Chapter 87 · Transport equipment

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 168 million of the goods in this chapter, 0.2% of everything it exported and 21% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Argentina (22%), and the main region of origin, Valparaíso (31%). It imported US$ 5,309 million, 1.5% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (30%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 168 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +21% vs January–July 2025
US$ 5,309 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +1.5% vs January–July 2025
0.2%
of everything Chile exported · 10% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
02505007501,000US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
02505007501,000US$ 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%Motor vehicles; parts and accessories, of headingno. 8701 to 870542%Motor cars and other motorvehicles; principallydesigned for the tra…24%Vehicles; for thetransport of goods18%Bodies; (includingcabs) for the motorvehicles of heading…6.0%Specialpurposemotor…3.9%Motorcy…(includ…mopeds)…2.5%Trailers andsemi-traile…other…Vehi…publ…tran…Trac…(oth…
Transport equipment 100%Motor vehicles; partsand accessories, ofheading no. 8701 to 870542%Motor cars and other motorvehicles; principallydesigned for the tra…24%Vehicles; forthe transportof goods18%Bodies;(including cabs)for the motor…Specialpurposemotor…Motorcycles(including…Trai…andsemi…Vehic…

What is imported, by heading

Transport equipment 100%Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principallydesigned for the tra…42%Vehicles; for the transport of goods36%Motor vehicles;parts andaccessories, of…7.6%Tractors;(other thantractors o…5.0%Vehicles;publictransport…3.9%Trailersandsemi-trail…Specialpurposemotor…Motor…(incl…moped…1.2%Bicycl…
Transport equipment 100%Motor cars and other motorvehicles; principallydesigned for the tra…42%Vehicles; for the transportof goods36%Motorvehicles;parts an…7.6%Tractors;(otherthan…Vehicles;publictransport…Trai…andsemi…Spec…purp…moto…Moto…(inc…

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$ 8.0 million 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$ 409 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. ArgentinaUS$ 37.0 million22%
  2. MexicoUS$ 27.5 million16%
  3. BoliviaUS$ 27.4 million16%
  4. BrazilUS$ 17.5 million10%
  5. United StatesUS$ 17.1 million10%
  6. PeruUS$ 11.4 million6.8%
  7. ColombiaUS$ 9.3 million5.5%
  8. CanadaUS$ 6.0 million3.5%
  9. GermanyUS$ 2.3 million1.4%
  10. AustraliaUS$ 2.0 million1.2%
  11. ChinaUS$ 1.3 million0.7%
  12. ParaguayUS$ 1.2 million0.7%
  13. OthersUS$ 8.0 million4.8%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 1,605 million30%
  2. United StatesUS$ 940 million18%
  3. BrazilUS$ 589 million11%
  4. JapanUS$ 391 million7.4%
  5. ArgentinaUS$ 275 million5.2%
  6. GermanyUS$ 233 million4.4%
  7. South KoreaUS$ 209 million3.9%
  8. IndiaUS$ 185 million3.5%
  9. ThailandUS$ 169 million3.2%
  10. MexicoUS$ 110 million2.1%
  11. IndonesiaUS$ 103 million1.9%
  12. FranceUS$ 91.6 million1.7%
  13. OthersUS$ 409 million7.7%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 98.5 million59%
  2. ValparaísoUS$ 51.5 million31%
  3. MetropolitanaUS$ 9.2 million5.5%
  4. No region declaredUS$ 3.0 million1.8%
  5. TarapacáUS$ 2.1 million1.3%
  6. AtacamaUS$ 1.5 million0.9%
  7. AntofagastaUS$ 688 thousand0.4%
  8. MauleUS$ 532 thousand0.3%
  9. O'HigginsUS$ 384 thousand0.2%
  10. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 313 thousand0.2%
  11. BiobíoUS$ 122 thousand0.1%
  12. ÑubleUS$ 58 thousand<0.1%
  13. Los LagosUS$ 51 thousand<0.1%
  14. MagallanesUS$ 5 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$ 42.5 million25%US$ 3,570 million67%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 41.1 million24%US$ 699 million13%
Puerto AngamosMejillonesUS$ 13.8 million8.2%US$ 538 million10%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 191 million3.6%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 127 million2.4%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuel——US$ 89.7 million1.7%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 8.9 million5.3%US$ 18.2 million0.3%
Aeropuerto Cerro MorenoAntofagasta——US$ 16.3 million0.3%
ColchaneColchaneUS$ 13.5 million8.1%——
ChungaráPutreUS$ 13.1 million7.8%——
San FranciscoCopiapóUS$ 12.4 million7.4%——
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 10.3 million6.2%——
Other portsUS$ 12.1 million7.2%US$ 58.9 million1.1%

