Subheading 8537.20 · Machinery and electrical

Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases; for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517),…

Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases; for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts

In the Arancel: Cuadros, paneles, consolas, armarios y demás soportes equipados con varios aparatos de las partidas 85.35 u 85.36, para control o distribución de electricidad, incluidos los que incorporen instrumentos o aparatos del Capítulo 90, así como los aparatos de control numérico, excepto los aparatos de conmutación de la partida 85.17 › Para una tensión superior a 1.000 V

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 529 thousand of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 68% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Peru (33%), and the main region of origin, Antofagasta (26%). It imported US$ 105 million, 60% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (35%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 529 thousand
exported, January–July 2026 · −68% vs January–July 2025
US$ 105 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +60% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.2% 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 tariff line

Machinery and electrical 100%Para una tensión superior a 1.000 V: los demás68%Para una tensión superior a 1.000 Vpero inferior o igual a 72,5 kV32%
Machinery and electrical 100%Para una tensión superiora 1.000 V: los demás68%Para unatensiónsuperior a…32%

What is imported, by tariff line

Machinery and electrical 100%Para una tensión superior a 1.000 V: los demás82%Para una tensiónsuperior a 1.000 Vpero inferior o…18%
Machinery and electrical 100%Para una tensión superior a1.000 V: los demás82%Paraunatensió…18%

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$ 25 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$ 3.4 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PeruUS$ 177 thousand33%
  2. GermanyUS$ 149 thousand28%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 44 thousand8.3%
  4. VenezuelaUS$ 36 thousand6.9%
  5. United StatesUS$ 31 thousand5.9%
  6. MexicoUS$ 18 thousand3.4%
  7. CanadaUS$ 15 thousand2.8%
  8. Dominican RepublicUS$ 10 thousand2.0%
  9. ColombiaUS$ 6 thousand1.2%
  10. BrazilUS$ 6 thousand1.2%
  11. SpainUS$ 6 thousand1.1%
  12. ChinaUS$ 5 thousand1.0%
  13. OthersUS$ 25 thousand4.8%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 36.5 million35%
  2. IndiaUS$ 23.5 million22%
  3. South KoreaUS$ 14.1 million13%
  4. GermanyUS$ 8.0 million7.6%
  5. United StatesUS$ 4.6 million4.4%
  6. BrazilUS$ 3.0 million2.9%
  7. SwedenUS$ 2.7 million2.6%
  8. SpainUS$ 2.5 million2.4%
  9. ColombiaUS$ 2.2 million2.1%
  10. PortugalUS$ 1.8 million1.7%
  11. CzechiaUS$ 1.5 million1.4%
  12. PolandUS$ 979 thousand0.9%
  13. OthersUS$ 3.4 million3.3%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 212 thousand40%
  2. AntofagastaUS$ 137 thousand26%
  3. No region declaredUS$ 89 thousand17%
  4. MetropolitanaUS$ 64 thousand12%
  5. AraucaníaUS$ 20 thousand3.7%
  6. Los LagosUS$ 8 thousand1.5%

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)%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 35.3 million34%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 323 thousand61%US$ 32.2 million31%
Puerto AngamosMejillonesUS$ 5 thousand1.0%US$ 13.6 million13%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 10.3 million9.8%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 157 thousand30%US$ 6.9 million6.6%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 3.7 million3.6%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 39 thousand7.3%US$ 1.4 million1.3%
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 895 thousand0.9%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 6 thousand1.1%——
Other ports——US$ 675 thousand0.6%

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$ 328 thousand62%
  2. Courier (air)US$ 135 thousand25%
  3. RoadUS$ 45 thousand8.4%
  4. AirUS$ 22 thousand4.2%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 96.2 million92%
  2. AirUS$ 6.5 million6.2%
  3. RoadUS$ 1.7 million1.6%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 546 thousand0.5%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 1 thousand0.3%US$ 35.6 million34%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 323 thousand61%US$ 32.2 million31%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 5 thousand1.0%US$ 24.0 million23%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 158 thousand30%US$ 6.9 million6.6%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 3.7 million3.6%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 39 thousand7.3%US$ 1.4 million1.3%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 1.1 million1.1%
AricaArica y Parinacota——US$ 4 thousand<0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 3 thousand0.6%——

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$ 212 thousand · 40%AntofagastaUS$ 137 thousand · 26%No region declaredUS$ 89 thousand · 17%MetropolitanaUS$ 64 thousand · 12%AraucaníaUS$ 20 thousand · 3.7%Other regionsUS$ 8 thousand · 1.5%AntofagastaUS$ 5 thousand · 1.0%San AntonioUS$ 323 thousand · 61%MetropolitanaUS$ 158 thousand · 30%Los AndesUS$ 39 thousand · 7.3%Other officesUS$ 4 thousand · 0.8%VenezuelaUS$ 36 thousand · 6.9%GermanyUS$ 149 thousand · 28%PeruUS$ 177 thousand · 33%United StatesUS$ 31 thousand · 5.9%MexicoUS$ 18 thousand · 3.4%ArgentinaUS$ 44 thousand · 8.3%OthersUS$ 74 thousand · 14%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationNationalis…40%Antofagasta26%No region …17%Metropolit…12%Araucanía3.7%Other regi…1.5%Antof…1.0%San A…61%Metro…30%Los A…7.3%Other…0.8%Venezuela6.9%Germany28%Peru33%United Sta…5.9%Mexico3.4%Argentina8.3%Others14%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 36.5 million · 35%IndiaUS$ 23.5 million · 22%South KoreaUS$ 14.1 million · 13%GermanyUS$ 8.0 million · 7.6%United StatesUS$ 4.6 million · 4.4%BrazilUS$ 3.0 million · 2.9%OthersUS$ 15.1 million · 14%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 96.2 million · 92%Courier (air)US$ 546 thousand · 0.5%AirUS$ 6.5 million · 6.2%RoadUS$ 1.7 million · 1.6%San AntonioUS$ 32.2 million · 31%AntofagastaUS$ 24.0 million · 23%IquiqueUS$ 35.6 million · 34%MetropolitanaUS$ 6.9 million · 6.6%Other officesUS$ 6.2 million · 6.0%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina35%India22%South Korea13%Germany7.6%United Sta…4.4%Brazil2.9%Others14%Sea, …92%Couri…0.5%Air6.2%Road1.6%San Antonio31%Antofagasta23%Iquique34%Metropolit…6.6%Other offi…6.0%

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 2 tariff lines

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
8537.2090Para una tensión superior a 1.000 V: los demásUS$ 358 thousand−78%US$ 86.4 million+83%
8537.2010Para una tensión superior a 1.000 V pero inferior o igual a 72,5 kVUS$ 172 thousandUS$ 18.5 million+2.1%

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 →