Heading 85.32 · Machinery and electrical

Electrical capacitors; fixed, variable or adjustable (pre-set)

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 59 thousand of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported. The main destination was the United States (47%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (28%). It imported US$ 5.2 million, 11% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (39%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 59 thousand
exported, January–July 2026
US$ 5.2 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −11% 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 subheading

Machinery and electrical 100%Electrical capacitors; variable or adjustable (pre-set)capacitors49%Electrical capacitors; fixed, n.e.c.in heading no. 853230%Electrical capacitors;fixed, aluminiumelectrolytic8.8%Electricalcapacitors;fixed,…7.0%Electricalcapacitors;fixed,…4.8%
Machinery and electrical 100%Electricalcapacitors;variable or…49%Electricalcapacitors; fixed,n.e.c. in heading…30%Electric…capacito…fixed,…8.8%Electricalcapacitors;fixed,…Electricalcapacitors;…

What is imported, by subheading

Machinery and electrical 100%Electrical capacitors; fixed, designed for use in 50/60 Hzcircuits a…48%Electrical capacitors; fixed,n.e.c. in heading no. 853226%Electricalcapacitors;fixed,…9.4%Electricalcapacitors;variable or…7.7%Electricalcapacitors; fixed,aluminium…5.6%Elect…capac…parts…1.3%Electr…capaci…fixed,…1.1%Electri…Electr…
Machinery and electrical 100%Electricalcapacitors;fixed, designed…48%Electricalcapacitors; fixed,n.e.c. in heading…26%Electricalcapacitors;fixed,…9.4%Electricalcapacitors;variable or…Electr…capaci…fixed,…5.6%Ele…cap…par…

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$ 1 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$ 550 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. United StatesUS$ 28 thousand47%
  2. PeruUS$ 13 thousand23%
  3. GermanyUS$ 8 thousand14%
  4. ArgentinaUS$ 6 thousand9.6%
  5. BoliviaUS$ 3 thousand4.7%
  6. EcuadorUS$ 3490.6%
  7. PanamaUS$ 2000.3%
  8. Antigua & BarbudaUS$ 1340.2%
  9. ParaguayUS$ 510.1%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 2.1 million39%
  2. United StatesUS$ 1.1 million22%
  3. ItalyUS$ 349 thousand6.7%
  4. SpainUS$ 238 thousand4.6%
  5. GermanyUS$ 196 thousand3.8%
  6. MexicoUS$ 172 thousand3.3%
  7. FranceUS$ 155 thousand3.0%
  8. Origins or destinations withheld for commercial or military reasonsUS$ 149 thousand2.9%
  9. CzechiaUS$ 107 thousand2.1%
  10. BrazilUS$ 102 thousand2.0%
  11. RomaniaUS$ 88 thousand1.7%
  12. JapanUS$ 60 thousand1.2%
  13. OthersUS$ 402 thousand7.7%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 40 thousand68%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 17 thousand28%
  3. No region declaredUS$ 2 thousand2.7%
  4. ValparaísoUS$ 3490.6%

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$ 9 thousand15%US$ 2.6 million49%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 16 thousand27%US$ 1.4 million26%
Puerto AngamosMejillones——US$ 528 thousand10%
Aeropuerto Cerro MorenoAntofagasta——US$ 326 thousand6.3%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 3 thousand4.4%US$ 282 thousand5.4%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 2 thousand3.0%US$ 84 thousand1.6%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 24 thousand41%US$ 40 thousand0.8%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 15 thousand0.3%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 6 thousand10%——
Other ports——US$ 13 thousand0.2%

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$ 35 thousand60%
  2. AirUS$ 9 thousand16%
  3. RoadUS$ 8 thousand14%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 7 thousand11%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 3.4 million66%
  2. AirUS$ 1.3 million26%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 353 thousand6.8%
  4. RoadUS$ 88 thousand1.7%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 9 thousand15%US$ 2.6 million49%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 16 thousand27%US$ 1.4 million26%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 24 thousand41%US$ 889 thousand17%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 3 thousand4.4%US$ 282 thousand5.4%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 2 thousand3.0%US$ 84 thousand1.6%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 15 thousand0.3%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 8 thousand0.1%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 6 thousand10%——
AraucaníaAraucanía——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 2026

