Heading 84.38 · Machinery and electrical

Machinery n.e.c. in this chapter, for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink; other than machinery for extraction or preparation of animal…

Machinery n.e.c. in this chapter, for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink; other than machinery for extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 2.9 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 31% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Mexico (46%), and the main region of origin, Valparaíso (48%). It imported US$ 80.9 million, 14% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from Italy (22%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 2.9 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −31% vs January–July 2025
US$ 80.9 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −14% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.2% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
0102030US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0102030US$ 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; industrial, for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or…57%Machinery; industrial, for thepreparation of fruits, nuts orvegetab…14%Machinery; used in theindustrial preparation ormanufacture of food…13%Machinery; partsof those machinesused in the…9.4%Machinery;industrial,for bakery…4.3%Machine…industr…for the…2.7%
Machinery and electrical 100%Machinery;industrial, for themanufacture of…57%Machinery;industrial, forthe preparation…14%Machinery; used inthe industrialpreparation or…13%Machinery;parts ofthose…9.4%Machine…industr…for…4.3%Machine…industr…

What is imported, by subheading

Machinery and electrical 100%Machinery; industrial, for thepreparation of meat or poultry26%Machinery; parts of thosemachines used in theindustrial preparation…25%Machinery; industrial, forbakery and for themanufacture of macaroni…23%Machinery; used in theindustrial preparation ormanufacture of food…17%Machinery;industrial, for thepreparation of…4.5%Machinery;industrial,for the…2.7%
Machinery and electrical 100%Machinery;industrial, forthe preparation o…26%Machinery; partsof those machinesused in the…25%Machinery;industrial, forbakery and for…23%Machinery; used inthe industrialpreparation or…17%Machinery;industrial,for the…Machin…indust…for th…

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$ 57 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$ 5.8 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. MexicoUS$ 1.3 million46%
  2. PortugalUS$ 363 thousand12%
  3. EcuadorUS$ 323 thousand11%
  4. ArgentinaUS$ 298 thousand10%
  5. PeruUS$ 136 thousand4.6%
  6. BoliviaUS$ 123 thousand4.2%
  7. DenmarkUS$ 78 thousand2.7%
  8. GermanyUS$ 53 thousand1.8%
  9. ParaguayUS$ 43 thousand1.5%
  10. BelgiumUS$ 38 thousand1.3%
  11. ItalyUS$ 37 thousand1.3%
  12. UruguayUS$ 36 thousand1.2%
  13. OthersUS$ 57 thousand1.9%

Where imports come from

  1. ItalyUS$ 17.6 million22%
  2. GermanyUS$ 16.3 million20%
  3. SpainUS$ 10.3 million13%
  4. ChinaUS$ 7.8 million9.6%
  5. DenmarkUS$ 7.3 million9.0%
  6. United StatesUS$ 5.8 million7.2%
  7. FranceUS$ 2.8 million3.4%
  8. NetherlandsUS$ 2.0 million2.4%
  9. BrazilUS$ 1.6 million2.0%
  10. ArgentinaUS$ 1.3 million1.6%
  11. SwitzerlandUS$ 1.3 million1.6%
  12. JapanUS$ 899 thousand1.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 5.8 million7.2%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. ValparaísoUS$ 1.4 million48%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 677 thousand23%
  3. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 418 thousand14%
  4. O'HigginsUS$ 365 thousand12%
  5. No region declaredUS$ 46 thousand1.6%
  6. MauleUS$ 16 thousand0.5%
  7. Los LagosUS$ 14 thousand0.5%

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$ 2.1 million73%US$ 40.2 million50%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 53 thousand1.8%US$ 18.0 million22%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 174 thousand5.9%US$ 17.9 million22%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 318 thousand11%US$ 1.9 million2.4%
AricaArica——US$ 1.2 million1.5%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 61 thousand2.1%US$ 416 thousand0.5%
LirquénPenco——US$ 435 thousand0.5%
CoronelCoronel——US$ 430 thousand0.5%
Cardenal SamorePuyehueUS$ 180 thousand6.2%——
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 13 thousand0.5%——
Other ports——US$ 345 thousand0.4%