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. RoadUS$ 93.8 million56%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 72.4 million43%
  3. AirUS$ 1.2 million0.7%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 469 thousand0.3%
  5. OtherUS$ 9 thousand<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 4,465 million84%
  2. RoadUS$ 736 million14%
  3. AirUS$ 86.3 million1.6%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 21.0 million0.4%
  5. OtherUS$ 47 thousand<0.1%
  6. PostUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 42.5 million25%US$ 3,569 million67%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 42.2 million25%US$ 701 million13%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 26.0 million15%US$ 577 million11%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 4.8 million2.9%US$ 191 million3.6%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 15.8 million9.4%US$ 127 million2.4%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 7.7 million4.6%US$ 90.5 million1.7%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 14.9 million8.9%US$ 11.6 million0.2%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 1.2 million0.7%US$ 21.0 million0.4%
CoquimboCoquimbo——US$ 15.8 million0.3%
ChañaralAtacamaUS$ 12.4 million7.4%——
OsornoLos Lagos——US$ 2.8 million0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 370 thousand0.2%US$ 1.0 million<0.1%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 15 thousand<0.1%US$ 754 thousand<0.1%
Puerto MonttLos Lagos——US$ 62 thousand<0.1%
CoyhaiqueAysén——US$ 10 thousand<0.1%
Puerto AysenAysén——US$ 3 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$ 98.5 million · 59%ValparaísoUS$ 51.5 million · 31%MetropolitanaUS$ 9.2 million · 5.5%No region declaredUS$ 3.0 million · 1.8%TarapacáUS$ 2.1 million · 1.3%AtacamaUS$ 1.5 million · 0.9%Other regionsUS$ 2.2 million · 1.3%AricaUS$ 14.9 million · 8.9%AntofagastaUS$ 26.0 million · 15%Los AndesUS$ 42.2 million · 25%IquiqueUS$ 15.8 million · 9.4%San AntonioUS$ 42.5 million · 25%Other officesUS$ 26.5 million · 16%United StatesUS$ 17.1 million · 10%BoliviaUS$ 27.4 million · 16%BrazilUS$ 17.5 million · 10%ArgentinaUS$ 37.0 million · 22%ColombiaUS$ 9.3 million · 5.5%PeruUS$ 11.4 million · 6.8%MexicoUS$ 27.5 million · 16%OthersUS$ 20.8 million · 12%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationNationalis…59%Valparaíso31%Metropolit…5.5%No region …1.8%Tarapacá1.3%Atacama0.9%Other regi…1.3%Arica8.9%Antof…15%Los A…25%Iquiq…9.4%San A…25%Other…16%United Sta…10%Bolivia16%Brazil10%Argentina22%Colombia5.5%Peru6.8%Mexico16%Others12%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 1,605 million · 30%United StatesUS$ 940 million · 18%BrazilUS$ 589 million · 11%JapanUS$ 391 million · 7.4%ArgentinaUS$ 275 million · 5.2%GermanyUS$ 233 million · 4.4%South KoreaUS$ 209 million · 3.9%OthersUS$ 1,068 million · 20%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 4,465 million · 84%RoadUS$ 736 million · 14%AirUS$ 86.3 million · 1.6%Courier (air)US$ 21.0 million · 0.4%OtherUS$ 49 thousand · 0.0%San AntonioUS$ 3,569 million · 67%ValparaísoUS$ 191 million · 3.6%AntofagastaUS$ 577 million · 11%IquiqueUS$ 127 million · 2.4%Los AndesUS$ 701 million · 13%Other officesUS$ 144 million · 2.7%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina30%United Sta…18%Brazil11%Japan7.4%Argentina5.2%Germany4.4%South Korea3.9%Others20%Sea, …84%Road14%Air1.6%Couri…0.4%Other0.0%San Antonio67%Valparaíso3.6%Antofagasta11%Iquique2.4%Los Andes13%Other offi…2.7%

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 16 headings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
87.03Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702), including station wagons and racing carsUS$ 39.8 million+122%US$ 2,218 million+19%
87.04Vehicles; for the transport of goodsUS$ 30.5 million+25%US$ 1,892 million−4.7%
87.08Motor vehicles; parts and accessories, of heading no. 8701 to 8705US$ 70.9 million−3.5%US$ 403 million−7.9%
87.01Tractors; (other than tractors of heading no 8709)US$ 822 thousand−44%US$ 267 million+18%
87.02Vehicles; public transport passenger typeUS$ 1.3 millionUS$ 209 million−49%
87.16Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereofUS$ 3.1 million−14%US$ 103 million+12%
87.05Special purpose motor vehicles; not those for the transport of persons or goods (e.g. breakdown lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units etc)US$ 6.6 million+3.2%US$ 95.8 million−9.0%
87.11Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles; fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or without side-cars; side-carsUS$ 4.3 million+75%US$ 61.7 million−0.7%
87.12Bicycles and other cycles; including delivery tricycles, not motorisedUS$ 333 thousandUS$ 26.4 million+34%
87.07Bodies; (including cabs) for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8701 to 8705US$ 10.1 million+46%US$ 5.0 million−13%
87.14Vehicles; parts and accessories of heading no. 8711 to 8713US$ 117 thousandUS$ 14.3 million+1.5%
87.13Carriages for disabled persons; whether or not motorised or otherwise mechanically propelledUS$ 4 thousandUS$ 6.4 million+11%
87.15Baby carriages and parts thereofUS$ 3 thousandUS$ 5.0 million−21%
87.09Works trucks, self-propelled, (not fitted with lifting or handling equipment), for factories, warehouses etc, for short distance transport of goods, tractors used on railway station platforms; parts thereofUS$ 2 thousandUS$ 2.4 million+49%
87.10Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles; motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehiclesUS$ 55 thousand−95%US$ 422 thousand
87.06Chassis; fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles of heading no. 8701 to 8705—US$ 82 thousand

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.

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