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Heading 85.16 · Machinery and electrical

Electric water, space, soil heaters; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus; hand dryers, irons; electro-thermic appliances for domestic purposes; electro hea…

Electric water, space, soil heaters; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus; hand dryers, irons; electro-thermic appliances for domestic purposes; electro heating resistors, not of heading no. 8545

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 2.7 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 3.3% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Peru (30%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (34%). It imported US$ 132 million, 20% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (86%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 2.7 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +3.3% vs January–July 2025
US$ 132 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −20% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.3% 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%Electro-thermic appliances; coffee ortea makers, of a kind used for…32%Electro-thermicappliances; n.e.c. inheading no. 8516, used…20%Hair-dressingapparatus;electro-thermic,…8.3%Ovens, cookers,cooking plates,boiling rings,…7.9%Heaters;electric,instantaneous o…7.6%Smoothing irons;electric7.4%Resistors; electricheating, other thanthose of heading no.…6.4%Hair-dress…apparatus;electro-th…3.2%Ovens;microwave,of a kind…2.7%Heatingapparatus;electric…2.0%Elect…appli…parts…1.3%Elect…appli…toast…1.1%
Machinery and electrical 100%Electro-thermicappliances; coffeeor tea makers, of …32%Electro-thermicappliances; n.e.c. inheading no. 8516,…20%Hair-dres…apparatus;electro-t…8.3%Ovens,cookers,cooking…7.9%Heaters;electric,instantan…7.6%Smoothingirons;electric7.4%Resisto…electricheating…6.4%Hair-…appar…elect…Ovens;microw…of a…2.7%Heatingappara…electr…Ele…app…par…

What is imported, by subheading

Machinery and electrical 100%Electro-thermic appliances;n.e.c. in heading no. 8516,used for dome…23%Ovens, cookers, cookingplates, boiling rings,grillers and roasters;…20%Heating apparatus;electric soil heatingapparatus and space…11%Ovens; microwave, of akind used for domesticpurposes10%Electro-thermicappliances;coffee or tea…8.8%Hair-dressingapparatus;electro-thermic,…6.6%Heaters;electric,instantaneo…5.2%Hair-dress…apparatus;electro-th…5.0%Smoothing irons;electric3.5%Resistors;electric heating,other than those…Electro-t…appliance…parts, of…Electro-…applianc…toasters…1.7%
Machinery and electrical 100%Electro-thermicappliances;n.e.c. in headin…23%Ovens, cookers,cooking plates,boiling rings,…20%Heatingapparatus;electric…11%Ovens;microwave,of a kind…10%Electro-ther…appliances;coffee or te…8.8%Hair-dres…apparatus;electro-t…6.6%Heaters;electric,instantaneou…Hair-dressingapparatus;electro-ther…Smooth…irons;electr…3.5%Resi…elec…heat…Elect…appli…parts…Elec…appl…toas…

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$ 10 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$ 3.3 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PeruUS$ 803 thousand30%
  2. UruguayUS$ 472 thousand18%
  3. ParaguayUS$ 460 thousand17%
  4. BoliviaUS$ 344 thousand13%
  5. ArgentinaUS$ 327 thousand12%
  6. BrazilUS$ 92 thousand3.4%
  7. ColombiaUS$ 73 thousand2.7%
  8. United StatesUS$ 56 thousand2.1%
  9. EcuadorUS$ 16 thousand0.6%
  10. GermanyUS$ 8 thousand0.3%
  11. MexicoUS$ 4 thousand0.2%
  12. HaitiUS$ 2 thousand0.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 10 thousand0.4%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 113 million86%
  2. FranceUS$ 2.7 million2.0%
  3. SpainUS$ 2.3 million1.8%
  4. ItalyUS$ 2.2 million1.7%
  5. United StatesUS$ 1.5 million1.2%
  6. TürkiyeUS$ 1.4 million1.0%
  7. MalaysiaUS$ 1.3 million1.0%
  8. GermanyUS$ 1.1 million0.9%
  9. MexicoUS$ 995 thousand0.8%
  10. PhilippinesUS$ 848 thousand0.6%
  11. BrazilUS$ 832 thousand0.6%
  12. RomaniaUS$ 404 thousand0.3%
  13. OthersUS$ 3.3 million2.5%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 1.6 million61%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 911 thousand34%
  3. O'HigginsUS$ 66 thousand2.5%
  4. No region declaredUS$ 48 thousand1.8%
  5. TarapacáUS$ 20 thousand0.8%
  6. AntofagastaUS$ 4 thousand0.1%
  7. ValparaísoUS$ 824<0.1%
  8. MagallanesUS$ 261<0.1%
  9. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 38<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$ 644 thousand24%US$ 98.6 million75%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 26.7 million20%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 144 thousand5.4%US$ 5.2 million3.9%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 1.6 million58%US$ 145 thousand0.1%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 379 thousand0.3%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 278 thousand0.2%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 274 thousand10%——
Aeropuerto Cerro MorenoAntofagasta——US$ 214 thousand0.2%
LirquénPenco——US$ 194 thousand0.1%
Paso JamaSan Pedro de AtacamaUS$ 34 thousand1.3%——
ChungaráPutreUS$ 7 thousand0.3%——
OllagueOllagüeUS$ 1 thousand0.1%——
Cardenal SamorePuyehueUS$ 788<0.1%——
Other portsUS$ 1 thousand<0.1%US$ 149 thousand0.1%

