastaUS$ 11 thousand · 0.1%Other regionsUS$ 15 thousand · 0.1%San AntonioUS$ 6.4 million · 53%Los AndesUS$ 582 thousand · 4.8%AricaUS$ 4.3 million · 35%MetropolitanaUS$ 573 thousand · 4.7%AraucaníaUS$ 156 thousand · 1.3%Other officesUS$ 142 thousand · 1.2%MexicoUS$ 955 thousand · 7.9%EcuadorUS$ 1.1 million · 8.8%ColombiaUS$ 374 thousand · 3.1%BrazilUS$ 225 thousand · 1.9%PeruUS$ 7.9 million · 66%ArgentinaUS$ 426 thousand · 3.5%United StatesUS$ 318 thousand · 2.6%OthersUS$ 790 thousand · 6.5%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…88%Nationalis…8.5%Valparaíso1.8%Biobío1.3%Tarapacá0.2%Antofagasta0.1%Other regi…0.1%San A…53%Los A…4.8%Arica35%Metro…4.7%Arauc…1.3%Other…1.2%Mexico7.9%Ecuador8.8%Colombia3.1%Brazil1.9%Peru66%Argentina3.5%United Sta…2.6%Others6.5%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 14.4 million · 59%United StatesUS$ 3.9 million · 16%SpainUS$ 1.0 million · 4.3%Origins or destinations w…US$ 876 thousand · 3.6%GermanyUS$ 873 thousand · 3.6%ItalyUS$ 501 thousand · 2.1%ArgentinaUS$ 415 thousand · 1.7%OthersUS$ 2.2 million · 9.2%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 21.2 million · 88%Courier (air)US$ 306 thousand · 1.3%AirUS$ 2.0 million · 8.2%RoadUS$ 693 thousand · 2.9%San AntonioUS$ 13.0 million · 54%TalcahuanoUS$ 2.2 million · 8.9%ValparaísoUS$ 1.9 million · 7.8%AntofagastaUS$ 3.9 million · 16%MetropolitanaUS$ 2.3 million · 9.4%Other officesUS$ 954 thousand · 3.9%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina59%United Sta…16%Spain4.3%Origins or…3.6%Germany3.6%Italy2.1%Argentina1.7%Others9.2%Sea, …88%Couri…1.3%Air8.2%Road2.9%San Antonio54%Talcahuano8.9%Valparaíso7.8%Antofagasta16%Metropolit…9.4%Other offi…3.9%

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 2 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
7312.10Iron or steel; stranded wire, ropes and cables, not electrically insulatedUS$ 11.7 million−24%US$ 22.7 million−24%
7312.90Iron or steel; plaited bands, slings and the like, not electrically insulatedUS$ 356 thousandUS$ 1.5 million−17%

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

1 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 →