What leaves: region of origin, customs office, destination

Region of originCustoms officeDestinationNationalised foreign goodsUS$ 40 thousand · 68%MetropolitanaUS$ 17 thousand · 28%No region declaredUS$ 2 thousand · 2.7%ValparaísoUS$ 349 · 0.6%AntofagastaUS$ 24 thousand · 41%San AntonioUS$ 9 thousand · 15%MetropolitanaUS$ 16 thousand · 27%ValparaísoUS$ 3 thousand · 4.4%AricaUS$ 6 thousand · 10%Other officesUS$ 2 thousand · 3.0%United StatesUS$ 28 thousand · 47%EcuadorUS$ 349 · 0.6%GermanyUS$ 8 thousand · 14%PanamaUS$ 200 · 0.3%BoliviaUS$ 3 thousand · 4.7%PeruUS$ 13 thousand · 23%ArgentinaUS$ 6 thousand · 9.6%OthersUS$ 185 · 0.3%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationNationalis…68%Metropolit…28%No region …2.7%Valparaíso0.6%Antof…41%San A…15%Metro…27%Valpa…4.4%Arica10%Other…3.0%United Sta…47%Ecuador0.6%Germany14%Panama0.3%Bolivia4.7%Peru23%Argentina9.6%Others0.3%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 2.1 million · 39%United StatesUS$ 1.1 million · 22%ItalyUS$ 349 thousand · 6.7%SpainUS$ 238 thousand · 4.6%GermanyUS$ 196 thousand · 3.8%MexicoUS$ 172 thousand · 3.3%FranceUS$ 155 thousand · 3.0%OthersUS$ 908 thousand · 17%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 3.4 million · 66%AirUS$ 1.3 million · 26%Courier (air)US$ 353 thousand · 6.8%RoadUS$ 88 thousand · 1.7%San AntonioUS$ 2.6 million · 49%ValparaísoUS$ 282 thousand · 5.4%AntofagastaUS$ 889 thousand · 17%MetropolitanaUS$ 1.4 million · 26%Los AndesUS$ 84 thousand · 1.6%Other officesUS$ 24 thousand · 0.5%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina39%United Sta…22%Italy6.7%Spain4.6%Germany3.8%Mexico3.3%France3.0%Others17%Sea, …66%Air26%Couri…6.8%Road1.7%San Antonio49%Valparaíso5.4%Antofagasta17%Metropolit…26%Los Andes1.6%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 9 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
8532.10Electrical capacitors; fixed, designed for use in 50/60 Hz circuits and having a reactive power handling capacity of not less than 0.5 kvar (power capacitors)US$ 3 thousandUS$ 2.5 million+16%
8532.29Electrical capacitors; fixed, n.e.c. in heading no. 8532US$ 18 thousandUS$ 1.3 million−42%
8532.25Electrical capacitors; fixed, dielectric of paper or plasticsUS$ 4 thousandUS$ 492 thousand
8532.30Electrical capacitors; variable or adjustable (pre-set) capacitorsUS$ 29 thousandUS$ 403 thousand
8532.22Electrical capacitors; fixed, aluminium electrolyticUS$ 5 thousandUS$ 292 thousand
8532.90Electrical capacitors; parts of the capacitors of heading no. 8532—US$ 67 thousand
8532.21Electrical capacitors; fixed, tantalum—US$ 59 thousand
8532.23Electrical capacitors; fixed, ceramic dielectric, single layer—US$ 20 thousand
8532.24Electrical capacitors; fixed, ceramic dielectric, multilayerUS$ 83US$ 15 thousand

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

9 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 →