Subheading 8418.69 · Machinery and electrical

Refrigerating or freezing equipment; n.e.c. in heading no. 8418

In the Arancel: Refrigeradores, congeladores y demás material, máquinas y aparatos para producción de frío, aunque no sean eléctricos; bombas de calor, excepto las máquinas y aparatos para acondicionamiento de aire de la partida 84.15 › Los demás materiales, máquinas y aparatos para producción de frío; bombas de calor › Los demás

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 1.3 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported. The main destination was Ecuador (50%), and the main region of origin, Los Lagos (44%). It imported US$ 37.9 million, 17% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (34%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 1.3 M
exported, January–July 2026
US$ 37.9 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +17% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
035810US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
035810US$ 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 tariff line

Machinery and electrical 100%Máquinas para fabricar hielo44%Instalaciones frigoríficas26%Refrigeradores, congeladores ydemás material, máquinas y aparatospa…16%Por compresión5.2%Máquinasparafabricar…3.1%Máquinasenfriadorasde agua…Equip…deprodu…Unida…conde…confo…
Machinery and electrical 100%Máquinas para fabricarhielo44%Instalaciones frigoríficas26%Refrigerado…congeladoresy demás…16%PorcompresiónMáquinaspara…Máquinasenfriadora…

What is imported, by tariff line

Machinery and electrical 100%Refrigeradores, congeladores y demás material, máquinas yaparatos pa…51%Por compresión17%Instalacionesfrigoríficas7.9%Máquinasenfriadoras deagua…7.0%Máquinas para fabricarhielo6.6%Máquinas para fabricarhelados5.3%Unidadescondensadorasconformadas por un…4.6%
Machinery and electrical 100%Refrigeradores,congeladores ydemás material,…51%Por compresión17%Instalacio…frigorífic…7.9%Máquinasenfriado…de agua…7.0%Máquinasparafabrica…6.6%Máquinas parafabricarheladosUnidadescondensadorasconformadas…

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$ 16 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$ 2.5 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. EcuadorUS$ 665 thousand50%
  2. ArgentinaUS$ 185 thousand14%
  3. El SalvadorUS$ 120 thousand9.0%
  4. PeruUS$ 118 thousand8.8%
  5. PanamaUS$ 76 thousand5.7%
  6. United StatesUS$ 39 thousand2.9%
  7. BrazilUS$ 28 thousand2.1%
  8. Costa RicaUS$ 23 thousand1.7%
  9. MexicoUS$ 23 thousand1.7%
  10. UruguayUS$ 19 thousand1.4%
  11. ParaguayUS$ 15 thousand1.1%
  12. BoliviaUS$ 14 thousand1.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 16 thousand1.2%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 13.0 million34%
  2. ItalyUS$ 7.2 million19%
  3. FranceUS$ 2.6 million6.8%
  4. United StatesUS$ 2.2 million5.9%
  5. DenmarkUS$ 2.2 million5.7%
  6. GermanyUS$ 2.0 million5.3%
  7. SpainUS$ 2.0 million5.3%
  8. SwedenUS$ 1.1 million3.0%
  9. South KoreaUS$ 1.1 million2.8%
  10. BrazilUS$ 719 thousand1.9%
  11. SingaporeUS$ 713 thousand1.9%
  12. CzechiaUS$ 582 thousand1.5%
  13. OthersUS$ 2.5 million6.6%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. Los LagosUS$ 584 thousand44%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 431 thousand32%
  3. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 311 thousand23%
  4. BiobíoUS$ 8 thousand0.6%
  5. No region declaredUS$ 7 thousand0.6%

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$ 432 thousand32%US$ 27.4 million72%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 3 thousand0.2%US$ 6.1 million16%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 64 thousand4.7%US$ 1.2 million3.1%
CoronelCoronel——US$ 1.1 million3.0%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 181 thousand13%US$ 809 thousand2.1%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 584 thousand44%US$ 309 thousand0.8%
LirquénPenco——US$ 781 thousand2.1%
Cardenal SamorePuyehueUS$ 75 thousand5.6%——
IquiqueIquique——US$ 68 thousand0.2%
ColchaneColchaneUS$ 4 thousand0.3%——
Other ports——US$ 60 thousand0.2%

