Heading 85.01 · Machinery and electrical
Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)
In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 6.9 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 89% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Germany (47%), and the main region of origin, Antofagasta (44%). It imported US$ 778 million, 26% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (75%).
Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured
US$ 6.9 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +89% vs January–July 2025
US$ 778 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +26% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 1.5% of imports
Month by month
January 2025–August 2026ExportsImportsshaded: 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 2026What is exported, by subheading
What is imported, by subheading
With which countries
January–July 2026Each 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$ 161 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$ 10.2 million and have no line.
Where exports go
- GermanyUS$ 3.2 million47%
- United StatesUS$ 1.5 million21%
- PeruUS$ 602 thousand8.7%
- BoliviaUS$ 487 thousand7.0%
- ArgentinaUS$ 397 thousand5.7%
- FranceUS$ 351 thousand5.1%
- ColombiaUS$ 82 thousand1.2%
- IndiaUS$ 69 thousand1.0%
- SpainUS$ 41 thousand0.6%
- ParaguayUS$ 26 thousand0.4%
- United KingdomUS$ 23 thousand0.3%
- MexicoUS$ 22 thousand0.3%
- OthersUS$ 161 thousand2.3%
Where imports come from
- ChinaUS$ 586 million75%
- SpainUS$ 92.7 million12%
- United StatesUS$ 32.8 million4.2%
- BrazilUS$ 22.2 million2.9%
- GermanyUS$ 10.4 million1.3%
- IndiaUS$ 5.4 million0.7%
- ItalyUS$ 5.3 million0.7%
- FinlandUS$ 5.2 million0.7%
- CzechiaUS$ 2.6 million0.3%
- MexicoUS$ 1.8 million0.2%
- South AfricaUS$ 1.7 million0.2%
- CanadaUS$ 1.6 million0.2%
- OthersUS$ 10.2 million1.3%
From which region
exports · January–July 2026- AntofagastaUS$ 3.0 million44%
- Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 2.6 million38%
- MetropolitanaUS$ 894 thousand13%
- BiobíoUS$ 127 thousand1.8%
- No region declaredUS$ 117 thousand1.7%
- TarapacáUS$ 77 thousand1.1%
- ValparaísoUS$ 15 thousand0.2%
- Los LagosUS$ 10 thousand0.1%
- AysénUS$ 6 thousand0.1%
- Los RíosUS$ 5 thousand0.1%
- MagallanesUS$ 3 thousand<0.1%
- MauleUS$ 2 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 crossing | Comuna | Loaded (exports) | % | Unloaded (imports) | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iquique | Iquique | — | — | US$ 238 million | 31% |
| Antofagasta | Antofagasta | US$ 971 thousand | 14% | US$ 154 million | 20% |
| Puerto Angamos | Mejillones | US$ 3.0 million | 44% | US$ 138 million | 18% |
| San Antonio | San Antonio | US$ 450 thousand | 6.5% | US$ 107 million | 14% |
| Aeropuerto A.M. Benitez | Pudahuel | US$ 1.0 million | 15% | US$ 32.0 million | 4.1% |
| Valparaíso | Valparaíso | — | — | US$ 30.1 million | 3.9% |
| Lirquén | Penco | — | — | US$ 27.2 million | 3.5% |
| Coronel | Coronel | — | — | US$ 24.7 million | 3.2% |
| Los Libertadores | Los Andes | US$ 436 thousand | 6.3% | — | — |
| Chacalluta | Arica | US$ 334 thousand | 4.8% | — | — |
| Chungará | Putre | US$ 292 thousand | 4.2% | — | — |
| Colchane | Colchane | US$ 174 thousand | 2.5% | — | — |
| Other ports | US$ 231 thousand | 3.3% | US$ 27.0 million | 3.5% |
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
- Sea, river and lakeUS$ 4.7 million67%
- RoadUS$ 1.2 million18%
- AirUS$ 886 thousand13%
- Courier (air)US$ 144 thousand2.1%
Imports, by transport
- Sea, river and lakeUS$ 713 million92%
- RoadUS$ 31.4 million4.0%
- AirUS$ 28.0 million3.6%
- Courier (air)US$ 5.6 million0.7%
Who processes it
January–July 2026| Customs office | Region of its seat | Exports | % | Imports | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antofagasta | Antofagasta | US$ 4.0 million | 58% | US$ 295 million | 38% |
