Heading 85.23 · Machinery and electrical

Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded,…

Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, excluding products of Chapter 37

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 3.1 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 156% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was the United States (85%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (8.9%). It imported US$ 51.9 million, 15% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from Brazil (16%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 3.1 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +156% vs January–July 2025
US$ 51.9 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −15% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
051015US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
051015US$ 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%Semiconductor media; solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whethe…83%Media n.e.c. inheading 8523,whether or not…11%Semico…media;other…2.1%Semicond…media;smart…1.6%Opticalmedia;…Magneticmedia;cards…Opticalmedia;…Magneticmedia;…
Machinery and electrical 100%Semiconductor media;solid-state non-volatilestorage devices, whethe…83%Median.e.c.in…11%Semicon…media;…Semicon…Opti…Magn…

What is imported, by subheading

Machinery and electrical 100%Semiconductor media; smart cards, whether or not recorded,excluding…49%Semiconductor media;solid-statenon-volatile storage…20%Optical media;recorded,excluding product…16%Media n.e.c. inheading 8523,whether or not…9.5%Semicon…media;other…2.6%Magneticmedia; otherthan cards…Magnet…media;cards…Optic…media;unrec…
Machinery and electrical 100%Semiconductormedia; smartcards, whether o…49%Semiconductor media;solid-statenon-volatile storage…20%Optical media;recorded, excludingproducts of Chapter…16%Media n.e.c.in heading8523, whethe…9.5%Semicond…media;…Magn…medi…othe…Mag…Opt…

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$ 40 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$ 10.0 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. United StatesUS$ 2.7 million85%
  2. PeruUS$ 124 thousand4.0%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 80 thousand2.6%
  4. BrazilUS$ 57 thousand1.8%
  5. MexicoUS$ 40 thousand1.3%
  6. ColombiaUS$ 35 thousand1.1%
  7. GermanyUS$ 26 thousand0.8%
  8. SpainUS$ 18 thousand0.6%
  9. EcuadorUS$ 16 thousand0.5%
  10. BoliviaUS$ 10 thousand0.3%
  11. UruguayUS$ 8 thousand0.3%
  12. ParaguayUS$ 7 thousand0.2%
  13. OthersUS$ 40 thousand1.3%

Where imports come from

  1. BrazilUS$ 8.1 million16%
  2. United StatesUS$ 7.6 million15%
  3. ChinaUS$ 6.7 million13%
  4. NetherlandsUS$ 5.2 million10%
  5. MexicoUS$ 2.9 million5.7%
  6. ColombiaUS$ 2.4 million4.6%
  7. TaiwanUS$ 2.1 million4.1%
  8. JapanUS$ 2.0 million3.9%
  9. South KoreaUS$ 1.9 million3.6%
  10. GermanyUS$ 1.6 million3.1%
  11. OthersUS$ 1.5 million3.0%
  12. MalaysiaUS$ 1.2 million2.4%
  13. OthersUS$ 8.4 million16%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 2.6 million84%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 279 thousand8.9%
  3. No region declaredUS$ 221 thousand7.0%
  4. ValparaísoUS$ 3 thousand0.1%
  5. MagallanesUS$ 651<0.1%
  6. Los LagosUS$ 122<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)%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 621 thousand20%US$ 45.5 million88%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 2.2 million72%US$ 1.8 million3.4%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 152 thousand4.9%US$ 3.2 million6.2%
No port declared——US$ 697 thousand1.3%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 104 thousand3.3%US$ 395 thousand0.8%
Aeropuerto Cerro MorenoAntofagasta——US$ 143 thousand0.3%
Other Chilean ports——US$ 45 thousand0.1%
LirquénPenco——US$ 44 thousand0.1%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 4 thousand0.1%——
Punta ArenasPunta ArenasUS$ 651<0.1%——
Other ports——US$ 44 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. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 2.4 million77%
  2. Courier (air)US$ 347 thousand11%
  3. AirUS$ 274 thousand8.8%
  4. RoadUS$ 108 thousand3.5%