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$ 1.0 million76%
  2. RoadUS$ 260 thousand19%
  3. AirUS$ 38 thousand2.8%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 26 thousand1.9%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 35.9 million95%
  2. AirUS$ 991 thousand2.6%
  3. RoadUS$ 838 thousand2.2%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 198 thousand0.5%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 432 thousand32%US$ 27.2 million72%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 3 thousand0.2%US$ 6.1 million16%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 584 thousand44%US$ 2.2 million5.9%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 64 thousand4.7%US$ 1.2 million3.1%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 181 thousand13%US$ 824 thousand2.2%
Punta ArenasMagallanes——US$ 221 thousand0.6%
OsornoLos LagosUS$ 75 thousand5.6%——
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 4 thousand0.3%US$ 68 thousand0.2%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 45 thousand0.1%
AricaArica y Parinacota——US$ 144<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 officeDestinationLos LagosUS$ 584 thousand · 44%MetropolitanaUS$ 431 thousand · 32%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 311 thousand · 23%BiobíoUS$ 8 thousand · 0.6%No region declaredUS$ 7 thousand · 0.6%TalcahuanoUS$ 584 thousand · 44%Los AndesUS$ 181 thousand · 13%San AntonioUS$ 432 thousand · 32%OsornoUS$ 75 thousand · 5.6%Other officesUS$ 71 thousand · 5.3%EcuadorUS$ 665 thousand · 50%ArgentinaUS$ 185 thousand · 14%El SalvadorUS$ 120 thousand · 9.0%PanamaUS$ 76 thousand · 5.7%PeruUS$ 118 thousand · 8.8%United StatesUS$ 39 thousand · 2.9%OthersUS$ 139 thousand · 10%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationLos Lagos44%Metropolit…32%Nationalis…23%Biobío0.6%No region …0.6%Talca…44%Los A…13%San A…32%Osorno5.6%Other…5.3%Ecuador50%Argentina14%El Salvador9.0%Panama5.7%Peru8.8%United Sta…2.9%Others10%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 13.0 million · 34%ItalyUS$ 7.2 million · 19%FranceUS$ 2.6 million · 6.8%United StatesUS$ 2.2 million · 5.9%DenmarkUS$ 2.2 million · 5.7%GermanyUS$ 2.0 million · 5.3%OthersUS$ 8.8 million · 23%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 35.9 million · 95%Courier (air)US$ 198 thousand · 0.5%AirUS$ 991 thousand · 2.6%RoadUS$ 838 thousand · 2.2%San AntonioUS$ 27.2 million · 72%ValparaísoUS$ 6.1 million · 16%TalcahuanoUS$ 2.2 million · 5.9%MetropolitanaUS$ 1.2 million · 3.1%Other officesUS$ 1.2 million · 3.1%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina34%Italy19%France6.8%United Sta…5.9%Denmark5.7%Germany5.3%Others23%Sea, …95%Couri…0.5%Air2.6%Road2.2%San Antonio72%Valparaíso16%Talcahuano5.9%Metropolit…3.1%Other offi…3.1%

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 9 tariff lines

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
8418.6990Refrigeradores, congeladores y demás material, máquinas y aparatos para producción de frío, aunque no sean eléctricos; bombas de calor, excepto las máquinas y aparatos para acondicionamiento de aire de la partida 84.15: los demás materiales, máquinas y aparatos para producción de frío; bombas de calor: los demás: los demásUS$ 219 thousandUS$ 19.4 million+77%
8418.6951Por compresiónUS$ 70 thousandUS$ 6.4 million+19%
8418.6910Instalaciones frigoríficasUS$ 355 thousandUS$ 3.0 million−2.2%
8418.6930Máquinas para fabricar hieloUS$ 597 thousandUS$ 2.5 million−8.0%
8418.6959Máquinas enfriadoras de agua («chiller»): las demásUS$ 33 thousandUS$ 2.6 million−61%
8418.6940Máquinas para fabricar heladosUS$ 42 thousandUS$ 2.0 million−4.2%
8418.6980Unidades condensadoras conformadas por un compresor y un condensador como mínimo, con carga de refrigeranteUS$ 13 thousandUS$ 1.7 million+62%
8418.6960Equipo frigorífico autocontenido para ser montado sobre pared o techo («tipo mochila»)—US$ 122 thousand
8418.6970Equipos de producción frío para incorporar en contenedoresUS$ 14 thousandUS$ 71 thousand

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.
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 →