Heading 84.21 · Machinery and electrical

Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids or gases

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 11.4 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 37% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Peru (49%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (40%). It imported US$ 308 million, 18% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from United States (25%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 11.4 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −37% vs January–July 2025
US$ 308 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −18% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.6% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
020406080US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
020406080US$ 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

Machinery and electrical 100%Machinery; for filtering orpurifying water24%Machinery; for filteringor purifying gases, otherthan intake air fi…22%Machinery; forfiltering or purifyingliquids, n.e.c. in…19%Machinery; filtering orpurifying machinery,oil or petrol filters…10%Machinery; intake airfilters for internalcombustion engines9.5%Machinery; partsfor filtering orpurifying liquids…8.9%Centrifuges;n.e.c. in headingno. 8421,…6.0%
Machinery and electrical 100%Machinery; forfiltering orpurifying water24%Machinery; forfiltering orpurifying gases…22%Machinery; forfiltering or purifyingliquids, n.e.c. in…19%Machinery;filteringor…10%Machinery;intake airfilters fo…9.5%Machinery;parts forfiltering o…8.9%Centrifug…n.e.c. inheading…6.0%

What is imported, by subheading

Machinery and electrical 100%Machinery; parts forfiltering or purifyingliquids or gases23%Machinery; filteringor purifyingmachinery, oil or…18%Machinery; intakeair filters forinternal…16%Machinery; for filtering orpurifying gases, other thanintake air fi…14%Machinery; for filtering orpurifying water12%Machinery; forfiltering orpurifying liquids,…12%Centrif…partsthereof…2.0%Centrifuge…n.e.c. inheading no…Machinery;for…Machi…catal…conve…1.0%Cent…
Machinery and electrical 100%Machinery; partsfor filtering orpurifying…23%Machinery;filtering orpurifying…18%Machinery;intake airfilters fo…16%Machinery;forfiltering o…14%Machinery; forfiltering orpurifying water12%Machinery; forfiltering orpurifying liquids,…12%Cent…partsther…Cent…n.e.…Mach…for…Mac…cat…

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$ 607 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$ 60.4 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PeruUS$ 5.6 million49%
  2. BoliviaUS$ 997 thousand8.7%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 884 thousand7.7%
  4. United StatesUS$ 772 thousand6.7%
  5. EcuadorUS$ 537 thousand4.7%
  6. BrazilUS$ 438 thousand3.8%
  7. ColombiaUS$ 422 thousand3.7%
  8. ChinaUS$ 380 thousand3.3%
  9. ParaguayUS$ 373 thousand3.3%
  10. MexicoUS$ 145 thousand1.3%
  11. GermanyUS$ 131 thousand1.1%
  12. IndonesiaUS$ 114 thousand1.0%
  13. OthersUS$ 607 thousand5.3%

Where imports come from

  1. United StatesUS$ 77.4 million25%
  2. ChinaUS$ 40.6 million13%
  3. GermanyUS$ 29.7 million9.6%
  4. FinlandUS$ 24.1 million7.8%
  5. Origins or destinations withheld for commercial or military reasonsUS$ 16.6 million5.4%
  6. BrazilUS$ 14.8 million4.8%
  7. IndiaUS$ 13.4 million4.3%
  8. MexicoUS$ 11.4 million3.7%
  9. SpainUS$ 10.7 million3.5%
  10. ItalyUS$ 10.0 million3.2%
  11. South KoreaUS$ 8.2 million2.6%
  12. SwedenUS$ 7.4 million2.4%
  13. OthersUS$ 43.8 million14%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 6.2 million54%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 4.6 million40%
  3. Los LagosUS$ 463 thousand4.0%
  4. No region declaredUS$ 94 thousand0.8%
  5. AntofagastaUS$ 40 thousand0.4%
  6. MauleUS$ 38 thousand0.3%
  7. TarapacáUS$ 19 thousand0.2%
  8. ValparaísoUS$ 17 thousand0.2%
  9. MagallanesUS$ 10 thousand0.1%
  10. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 5 thousand<0.1%
  11. CoquimboUS$ 3 thousand<0.1%
  12. BiobíoUS$ 70<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$ 3.4 million30%US$ 125 million41%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 1.7 million15%US$ 66.1 million21%
Puerto AngamosMejillones——US$ 33.6 million11%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 95 thousand0.8%US$ 30.7 million10.0%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 1.9 million16%US$ 14.2 million4.6%
CoquimboCoquimbo——US$ 10.5 million3.4%
Aeropuerto Cerro MorenoAntofagasta——US$ 6.8 million2.2%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 204 thousand1.8%US$ 6.1 million2.0%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 3.6 million31%——
OllagueOllagüeUS$ 284 thousand2.5%——
ChungaráPutreUS$ 105 thousand0.9%——
Other portsUS$ 183 thousand1.6%US$ 15.0 million4.9%

