Heading 85.41 · Machinery and electrical

Semiconductor devices (e.g. diodes, transistors, semiconductor based transducers); including photovoltaic cells assembled or not in modules or panels, light-em…

Semiconductor devices (e.g. diodes, transistors, semiconductor based transducers); including photovoltaic cells assembled or not in modules or panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) assembled with other LEDs or not, mounted piezo-electric crystals

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 335 thousand of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported. The main destination was Spain (32%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (10%). It imported US$ 42.8 million, 23% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (89%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 335 thousand
exported, January–July 2026
US$ 42.8 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +23% 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%Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovolt…58%Electricalapparatus;photosensitive…17%Electrical apparatus;thyristors, diacs and triacs,other than photos…13%Electricalapparatus;transistors,…7.7%Electricalapparatus;photosensit…2.5%Electr…appara…diodes…1.3%Elect…appar…
Machinery and electrical 100%Electrical apparatus;photosensitivesemiconductor…58%Electricalapparatus;photosensitive…17%Electricalapparatus;thyristors, diacs…13%Electricalapparatus;transistor…7.7%Elect…appar…photo…Ele…app…dio…

What is imported, by subheading

Machinery and electrical 100%Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovolt…89%Electricalapparatus;thyristors,…Electricalapparatus;diodes, other…Electricalapparatus;…Electr…appara…parts…1.2%Elect…appar…photo…1.2%Electr…appara…transi…Electr…appara…
Machinery and electrical 100%Electrical apparatus;photosensitive semiconductordevices, photovolt…89%Elec…appa…thyr…Elec…appa…diod…Elec…appa…phot…Elec…appa…Elec…appa…Elec…appa…

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$ 2 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$ 1.3 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. SpainUS$ 107 thousand32%
  2. United StatesUS$ 56 thousand17%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 55 thousand16%
  4. PeruUS$ 52 thousand16%
  5. ParaguayUS$ 27 thousand8.2%
  6. MexicoUS$ 22 thousand6.5%
  7. BoliviaUS$ 6 thousand1.9%
  8. BrazilUS$ 2 thousand0.6%
  9. HaitiUS$ 2 thousand0.6%
  10. GhanaUS$ 2 thousand0.5%
  11. United KingdomUS$ 7710.2%
  12. PanamaUS$ 7050.2%
  13. OthersUS$ 2 thousand0.5%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 38.0 million89%
  2. SpainUS$ 1.4 million3.2%
  3. United StatesUS$ 965 thousand2.3%
  4. Origins or destinations withheld for commercial or military reasonsUS$ 356 thousand0.8%
  5. GermanyUS$ 250 thousand0.6%
  6. HungaryUS$ 246 thousand0.6%
  7. SwedenUS$ 174 thousand0.4%
  8. South AfricaUS$ 133 thousand0.3%
  9. IndiaUS$ 127 thousand0.3%
  10. BrazilUS$ 106 thousand0.2%
  11. JapanUS$ 99 thousand0.2%
  12. PanamaUS$ 97 thousand0.2%
  13. OthersUS$ 927 thousand2.2%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 292 thousand87%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 34 thousand10%
  3. No region declaredUS$ 8 thousand2.5%

