Chapter 86 · Transport equipment

Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-…

Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 92.8 million of the goods in this chapter, 0.1% of everything it exported and 60% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was China (66%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (0.8%). It imported US$ 112 million, 89% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (83%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 92.8 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −60% vs January–July 2025
US$ 112 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +89% vs January–July 2025
0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.2% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
0204060US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0204060US$ 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 heading

Transport equipment 100%Containers; (including containers for transport of fluids) specially…99%
Transport equipment 100%Containers; (including containers fortransport of fluids) specially…99%

What is imported, by heading

Transport equipment 100%Railway or tramway coaches, vans and trucks; self-propelled tenders,…63%Containers;(including containersfor transport of…18%Railway or tramwaylocomotives or rollingstock; parts thereof13%Railway ortramway trackfixtures and…3.7%Railwayortramway…2.0%
Transport equipment 100%Railway or tramwaycoaches, vans andtrucks; self-propelled…63%Containers;(includingcontainers fo…18%Railway ortramwaylocomotives o…13%Railway ortramwaytrack…Railwayortramwa…

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$ 496 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$ 3.2 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. ChinaUS$ 61.1 million66%
  2. South KoreaUS$ 12.5 million13%
  3. PeruUS$ 7.3 million7.9%
  4. EcuadorUS$ 3.8 million4.1%
  5. GermanyUS$ 1.7 million1.9%
  6. BrazilUS$ 1.6 million1.7%
  7. Hong Kong SAR ChinaUS$ 1.5 million1.6%
  8. TaiwanUS$ 1.3 million1.4%
  9. United StatesUS$ 627 thousand0.7%
  10. NetherlandsUS$ 465 thousand0.5%
  11. ColombiaUS$ 265 thousand0.3%
  12. BelgiumUS$ 123 thousand0.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 496 thousand0.5%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 93.1 million83%
  2. United StatesUS$ 3.3 million2.9%
  3. SpainUS$ 2.6 million2.3%
  4. DenmarkUS$ 2.1 million1.8%
  5. FranceUS$ 1.6 million1.4%
  6. GermanyUS$ 1.6 million1.4%
  7. AustriaUS$ 1.4 million1.2%
  8. BrazilUS$ 882 thousand0.8%
  9. PolandUS$ 798 thousand0.7%
  10. Hong Kong SAR ChinaUS$ 762 thousand0.7%
  11. ArgentinaUS$ 569 thousand0.5%
  12. CzechiaUS$ 521 thousand0.5%
  13. OthersUS$ 3.2 million2.8%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. No region declaredUS$ 90.9 million98%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 871 thousand0.9%
  3. MetropolitanaUS$ 734 thousand0.8%
  4. ValparaísoUS$ 153 thousand0.2%
  5. AntofagastaUS$ 78 thousand0.1%
  6. Los LagosUS$ 13 thousand<0.1%
  7. O'HigginsUS$ 8 thousand<0.1%
  8. AysénUS$ 7 thousand<0.1%
  9. BiobíoUS$ 6 thousand<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)%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 49.2 million53%US$ 86.2 million77%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 27.6 million30%US$ 5.5 million4.9%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuel——US$ 10.5 million9.4%
IquiqueIquiqueUS$ 9.6 million10%US$ 707 thousand0.6%
LirquénPencoUS$ 3.0 million3.2%US$ 2.6 million2.3%
Puerto AngamosMejillonesUS$ 792 thousand0.9%US$ 3.9 million3.5%
AricaAricaUS$ 1.2 million1.3%——
Los LibertadoresLos Andes——US$ 840 thousand0.7%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 617 thousand0.7%——
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 563 thousand0.5%
CoronelCoronelUS$ 271 thousand0.3%——
Other portsUS$ 425 thousand0.5%US$ 1.5 million1.4%

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$ 92.4 million100%
  2. RoadUS$ 192 thousand0.2%
  3. AirUS$ 187 thousand0.2%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 9 thousand<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 101 million90%
  2. AirUS$ 9.7 million8.6%
  3. RoadUS$ 1.4 million1.2%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 610 thousand0.5%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 49.2 million53%US$ 86.2 million77%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 27.6 million30%US$ 5.5 million4.9%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 231 thousand0.2%US$ 10.5 million9.4%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 9.6 million10%US$ 710 thousand0.6%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 3.9 million4.2%US$ 3.7 million3.3%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 838 thousand0.9%US$ 4.6 million4.1%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 1.2 million1.3%US$ 246 thousand0.2%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 115 thousand0.1%US$ 865 thousand0.8%
CoquimboCoquimboUS$ 20 thousand<0.1%US$ 62 thousand0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanes——US$ 24 thousand<0.1%
Puerto MonttLos LagosUS$ 5 thousand<0.1%US$ 11 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 officeDestinationNo region declaredUS$ 90.9 million · 98%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 871 thousand · 0.9%MetropolitanaUS$ 734 thousand · 0.8%ValparaísoUS$ 153 thousand · 0.2%AntofagastaUS$ 78 thousand · 0.1%Los LagosUS$ 13 thousand · 0.0%Other regionsUS$ 20 thousand · 0.0%IquiqueUS$ 9.6 million · 10%ValparaísoUS$ 27.6 million · 30%TalcahuanoUS$ 3.9 million · 4.2%San AntonioUS$ 49.2 million · 53%AricaUS$ 1.2 million · 1.3%Other officesUS$ 1.2 million · 1.3%Hong Kong SAR ChinaUS$ 1.5 million · 1.6%South KoreaUS$ 12.5 million · 13%ChinaUS$ 61.1 million · 66%GermanyUS$ 1.7 million · 1.9%PeruUS$ 7.3 million · 7.9%EcuadorUS$ 3.8 million · 4.1%BrazilUS$ 1.6 million · 1.7%OthersUS$ 3.2 million · 3.5%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationNo region …98%Nationalis…0.9%Metropolit…0.8%Valparaíso0.2%Antofagasta0.1%Los Lagos0.0%Other regi…0.0%Iquiq…10%Valpa…30%Talca…4.2%San A…53%Arica1.3%Other…1.3%Hong Kong …1.6%South Korea13%China66%Germany1.9%Peru7.9%Ecuador4.1%Brazil1.7%Others3.5%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 93.1 million · 83%United StatesUS$ 3.3 million · 2.9%SpainUS$ 2.6 million · 2.3%DenmarkUS$ 2.1 million · 1.8%FranceUS$ 1.6 million · 1.4%GermanyUS$ 1.6 million · 1.4%AustriaUS$ 1.4 million · 1.2%OthersUS$ 6.7 million · 6.0%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 101 million · 90%AirUS$ 9.7 million · 8.6%Courier (air)US$ 610 thousand · 0.5%RoadUS$ 1.4 million · 1.2%TalcahuanoUS$ 3.7 million · 3.3%San AntonioUS$ 86.2 million · 77%ValparaísoUS$ 5.5 million · 4.9%AntofagastaUS$ 4.6 million · 4.1%MetropolitanaUS$ 10.5 million · 9.4%Other officesUS$ 1.9 million · 1.7%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina83%United Sta…2.9%Spain2.3%Denmark1.8%France1.4%Germany1.4%Austria1.2%Others6.0%Sea, …90%Air8.6%Couri…0.5%Road1.2%Talcahuano3.3%San Antonio77%Valparaíso4.9%Antofagasta4.1%Metropolit…9.4%Other offi…1.7%

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 headings

change against January–July 2025

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.

Source: Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How each figure is checked →