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$ 1.9 million70%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 645 thousand24%
  3. AirUS$ 97 thousand3.7%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 47 thousand1.8%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 126 million96%
  2. AirUS$ 3.4 million2.6%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 2.0 million1.5%
  4. RoadUS$ 455 thousand0.3%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 644 thousand24%US$ 98.6 million75%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 536<0.1%US$ 26.7 million20%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 144 thousand5.4%US$ 5.2 million3.9%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 1.6 million58%US$ 145 thousand0.1%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 1 thousand<0.1%US$ 643 thousand0.5%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 143 thousand5.4%US$ 278 thousand0.2%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 246 thousand0.2%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 172 thousand6.5%US$ 14 thousand<0.1%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 324<0.1%US$ 29 thousand<0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 1 thousand<0.1%US$ 6 thousand<0.1%
OsornoLos LagosUS$ 788<0.1%——
Puerto MonttLos Lagos——US$ 409<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$ 1.6 million · 61%MetropolitanaUS$ 911 thousand · 34%O'HigginsUS$ 66 thousand · 2.5%No region declaredUS$ 48 thousand · 1.8%TarapacáUS$ 20 thousand · 0.8%AntofagastaUS$ 4 thousand · 0.1%Other regionsUS$ 1 thousand · 0.0%Los AndesUS$ 1.6 million · 58%IquiqueUS$ 143 thousand · 5.4%AricaUS$ 172 thousand · 6.5%San AntonioUS$ 644 thousand · 24%MetropolitanaUS$ 144 thousand · 5.4%Other officesUS$ 4 thousand · 0.1%BoliviaUS$ 344 thousand · 13%ArgentinaUS$ 327 thousand · 12%ParaguayUS$ 460 thousand · 17%UruguayUS$ 472 thousand · 18%BrazilUS$ 92 thousand · 3.4%PeruUS$ 803 thousand · 30%ColombiaUS$ 73 thousand · 2.7%OthersUS$ 95 thousand · 3.6%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationNationalis…61%Metropolit…34%O'Higgins2.5%No region …1.8%Tarapacá0.8%Antofagasta0.1%Other regi…0.0%Los A…58%Iquiq…5.4%Arica6.5%San A…24%Metro…5.4%Other…0.1%Bolivia13%Argentina12%Paraguay17%Uruguay18%Brazil3.4%Peru30%Colombia2.7%Others3.6%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 113 million · 86%FranceUS$ 2.7 million · 2.0%SpainUS$ 2.3 million · 1.8%ItalyUS$ 2.2 million · 1.7%United StatesUS$ 1.5 million · 1.2%TürkiyeUS$ 1.4 million · 1.0%MalaysiaUS$ 1.3 million · 1.0%OthersUS$ 7.5 million · 5.7%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 126 million · 96%RoadUS$ 455 thousand · 0.3%Courier (air)US$ 2.0 million · 1.5%AirUS$ 3.4 million · 2.6%San AntonioUS$ 98.6 million · 75%ValparaísoUS$ 26.7 million · 20%IquiqueUS$ 278 thousand · 0.2%AntofagastaUS$ 643 thousand · 0.5%MetropolitanaUS$ 5.2 million · 3.9%Other officesUS$ 440 thousand · 0.3%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina86%France2.0%Spain1.8%Italy1.7%United Sta…1.2%Türkiye1.0%Malaysia1.0%Others5.7%Sea, …96%Road0.3%Couri…1.5%Air2.6%San Antonio75%Valparaíso20%Iquique0.2%Antofagasta0.5%Metropolit…3.9%Other offi…0.3%

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 14 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
8516.79Electro-thermic appliances; n.e.c. in heading no. 8516, used for domestic purposesUS$ 537 thousandUS$ 30.6 million−14%
8516.60Ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters; of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves)US$ 211 thousandUS$ 26.0 million−22%
8516.29Heating apparatus; electric soil heating apparatus and space heating apparatus (excluding storage heating radiators)US$ 54 thousandUS$ 14.5 million−34%
8516.50Ovens; microwave, of a kind used for domestic purposesUS$ 71 thousandUS$ 13.7 million−16%
8516.71Electro-thermic appliances; coffee or tea makers, of a kind used for domestic purposesUS$ 851 thousandUS$ 11.6 million−11%
8516.32Hair-dressing apparatus; electro-thermic, other than hair dryersUS$ 221 thousandUS$ 8.7 million−21%
8516.10Heaters; electric, instantaneous or storage water and immersion heatersUS$ 202 thousandUS$ 6.9 million−4.7%
8516.31Hair-dressing apparatus; electro-thermic hair dryersUS$ 85 thousandUS$ 6.6 million−43%
8516.40Smoothing irons; electricUS$ 196 thousandUS$ 4.6 million−2.7%
8516.80Resistors; electric heating, other than those of heading no. 8545US$ 171 thousandUS$ 3.2 million+14%
8516.90Electro-thermic appliances; parts, of heating resistors, of water, space and soil heaters, hair-dressing apparatus, hand dryers, smoothing irons and other domestic appliances of heading no. 8516US$ 34 thousandUS$ 2.4 million−11%
8516.72Electro-thermic appliances; toasters, of a kind used for domestic purposesUS$ 29 thousandUS$ 2.2 million−33%
8516.33Hand-drying apparatus; electro-thermicUS$ 3 thousandUS$ 564 thousand
8516.21Heating apparatus; electric storage heating radiatorsUS$ 261US$ 61 thousand

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

5 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 →