| Iquique | Tarapacá | US$ 245 thousand | 3.5% | US$ 239 million | 31% |
| San Antonio | Valparaíso | US$ 450 thousand | 6.5% | US$ 107 million | 14% |
| Talcahuano | Biobío | US$ 115 thousand | 1.7% | US$ 59.3 million | 7.6% |
| Metropolitana | Metropolitana | US$ 1.0 million | 15% | US$ 31.9 million | 4.1% |
| Valparaíso | Valparaíso | US$ 16 thousand | 0.2% | US$ 30.1 million | 3.9% |
| Los Andes | Valparaíso | US$ 436 thousand | 6.3% | US$ 15.5 million | 2.0% |
| Arica | Arica y Parinacota | US$ 627 thousand | 9.0% | US$ 622 thousand | 0.1% |
| Osorno | Los Lagos | US$ 5 thousand | 0.1% | US$ 177 thousand | <0.1% |
| Punta Arenas | Magallanes | US$ 5 thousand | 0.1% | US$ 48 thousand | <0.1% |
| Araucanía | Araucanía | US$ 6 thousand | 0.1% | US$ 2 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 2026What leaves: region of origin, customs office, destination
What comes in: origin, transport, customs office
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 17 subheadings
change against January–July 2025| Code | Description | Exports | change | Imports | change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8501.80 | Electric generators; (excluding generating sets), photovoltaic AC generators (alternators) | US$ 10 thousand | US$ 419 million | +231% | |
| 8501.72 | Electric generators; photovoltaic DC generators, of an output exceeding 50W | US$ 14 thousand | US$ 242 million | −35% | |
| 8501.53 | Electric motors; AC motors, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 75kW | US$ 197 thousand | −82% | US$ 41.1 million | −34% |
| 8501.64 | Electric generators; AC generators, (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators, of an output exceeding 750kVA | US$ 3.3 million | US$ 19.7 million | +969% | |
| 8501.52 | Electric motors; AC motors, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 750W but not exceeding 75kW | US$ 382 thousand | US$ 22.4 million | +15% | |
| 8501.10 | Electric motors; of an output not exceeding 37.5W | US$ 368 thousand | US$ 7.3 million | −8.3% | |
| 8501.40 | Electric motors; AC motors, single-phase | US$ 448 thousand | US$ 7.1 million | +6.2% | |
| 8501.31 | Electric motors and generators; DC, of an output not exceeding 750W | US$ 1.1 million | US$ 6.4 million | −24% | |
| 8501.51 | Electric motors; AC motors, multi-phase, of an output not exceeding 750W | US$ 283 thousand | US$ 5.1 million | −17% | |
| 8501.32 | Electric motors and generators; DC, of an output exceeding 750W but not exceeding 75kW | US$ 270 thousand | US$ 2.6 million | −4.6% | |
| 8501.34 | Electric motors and generators; DC, of an output exceeding 375kW | US$ 6 thousand | US$ 2.1 million | +17% | |
| 8501.33 | Electric motors and generators; DC, of an output exceeding 75kW but not exceeding 375kW | US$ 222 thousand | US$ 1.4 million | ||
| 8501.20 | Electric motors; universal AC/DC of an output exceeding 37.5W | US$ 39 thousand | US$ 1.1 million | −19% | |
| 8501.61 | Generators; AC generators, (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators, of an output not exceeding 75kVA | US$ 45 thousand | US$ 888 thousand | ||
| 8501.63 | Electric generators; AC generators, (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators, of an output exceeding 375kVA but not exceeding 750kVA | US$ 207 thousand | US$ 520 thousand | ||
| 8501.62 | Electric generators; AC generators, (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators, of an output exceeding 75kVA but not exceeding 375kVA | US$ 53 thousand | US$ 245 thousand | ||
| 8501.71 | Electric generators; photovoltaic DC generators, of an output not exceeding 50W | US$ 712 | US$ 11 thousand |
A change is shown only where the same months of the year before added up to at least US$ 1.0 million.
8 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 →