Subheading 8516.10 · Machinery and electrical

Heaters; electric, instantaneous or storage water and immersion heaters

In the Arancel: Calentadores eléctricos de agua de calentamiento instantáneo o acumulación y calentadores eléctricos de inmersión; aparatos eléctricos para calefacción de espacios o suelos; aparatos electrotérmicos para el cuidado del cabello (por ejemplo: secadores, rizadores, calientatenacillas) o para secar las manos; planchas eléctricas; los demás aparatos electrotérmicos de uso doméstico; resistencias calentadoras, excepto las de la partida 85.45 › Calentadores eléctricos de agua de calentamiento instantáneo o acumulación y calentadores eléctricos de inmersión

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 202 thousand of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported. The main destination was Peru (48%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (75%). It imported US$ 6.9 million, 4.7% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (72%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 202 thousand
exported, January–July 2026
US$ 6.9 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −4.7% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
01122US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
01122US$ 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%Calentadores eléctricos de agua de calentamiento instantáneo: losdem…52%De salida directa alusuario21%Calentadores eléctricos de aguade calentamiento por inmersión20%Calentadores eléctricos de agua decalentamiento por acumulación: ter…5.9%
Machinery and electrical 100%Calentadoreseléctricos de aguade calentamiento…52%De salida directaal usuario21%Calentadoreseléctricos de aguade calentamiento…20%Calentadores eléctricos deagua de calentamiento por…

What is imported, by tariff line

Machinery and electrical 100%Calentadores eléctricos de agua de calentamiento por acumulación: ter…67%Calentadores eléctricosde agua de calentamientoinstantáneo: los dem…11%De salida directa alusuario11%Calentadoreseléctricos deagua de…7.9%Calentador…eléctricosde agua de…2.5%
Machinery and electrical 100%Calentadores eléctricosde agua de calentamientopor acumulación: ter…67%Calentadoreseléctricosde agua de…11%De salidadirecta alusuario11%Calentadoreseléctricos deagua de…7.9%Calentadores…

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.

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 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PeruUS$ 97 thousand48%
  2. ColombiaUS$ 32 thousand16%
  3. BoliviaUS$ 27 thousand13%
  4. ParaguayUS$ 17 thousand8.3%
  5. EcuadorUS$ 13 thousand6.4%
  6. ArgentinaUS$ 13 thousand6.4%
  7. BrazilUS$ 3 thousand1.4%
  8. ChinaUS$ 5830.3%
  9. United StatesUS$ 2500.1%
  10. GermanyUS$ 1060.1%
  11. NetherlandsUS$ 100<0.1%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 5.0 million72%
  2. MexicoUS$ 932 thousand13%
  3. United StatesUS$ 354 thousand5.1%
  4. BrazilUS$ 260 thousand3.8%
  5. SpainUS$ 131 thousand1.9%
  6. CanadaUS$ 88 thousand1.3%
  7. GermanyUS$ 45 thousand0.7%
  8. BulgariaUS$ 27 thousand0.4%
  9. Origins or destinations withheld for commercial or military reasonsUS$ 21 thousand0.3%
  10. PeruUS$ 15 thousand0.2%
  11. United KingdomUS$ 11 thousand0.2%
  12. FranceUS$ 10 thousand0.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 39 thousand0.6%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 151 thousand75%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 46 thousand23%
  3. No region declaredUS$ 5 thousand2.3%
  4. 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$ 45 thousand22%US$ 5.9 million85%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 10 thousand4.8%US$ 599 thousand8.7%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 359 thousand5.2%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 96 thousand47%US$ 10 thousand0.1%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 64 thousand0.9%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 48 thousand24%——
Aeropuerto Cerro MorenoAntofagasta——US$ 17 thousand0.2%
LirquénPenco——US$ 4 thousand0.1%
ChungaráPutreUS$ 4 thousand1.8%——
Puerto AngamosMejillones——US$ 527<0.1%
Other ports——US$ 263<0.1%

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$ 148 thousand73%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 45 thousand22%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 9 thousand4.4%
  4. AirUS$ 8510.4%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 6.2 million90%
  2. AirUS$ 466 thousand6.7%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 150 thousand2.2%
  4. RoadUS$ 74 thousand1.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 45 thousand22%US$ 5.9 million85%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 10 thousand4.8%US$ 599 thousand8.7%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 359 thousand5.2%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 99 thousand49%US$ 10 thousand0.1%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 64 thousand0.9%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 48 thousand24%——
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 17 thousand0.3%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 4 thousand0.1%

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 officeDestinationMetropolitanaUS$ 151 thousand · 75%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 46 thousand · 23%No region declaredUS$ 5 thousand · 2.3%Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 38 · 0.0%AricaUS$ 99 thousand · 49%Los AndesUS$ 48 thousand · 24%San AntonioUS$ 45 thousand · 22%MetropolitanaUS$ 10 thousand · 4.8%PeruUS$ 97 thousand · 48%BoliviaUS$ 27 thousand · 13%ParaguayUS$ 17 thousand · 8.3%ArgentinaUS$ 13 thousand · 6.4%ColombiaUS$ 32 thousand · 16%EcuadorUS$ 13 thousand · 6.4%OthersUS$ 4 thousand · 1.9%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…75%Nationalis…23%No region …2.3%Arica y Pa…0.0%Arica49%Los A…24%San A…22%Metro…4.8%Peru48%Bolivia13%Paraguay8.3%Argentina6.4%Colombia16%Ecuador6.4%Others1.9%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 5.0 million · 72%MexicoUS$ 932 thousand · 13%United StatesUS$ 354 thousand · 5.1%BrazilUS$ 260 thousand · 3.8%SpainUS$ 131 thousand · 1.9%CanadaUS$ 88 thousand · 1.3%OthersUS$ 168 thousand · 2.4%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 6.2 million · 90%RoadUS$ 74 thousand · 1.1%Courier (air)US$ 150 thousand · 2.2%AirUS$ 466 thousand · 6.7%San AntonioUS$ 5.9 million · 85%ValparaísoUS$ 359 thousand · 5.2%IquiqueUS$ 64 thousand · 0.9%MetropolitanaUS$ 599 thousand · 8.7%Other officesUS$ 32 thousand · 0.5%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina72%Mexico13%United Sta…5.1%Brazil3.8%Spain1.9%Canada1.3%Others2.4%Sea, …90%Road1.1%Couri…2.2%Air6.7%San Antonio85%Valparaíso5.2%Iquique0.9%Metropolit…8.7%Other offi…0.5%

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 6 tariff lines

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
8516.1041Calentadores eléctricos de agua de calentamiento por acumulación: termosUS$ 12 thousandUS$ 4.7 million+26%
8516.1039Calentadores eléctricos de agua de calentamiento instantáneo: los demásUS$ 106 thousandUS$ 766 thousand−43%
8516.1034De salida directa al usuarioUS$ 43 thousandUS$ 732 thousand−37%
8516.1050Calentadores eléctricos de agua de calentamiento por inmersiónUS$ 41 thousandUS$ 547 thousand
8516.1049Calentadores eléctricos de agua de calentamiento por acumulación: los demás—US$ 176 thousand
8516.1035De distribución—US$ 39 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 →