Heading 85.38 · Machinery and electrical

Electrical apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 and 8537

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 1.2 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported. The main destination was Colombia (20%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (57%). It imported US$ 44.3 million, 11% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (33%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 1.2 M
exported, January–July 2026
US$ 44.3 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
035810US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
035810US$ 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 apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally wi…70%Electrical apparatus; parts (e.g.boards, panels, consoles, desks, ca…30%
Machinery and electrical 100%Electrical apparatus;parts suitable for usesolely or principally wi…70%Electricalapparatus;parts (e.g.…30%

What is imported, by subheading

Machinery and electrical 100%Electrical apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally wi…61%Electrical apparatus; parts (e.g. boards,panels, consoles, desks, ca…39%
Machinery and electrical 100%Electrical apparatus;parts suitable for usesolely or principally…61%Electricalapparatus;parts (e.g.…39%

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$ 47 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$ 5.7 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. ColombiaUS$ 245 thousand20%
  2. FranceUS$ 213 thousand18%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 171 thousand14%
  4. PeruUS$ 121 thousand10.0%
  5. MexicoUS$ 96 thousand7.9%
  6. BrazilUS$ 88 thousand7.2%
  7. United StatesUS$ 84 thousand6.9%
  8. GermanyUS$ 70 thousand5.8%
  9. UruguayUS$ 45 thousand3.7%
  10. SpainUS$ 14 thousand1.2%
  11. AustraliaUS$ 13 thousand1.0%
  12. ParaguayUS$ 11 thousand0.9%
  13. OthersUS$ 47 thousand3.8%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 14.5 million33%
  2. GermanyUS$ 6.0 million14%
  3. United StatesUS$ 5.4 million12%
  4. ItalyUS$ 4.7 million11%
  5. Origins or destinations withheld for commercial or military reasonsUS$ 2.0 million4.6%
  6. FranceUS$ 1.8 million4.1%
  7. SpainUS$ 1.8 million4.1%
  8. MexicoUS$ 1.0 million2.3%
  9. TürkiyeUS$ 1.0 million2.3%
  10. BrazilUS$ 949 thousand2.1%
  11. IndiaUS$ 895 thousand2.0%
  12. CanadaUS$ 558 thousand1.3%
  13. OthersUS$ 3.6 million8.2%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 697 thousand57%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 462 thousand38%
  3. No region declaredUS$ 37 thousand3.0%
  4. MagallanesUS$ 12 thousand1.0%
  5. ValparaísoUS$ 7 thousand0.5%
  6. AntofagastaUS$ 2 thousand0.2%

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$ 562 thousand46%US$ 18.9 million43%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 277 thousand23%US$ 16.3 million37%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 61 thousand5.0%US$ 4.6 million10%
Aeropuerto Cerro MorenoAntofagasta——US$ 2.7 million6.2%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 270 thousand22%US$ 370 thousand0.8%
LirquénPenco——US$ 631 thousand1.4%
Puerto AngamosMejillones——US$ 419 thousand0.9%
CoronelCoronel——US$ 106 thousand0.2%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 32 thousand2.6%——
Punta ArenasPunta ArenasUS$ 11 thousand0.9%——
ChungaráPutreUS$ 2 thousand0.2%——
IquiqueIquiqueUS$ 395<0.1%——
Other portsUS$ 242<0.1%US$ 139 thousand0.3%

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$ 635 thousand52%
  2. RoadUS$ 304 thousand25%
  3. AirUS$ 177 thousand15%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 100 thousand8.2%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 24.8 million56%
  2. AirUS$ 13.7 million31%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 5.4 million12%
  4. RoadUS$ 395 thousand0.9%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 562 thousand46%US$ 18.9 million43%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 277 thousand23%US$ 16.3 million37%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 49 thousand4.0%US$ 4.6 million10%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 12 thousand1.0%US$ 3.3 million7.4%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 749 thousand1.7%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 270 thousand22%US$ 385 thousand0.9%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 12 thousand1.0%US$ 55 thousand0.1%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 34 thousand2.8%US$ 4<0.1%
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 6 thousand<0.1%
CoquimboCoquimbo——US$ 6 thousand<0.1%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 395<0.1%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 officeDestinationMetropolitanaUS$ 697 thousand · 57%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 462 thousand · 38%No region declaredUS$ 37 thousand · 3.0%MagallanesUS$ 12 thousand · 1.0%ValparaísoUS$ 7 thousand · 0.5%AntofagastaUS$ 2 thousand · 0.2%ValparaísoUS$ 49 thousand · 4.0%Los AndesUS$ 270 thousand · 22%AricaUS$ 34 thousand · 2.8%San AntonioUS$ 562 thousand · 46%MetropolitanaUS$ 277 thousand · 23%Other officesUS$ 24 thousand · 2.0%ArgentinaUS$ 171 thousand · 14%BrazilUS$ 88 thousand · 7.2%ColombiaUS$ 245 thousand · 20%PeruUS$ 121 thousand · 10.0%FranceUS$ 213 thousand · 18%MexicoUS$ 96 thousand · 7.9%United StatesUS$ 84 thousand · 6.9%OthersUS$ 199 thousand · 16%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…57%Nationalis…38%No region …3.0%Magallanes1.0%Valparaíso0.5%Antofagasta0.2%Valpa…4.0%Los A…22%Arica2.8%San A…46%Metro…23%Other…2.0%Argentina14%Brazil7.2%Colombia20%Peru10.0%France18%Mexico7.9%United Sta…6.9%Others16%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 14.5 million · 33%GermanyUS$ 6.0 million · 14%United StatesUS$ 5.4 million · 12%ItalyUS$ 4.7 million · 11%Origins or destinations w…US$ 2.0 million · 4.6%FranceUS$ 1.8 million · 4.1%SpainUS$ 1.8 million · 4.1%OthersUS$ 8.1 million · 18%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 24.8 million · 56%Courier (air)US$ 5.4 million · 12%AirUS$ 13.7 million · 31%RoadUS$ 395 thousand · 0.9%San AntonioUS$ 18.9 million · 43%ValparaísoUS$ 4.6 million · 10%TalcahuanoUS$ 749 thousand · 1.7%MetropolitanaUS$ 16.3 million · 37%AntofagastaUS$ 3.3 million · 7.4%Other officesUS$ 452 thousand · 1.0%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina33%Germany14%United Sta…12%Italy11%Origins or…4.6%France4.1%Spain4.1%Others18%Sea, …56%Couri…12%Air31%Road0.9%San Antonio43%Valparaíso10%Talcahuano1.7%Metropolit…37%Antofagasta7.4%Other offi…1.0%

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 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
8538.90Electrical apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537US$ 847 thousandUS$ 27.1 million−4.6%
8538.10Electrical apparatus; parts (e.g. boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets, other bases), for goods of heading no. 8537, not equipped with their apparatusUS$ 369 thousandUS$ 17.2 million−20%

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.
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 →