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)%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 126 thousand38%US$ 30.7 million72%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 2520.1%US$ 7.6 million18%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 91 thousand27%US$ 3.4 million7.8%
LirquénPenco——US$ 257 thousand0.6%
Aeropuerto Cerro MorenoAntofagasta——US$ 221 thousand0.5%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 197 thousand0.5%
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 191 thousand0.4%
Puerto AngamosMejillones——US$ 179 thousand0.4%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 82 thousand25%——
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 24 thousand7.3%——
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 6 thousand1.7%——
ChungaráPutreUS$ 4 thousand1.1%——
Aeropuerto Carriel SurTalcahuanoUS$ 1 thousand0.3%——
Other portsUS$ 2200.1%US$ 93 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$ 150 thousand45%
  2. RoadUS$ 93 thousand28%
  3. AirUS$ 80 thousand24%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 11 thousand3.3%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 39.0 million91%
  2. AirUS$ 2.1 million4.8%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 1.5 million3.6%
  4. OtherUS$ 130 thousand0.3%
  5. RoadUS$ 95 thousand0.2%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 126 thousand38%US$ 30.6 million71%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 2520.1%US$ 7.6 million18%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 91 thousand27%US$ 3.4 million7.8%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 580 thousand1.4%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 24 thousand7.3%US$ 455 thousand1.1%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 197 thousand0.5%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 83 thousand25%US$ 38 thousand0.1%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 9 thousand2.8%——
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 2200.1%US$ 4 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$ 292 thousand · 87%MetropolitanaUS$ 34 thousand · 10%No region declaredUS$ 8 thousand · 2.5%AntofagastaUS$ 24 thousand · 7.3%AricaUS$ 9 thousand · 2.8%Los AndesUS$ 83 thousand · 25%San AntonioUS$ 126 thousand · 38%MetropolitanaUS$ 91 thousand · 27%Other officesUS$ 472 · 0.1%ParaguayUS$ 27 thousand · 8.2%ArgentinaUS$ 55 thousand · 16%United StatesUS$ 56 thousand · 17%BoliviaUS$ 6 thousand · 1.9%MexicoUS$ 22 thousand · 6.5%SpainUS$ 107 thousand · 32%PeruUS$ 52 thousand · 16%OthersUS$ 9 thousand · 2.7%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationNationalis…87%Metropolit…10%No region …2.5%Antof…7.3%Arica2.8%Los A…25%San A…38%Metro…27%Other…0.1%Paraguay8.2%Argentina16%United Sta…17%Bolivia1.9%Mexico6.5%Spain32%Peru16%Others2.7%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 38.0 million · 89%SpainUS$ 1.4 million · 3.2%United StatesUS$ 965 thousand · 2.3%Origins or destinations w…US$ 356 thousand · 0.8%GermanyUS$ 250 thousand · 0.6%HungaryUS$ 246 thousand · 0.6%SwedenUS$ 174 thousand · 0.4%OthersUS$ 1.5 million · 3.5%OtherUS$ 130 thousand · 0.3%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 39.0 million · 91%AirUS$ 2.1 million · 4.8%Courier (air)US$ 1.5 million · 3.6%OtherUS$ 95 thousand · 0.2%TalcahuanoUS$ 580 thousand · 1.4%San AntonioUS$ 30.6 million · 71%ValparaísoUS$ 7.6 million · 18%AntofagastaUS$ 455 thousand · 1.1%MetropolitanaUS$ 3.4 million · 7.8%Other officesUS$ 240 thousand · 0.6%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina89%Spain3.2%United Sta…2.3%Origins or…0.8%Germany0.6%Hungary0.6%Sweden0.4%Others3.5%Other0.3%Sea, …91%Air4.8%Couri…3.6%Other0.2%Talcahuano1.4%San Antonio71%Valparaíso18%Antofagasta1.1%Metropolit…7.8%Other offi…0.6%

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 12 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
8541.43Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panelsUS$ 193 thousandUS$ 38.3 million+29%
8541.30Electrical apparatus; thyristors, diacs and triacs, other than photosensitive devicesUS$ 43 thousandUS$ 1.0 million−17%
8541.49Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, diodes other than light emitting diodes and photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panelsUS$ 58 thousandUS$ 796 thousand−23%
8541.10Electrical apparatus; diodes, other than photosensitive or light-emitting diodes (LED)US$ 4 thousandUS$ 807 thousand
8541.90Electrical apparatus; parts for diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devices and photosensitive semiconductor devicesUS$ 284US$ 515 thousand
8541.29Electrical apparatus; transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of 1W or moreUS$ 26 thousandUS$ 486 thousand−52%
8541.41Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, light emitting diodes (LED)US$ 8 thousandUS$ 500 thousand
8541.42Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells not assembled in modules or made up into panelsUS$ 458US$ 288 thousand
8541.59Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices n.e.c. in heading no. 8541US$ 2 thousandUS$ 65 thousand
8541.60Crystals; mounted piezo-electric—US$ 43 thousand
8541.51Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, semiconductor-based transducersUS$ 664US$ 19 thousand
8541.21Electrical apparatus; transistors, (other than photosensitive), with a dissipation rate of less than 1W—US$ 8 thousand

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

11 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 →