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$ 2.2 million77%
  2. RoadUS$ 511 thousand17%
  3. AirUS$ 136 thousand4.7%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 38 thousand1.3%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 60.7 million75%
  2. AirUS$ 12.3 million15%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 5.5 million6.9%
  4. RoadUS$ 2.3 million2.9%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 2.1 million73%US$ 37.1 million46%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 53 thousand1.8%US$ 18.0 million22%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 174 thousand5.9%US$ 17.8 million22%
Punta ArenasMagallanes——US$ 3.3 million4.1%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 318 thousand11%US$ 1.9 million2.4%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 61 thousand2.1%US$ 1.3 million1.6%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 13 thousand0.5%US$ 1.3 million1.6%
OsornoLos LagosUS$ 180 thousand6.2%——
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 74 thousand0.1%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 26 thousand<0.1%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 16 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 officeDestinationValparaísoUS$ 1.4 million · 48%MetropolitanaUS$ 677 thousand · 23%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 418 thousand · 14%O'HigginsUS$ 365 thousand · 12%No region declaredUS$ 46 thousand · 1.6%MauleUS$ 16 thousand · 0.5%Other regionsUS$ 14 thousand · 0.5%San AntonioUS$ 2.1 million · 73%Los AndesUS$ 318 thousand · 11%TalcahuanoUS$ 61 thousand · 2.1%OsornoUS$ 180 thousand · 6.2%MetropolitanaUS$ 174 thousand · 5.9%Other officesUS$ 67 thousand · 2.3%MexicoUS$ 1.3 million · 46%EcuadorUS$ 323 thousand · 11%PeruUS$ 136 thousand · 4.6%PortugalUS$ 363 thousand · 12%BoliviaUS$ 123 thousand · 4.2%ArgentinaUS$ 298 thousand · 10%DenmarkUS$ 78 thousand · 2.7%OthersUS$ 262 thousand · 8.9%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationValparaíso48%Metropolit…23%Nationalis…14%O'Higgins12%No region …1.6%Maule0.5%Other regi…0.5%San A…73%Los A…11%Talca…2.1%Osorno6.2%Metro…5.9%Other…2.3%Mexico46%Ecuador11%Peru4.6%Portugal12%Bolivia4.2%Argentina10%Denmark2.7%Others8.9%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeItalyUS$ 17.6 million · 22%GermanyUS$ 16.3 million · 20%SpainUS$ 10.3 million · 13%ChinaUS$ 7.8 million · 9.6%DenmarkUS$ 7.3 million · 9.0%United StatesUS$ 5.8 million · 7.2%FranceUS$ 2.8 million · 3.4%OthersUS$ 12.9 million · 16%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 60.7 million · 75%AirUS$ 12.3 million · 15%Courier (air)US$ 5.5 million · 6.9%RoadUS$ 2.3 million · 2.9%San AntonioUS$ 37.1 million · 46%ValparaísoUS$ 18.0 million · 22%Punta ArenasUS$ 3.3 million · 4.1%MetropolitanaUS$ 17.8 million · 22%Los AndesUS$ 1.9 million · 2.4%Other officesUS$ 2.7 million · 3.3%
OriginTransportCustoms officeItaly22%Germany20%Spain13%China9.6%Denmark9.0%United Sta…7.2%France3.4%Others16%Sea, …75%Air15%Couri…6.9%Road2.9%San Antonio46%Valparaíso22%Punta Aren…4.1%Metropolit…22%Los Andes2.4%Other offi…3.3%

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 8 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
8438.50Machinery; industrial, for the preparation of meat or poultryUS$ 78 thousandUS$ 21.1 million−8.7%
8438.90Machinery; parts of those machines used in the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drinkUS$ 275 thousandUS$ 20.4 million−7.8%
8438.10Machinery; industrial, for bakery and for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar productsUS$ 126 thousandUS$ 18.8 million−5.7%
8438.80Machinery; used in the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, n.e.c. in heading no. 8438US$ 368 thousandUS$ 14.1 million−18%
8438.60Machinery; industrial, for the preparation of fruits, nuts or vegetablesUS$ 401 thousand−72%US$ 3.6 million−37%
8438.20Machinery; industrial, for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolateUS$ 1.7 million+18%US$ 2.2 million−60%
8438.40Machinery; industrial, brewery machinery—US$ 585 thousand
8438.30Machinery; industrial, for sugar manufacture—US$ 4 thousand

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

2 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 →