Imports, by transport

  1. AirUS$ 36.5 million70%
  2. Courier (air)US$ 9.8 million19%
  3. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 5.1 million9.8%
  4. RoadUS$ 444 thousand0.9%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 621 thousand20%US$ 46.2 million89%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 2.2 million72%US$ 1.8 million3.4%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 119 thousand3.8%US$ 3.2 million6.2%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 104 thousand3.3%US$ 440 thousand0.8%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 181 thousand0.3%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 47 thousand0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 33 thousand1.1%US$ 1 thousand<0.1%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 4 thousand0.1%——
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 340<0.1%US$ 3 thousand<0.1%
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 384<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$ 2.6 million · 84%MetropolitanaUS$ 279 thousand · 8.9%No region declaredUS$ 221 thousand · 7.0%ValparaísoUS$ 3 thousand · 0.1%MagallanesUS$ 651 · 0.0%Los LagosUS$ 122 · 0.0%ValparaísoUS$ 2.2 million · 72%Punta ArenasUS$ 33 thousand · 1.1%San AntonioUS$ 119 thousand · 3.8%MetropolitanaUS$ 621 thousand · 20%Los AndesUS$ 104 thousand · 3.3%Other officesUS$ 4 thousand · 0.1%United StatesUS$ 2.7 million · 85%MexicoUS$ 40 thousand · 1.3%PeruUS$ 124 thousand · 4.0%GermanyUS$ 26 thousand · 0.8%ColombiaUS$ 35 thousand · 1.1%BrazilUS$ 57 thousand · 1.8%ArgentinaUS$ 80 thousand · 2.6%OthersUS$ 98 thousand · 3.1%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationNationalis…84%Metropolit…8.9%No region …7.0%Valparaíso0.1%Magallanes0.0%Los Lagos0.0%Valpa…72%Punta…1.1%San A…3.8%Metro…20%Los A…3.3%Other…0.1%United Sta…85%Mexico1.3%Peru4.0%Germany0.8%Colombia1.1%Brazil1.8%Argentina2.6%Others3.1%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeBrazilUS$ 8.1 million · 16%United StatesUS$ 7.6 million · 15%ChinaUS$ 6.7 million · 13%NetherlandsUS$ 5.2 million · 10%MexicoUS$ 2.9 million · 5.7%ColombiaUS$ 2.4 million · 4.6%TaiwanUS$ 2.1 million · 4.1%OthersUS$ 16.7 million · 32%AirUS$ 36.5 million · 70%Courier (air)US$ 9.8 million · 19%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 5.1 million · 9.8%RoadUS$ 444 thousand · 0.9%MetropolitanaUS$ 46.2 million · 89%AntofagastaUS$ 181 thousand · 0.3%San AntonioUS$ 3.2 million · 6.2%ValparaísoUS$ 1.8 million · 3.4%Los AndesUS$ 440 thousand · 0.8%Other officesUS$ 52 thousand · 0.1%
OriginTransportCustoms officeBrazil16%United Sta…15%China13%Netherlands10%Mexico5.7%Colombia4.6%Taiwan4.1%Others32%Air70%Couri…19%Sea, …9.8%Road0.9%Metropolit…89%Antofagasta0.3%San Antonio6.2%Valparaíso3.4%Los Andes0.8%Other offi…0.1%

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
8523.52Semiconductor media; smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37US$ 49 thousandUS$ 25.4 million−17%
8523.51Semiconductor media; solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37US$ 2.6 millionUS$ 10.1 million−31%
8523.49Optical media; recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37US$ 26 thousandUS$ 8.5 million−7.3%
8523.80Media n.e.c. in heading 8523, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37US$ 345 thousandUS$ 4.9 million+37%
8523.59Semiconductor media; other than smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37US$ 65 thousandUS$ 1.3 million−17%
8523.29Magnetic media; other than cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37US$ 15 thousandUS$ 905 thousand
8523.21Magnetic media; cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37US$ 21 thousandUS$ 373 thousand
8523.41Optical media; unrecorded, excluding products of Chapter 37US$ 18 thousandUS$ 357 thousand

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

4 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 →