Heading 87.03 · Transport equipment

Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702), including station wagons and rac…

Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702), including station wagons and racing cars

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 39.8 million of this product, 0.1% of everything it exported and 122% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Argentina (46%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (4.2%). It imported US$ 2,218 million, 19% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (43%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 39.8 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +122% vs January–July 2025
US$ 2,218 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +19% vs January–July 2025
0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 4.3% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
0200400600US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0200400600US$ 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

Transport equipment 100%Vehicles; with only spark-ignitioninternal combustion reciprocating…34%Vehicles; with only spark-ignitioninternal combustion piston engine,…31%Vehicles; withbothspark-ignition…15%Vehicles;with onlyelectric…6.2%Vehicles;with bothspark-igni…5.0%Vehicles;with onlyspark-igni…4.5%Vehicles; fortransport ofpersons (other…Vehic…withonly…1.3%Vehicl…specia…Vehi…with…
Transport equipment 100%Vehicles; with onlyspark-ignition internalcombustion…34%Vehicles; with onlyspark-ignition internalcombustion piston…31%Vehicles;with bothspark-igniti…15%Vehicles; withonly electricmotor for…Vehicle…withboth…5.0%Vehicl…withonly…4.5%Vehicl…for…Veh…withonl…Vehi…

What is imported, by subheading

Transport equipment 100%Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internalcombustion piston engine,…35%Vehicles; with onlyspark-ignition internalcombustion reciprocating…22%Vehicles; with bothspark-ignition internalcombustion piston engine…15%Vehicles; with only electric motorfor propulsion11%Vehicles; with bothspark-ignitioninternal combustion…6.7%Vehicles;with onlycompressio…2.6%Vehicles;with onlyspark-igni…2.6%Vehicles;with onlyspark-ig…2.2%Vehicles;with both…Vehicles;with only…
Transport equipment 100%Vehicles; with onlyspark-ignitioninternal combustion…35%Vehicles; with onlyspark-ignition internalcombustion…22%Vehicles; withbothspark-ignition…15%Vehicles; with onlyelectric motor forpropulsion11%Vehicles;with bothspark-ig…6.7%Vehicles;with only…Vehicles;with only…Vehicles;with only…Vehicle…Vehicle…

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$ 743 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$ 105 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. ArgentinaUS$ 18.1 million46%
  2. BoliviaUS$ 17.0 million43%
  3. SwitzerlandUS$ 803 thousand2.0%
  4. ParaguayUS$ 546 thousand1.4%
  5. CubaUS$ 533 thousand1.3%
  6. PeruUS$ 493 thousand1.2%
  7. BrazilUS$ 415 thousand1.0%
  8. EcuadorUS$ 272 thousand0.7%
  9. VenezuelaUS$ 267 thousand0.7%
  10. ChinaUS$ 218 thousand0.5%
  11. SpainUS$ 168 thousand0.4%
  12. United StatesUS$ 135 thousand0.3%
  13. OthersUS$ 743 thousand1.9%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 953 million43%
  2. JapanUS$ 291 million13%
  3. United StatesUS$ 160 million7.2%
  4. IndiaUS$ 154 million6.9%
  5. South KoreaUS$ 122 million5.5%
  6. BrazilUS$ 105 million4.7%
  7. IndonesiaUS$ 98.9 million4.5%
  8. GermanyUS$ 83.2 million3.8%
  9. FranceUS$ 42.3 million1.9%
  10. SpainUS$ 41.3 million1.9%
  11. MexicoUS$ 39.1 million1.8%
  12. ThailandUS$ 24.9 million1.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 105 million4.7%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 36.8 million93%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 1.7 million4.2%
  3. TarapacáUS$ 940 thousand2.4%
  4. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 167 thousand0.4%
  5. No region declaredUS$ 67 thousand0.2%
  6. Los LagosUS$ 47 thousand0.1%
  7. O'HigginsUS$ 37 thousand0.1%
  8. MauleUS$ 23 thousand0.1%
  9. ValparaísoUS$ 22 thousand0.1%
  10. 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$ 3.1 million7.9%US$ 2,157 million97%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 18.2 million46%US$ 30.5 million1.4%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 262 thousand0.7%US$ 15.1 million0.7%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 10.5 million0.5%
ColchaneColchaneUS$ 8.8 million22%——
ChungaráPutreUS$ 8.1 million20%——
LirquénPenco——US$ 2.5 million0.1%
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 679 thousand<0.1%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuel——US$ 506 thousand<0.1%
Paso JamaSan Pedro de AtacamaUS$ 433 thousand1.1%——
San Sebastiánnot placedUS$ 357 thousand0.9%——
Punta ArenasPunta Arenas——US$ 356 thousand<0.1%
Aeropuerto Carriel SurTalcahuanoUS$ 224 thousand0.6%——
Other portsUS$ 305 thousand0.8%US$ 761 thousand<0.1%