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. RoadUS$ 6.0 million52%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 3.8 million33%
  3. AirUS$ 1.3 million11%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 429 thousand3.7%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 215 million70%
  2. AirUS$ 63.8 million21%
  3. RoadUS$ 19.6 million6.4%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 9.2 million3.0%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 3.4 million30%US$ 125 million40%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 1.8 million16%US$ 66.1 million21%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 512 thousand4.5%US$ 50.1 million16%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 88 thousand0.8%US$ 30.6 million9.9%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 1.9 million16%US$ 15.5 million5.0%
CoquimboCoquimbo——US$ 10.5 million3.4%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 32 thousand0.3%US$ 8.9 million2.9%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 3.6 million32%US$ 1.0 million0.3%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 21 thousand0.2%US$ 253 thousand0.1%
OsornoLos LagosUS$ 4 thousand<0.1%US$ 258 thousand0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 12 thousand0.1%US$ 62 thousand<0.1%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 16 thousand0.1%US$ 46 thousand<0.1%
Puerto MonttLos Lagos——US$ 573<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 officeDestinationNationalised foreign goodsUS$ 6.2 million · 54%MetropolitanaUS$ 4.6 million · 40%Los LagosUS$ 463 thousand · 4.0%No region declaredUS$ 94 thousand · 0.8%AntofagastaUS$ 40 thousand · 0.4%MauleUS$ 38 thousand · 0.3%Other regionsUS$ 54 thousand · 0.5%AricaUS$ 3.6 million · 32%AntofagastaUS$ 512 thousand · 4.5%Los AndesUS$ 1.9 million · 16%MetropolitanaUS$ 1.8 million · 16%San AntonioUS$ 3.4 million · 30%Other officesUS$ 173 thousand · 1.5%PeruUS$ 5.6 million · 49%BoliviaUS$ 997 thousand · 8.7%ArgentinaUS$ 884 thousand · 7.7%United StatesUS$ 772 thousand · 6.7%BrazilUS$ 438 thousand · 3.8%ColombiaUS$ 422 thousand · 3.7%EcuadorUS$ 537 thousand · 4.7%OthersUS$ 1.7 million · 15%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationNationalis…54%Metropolit…40%Los Lagos4.0%No region …0.8%Antofagasta0.4%Maule0.3%Other regi…0.5%Arica32%Antof…4.5%Los A…16%Metro…16%San A…30%Other…1.5%Peru49%Bolivia8.7%Argentina7.7%United Sta…6.7%Brazil3.8%Colombia3.7%Ecuador4.7%Others15%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited StatesUS$ 77.4 million · 25%ChinaUS$ 40.6 million · 13%GermanyUS$ 29.7 million · 9.6%FinlandUS$ 24.1 million · 7.8%Origins or destinations w…US$ 16.6 million · 5.4%BrazilUS$ 14.8 million · 4.8%IndiaUS$ 13.4 million · 4.3%OthersUS$ 91.4 million · 30%AirUS$ 63.8 million · 21%Courier (air)US$ 9.2 million · 3.0%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 215 million · 70%RoadUS$ 19.6 million · 6.4%MetropolitanaUS$ 66.1 million · 21%AntofagastaUS$ 50.1 million · 16%ValparaísoUS$ 30.6 million · 9.9%San AntonioUS$ 125 million · 40%Los AndesUS$ 15.5 million · 5.0%Other officesUS$ 21.1 million · 6.9%
OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited Sta…25%China13%Germany9.6%Finland7.8%Origins or…5.4%Brazil4.8%India4.3%Others30%Air21%Couri…3.0%Sea, …70%Road6.4%Metropolit…21%Antofagasta16%Valparaíso9.9%San Antonio40%Los Andes5.0%Other offi…6.9%

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 12 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
8421.99Machinery; parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesUS$ 1.0 million−54%US$ 71.9 million−5.8%
8421.23Machinery; filtering or purifying machinery, oil or petrol filters for internal combustion enginesUS$ 1.2 million−11%US$ 54.1 million−6.3%
8421.31Machinery; intake air filters for internal combustion enginesUS$ 1.1 millionUS$ 47.8 million−12%
8421.39Machinery; for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion enginesUS$ 2.5 million−1.3%US$ 42.6 million+21%
8421.21Machinery; for filtering or purifying waterUS$ 2.7 million−57%US$ 37.1 million−58%
8421.29Machinery; for filtering or purifying liquids, n.e.c. in item no. 8421.2US$ 2.2 million−23%US$ 37.0 million−11%
8421.91Centrifuges; parts thereof, including parts for centrifugal dryersUS$ 65 thousandUS$ 6.1 million+12%
8421.19Centrifuges; n.e.c. in heading no. 8421, including centrifugal dryers (but not clothes-dryers)US$ 689 thousandUS$ 4.3 million−49%
8421.22Machinery; for filtering or purifying beverages other than water—US$ 3.2 million+71%
8421.32Machinery; catalytic converters or particulate filters, whether or not combined, for purifying or filtering exhaust gases from internal combustion enginesUS$ 22 thousand−98%US$ 3.1 million−41%
8421.12Centrifuges; clothes-dryersUS$ 8 thousandUS$ 702 thousand
8421.11Centrifuges; cream separatorsUS$ 70US$ 83 thousand

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

3 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 →