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$ 36.3 million91%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 3.4 million8.6%
  3. OtherUS$ 9 thousand<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 2,176 million98%
  2. RoadUS$ 41.8 million1.9%
  3. AirUS$ 523 thousand<0.1%
  4. OtherUS$ 30 thousand<0.1%
  5. Courier (air)US$ 2 thousand<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 3.1 million7.9%US$ 2,157 million97%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 18.4 million46%US$ 30.5 million1.4%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 9.3 million23%US$ 10.7 million0.5%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 262 thousand0.7%US$ 15.0 million0.7%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 8.3 million21%US$ 280 thousand<0.1%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 9 thousand<0.1%US$ 3.5 million0.2%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 363 thousand0.9%US$ 368 thousand<0.1%
MetropolitanaMetropolitana——US$ 506 thousand<0.1%
Puerto MonttLos Lagos——US$ 38 thousand<0.1%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 14 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$ 36.8 million · 93%MetropolitanaUS$ 1.7 million · 4.2%TarapacáUS$ 940 thousand · 2.4%Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 167 thousand · 0.4%No region declaredUS$ 67 thousand · 0.2%Los LagosUS$ 47 thousand · 0.1%Other regionsUS$ 87 thousand · 0.2%AricaUS$ 8.3 million · 21%Los AndesUS$ 18.4 million · 46%Punta ArenasUS$ 363 thousand · 0.9%IquiqueUS$ 9.3 million · 23%San AntonioUS$ 3.1 million · 7.9%Other officesUS$ 284 thousand · 0.7%ArgentinaUS$ 18.1 million · 46%BrazilUS$ 415 thousand · 1.0%BoliviaUS$ 17.0 million · 43%ParaguayUS$ 546 thousand · 1.4%PeruUS$ 493 thousand · 1.2%SwitzerlandUS$ 803 thousand · 2.0%CubaUS$ 533 thousand · 1.3%OthersUS$ 1.8 million · 4.5%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationNationalis…93%Metropolit…4.2%Tarapacá2.4%Arica y Pa…0.4%No region …0.2%Los Lagos0.1%Other regi…0.2%Arica21%Los A…46%Punta…0.9%Iquiq…23%San A…7.9%Other…0.7%Argentina46%Brazil1.0%Bolivia43%Paraguay1.4%Peru1.2%Switzerland2.0%Cuba1.3%Others4.5%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 953 million · 43%JapanUS$ 291 million · 13%United StatesUS$ 160 million · 7.2%IndiaUS$ 154 million · 6.9%South KoreaUS$ 122 million · 5.5%BrazilUS$ 105 million · 4.7%IndonesiaUS$ 98.9 million · 4.5%OthersUS$ 335 million · 15%OtherUS$ 30 thousand · 0.0%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 2,176 million · 98%AirUS$ 523 thousand · 0.0%RoadUS$ 41.8 million · 1.9%OtherUS$ 2 thousand · 0.0%TalcahuanoUS$ 3.5 million · 0.2%San AntonioUS$ 2,157 million · 97%ValparaísoUS$ 15.0 million · 0.7%IquiqueUS$ 10.7 million · 0.5%Los AndesUS$ 30.5 million · 1.4%Other officesUS$ 1.2 million · 0.1%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina43%Japan13%United Sta…7.2%India6.9%South Korea5.5%Brazil4.7%Indonesia4.5%Others15%Other0.0%Sea, …98%Air0.0%Road1.9%Other0.0%Talcahuano0.2%San Antonio97%Valparaíso0.7%Iquique0.5%Los Andes1.4%Other offi…0.1%

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 14 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
8703.22Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccUS$ 12.2 million+97%US$ 780 million−1.4%
8703.23Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccUS$ 13.7 million+49%US$ 483 million+9.3%
8703.40Vehicles; with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric powerUS$ 5.8 millionUS$ 332 million+53%
8703.80Vehicles; with only electric motor for propulsionUS$ 2.5 millionUS$ 239 million+149%
8703.60Vehicles; with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric powerUS$ 2.0 millionUS$ 148 million+102%
8703.24Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccUS$ 1.8 million+21%US$ 58.2 million+21%
8703.32Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500ccUS$ 154 thousandUS$ 58.8 million−15%
8703.21Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000ccUS$ 501 thousandUS$ 49.8 million−28%
8703.50Vehicles; with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric powerUS$ 15 thousandUS$ 25.4 million+32%
8703.33Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500ccUS$ 60 thousandUS$ 25.0 million+27%
8703.31Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity not over 1500cc—US$ 11.0 million+29%
8703.10Vehicles; specially designed for travelling on snow, golf cars and similar vehiclesUS$ 274 thousandUS$ 7.1 million+1.3%
8703.70Vehicles; with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric powerUS$ 7 thousandUS$ 979 thousand
8703.90Vehicles; for transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702) n.e.c. in heading no. 8703US$ 803 thousand—

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

2 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 →