Chapter 88 · Transport equipment

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 42.1 million of the goods in this chapter, 0.1% of everything it exported and 37% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was the United States (47%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (2.0%). It imported US$ 63.2 million, 122% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from United States (45%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 42.1 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −37% vs January–July 2025
US$ 63.2 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +122% vs January–July 2025
0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
05101520US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
05101520US$ 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%Aircraft; parts of goods of heading 8801, 8802 or 880682%Aircraft n.e.c. inheading no. 8801,except unmanned…14%Unmanned aircraft3.1%Parachu…(includ…dirigib…1.4%
Transport equipment 100%Aircraft; parts of goods ofheading 8801, 8802 or 880682%Aircraftn.e.c.in…14%Unmannedaircraft3.1%Parachut…

What is imported, by heading

Transport equipment 100%Aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8801, except unmanned aircraft of head…66%Unmanned aircraft18%Aircraft; parts ofgoods of heading8801, 8802 or 880614%Aircraft launchinggear, deck-arresto…Para…(inc…
Transport equipment 100%Aircraft n.e.c. inheading no. 8801, exceptunmanned aircraft of…66%Unmannedaircraft18%Aircraft;parts ofgoods of…14%Aircraft…

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$ 1.1 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$ 961 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. United StatesUS$ 19.8 million47%
  2. BrazilUS$ 6.5 million15%
  3. United KingdomUS$ 6.5 million15%
  4. CanadaUS$ 1.8 million4.4%
  5. UruguayUS$ 1.6 million3.7%
  6. ColombiaUS$ 1.2 million2.9%
  7. IsraelUS$ 1.1 million2.5%
  8. AustraliaUS$ 716 thousand1.7%
  9. ArgentinaUS$ 698 thousand1.7%
  10. GermanyUS$ 434 thousand1.0%
  11. ParaguayUS$ 382 thousand0.9%
  12. BoliviaUS$ 356 thousand0.8%
  13. OthersUS$ 1.1 million2.5%

Where imports come from

  1. United StatesUS$ 28.7 million45%
  2. CzechiaUS$ 15.6 million25%
  3. ChinaUS$ 10.8 million17%
  4. FranceUS$ 1.7 million2.6%
  5. ColombiaUS$ 1.2 million2.0%
  6. TaiwanUS$ 1.1 million1.8%
  7. UkraineUS$ 919 thousand1.5%
  8. GermanyUS$ 664 thousand1.1%
  9. NetherlandsUS$ 574 thousand0.9%
  10. CanadaUS$ 547 thousand0.9%
  11. SwitzerlandUS$ 223 thousand0.4%
  12. BrazilUS$ 163 thousand0.3%
  13. OthersUS$ 961 thousand1.5%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. No region declaredUS$ 30.4 million72%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 10.8 million26%
  3. MetropolitanaUS$ 847 thousand2.0%
  4. ValparaísoUS$ 93 thousand0.2%
  5. MagallanesUS$ 3 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)%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 34.5 million82%US$ 48.5 million77%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 257 thousand0.6%US$ 5.5 million8.7%
Aeropuerto ChacallutaAricaUS$ 3.8 million8.9%US$ 1.9 million3.1%
Other Chilean ports——US$ 3.8 million6.0%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 3.0 million4.7%
TalcahuanoTalcahuanoUS$ 1.3 million3.0%——
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 993 thousand2.4%——
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 966 thousand2.3%US$ 8 thousand<0.1%
Aeródromo La AraucaníaFreire——US$ 511 thousand0.8%
Aeropuerto El TepualPuerto MonttUS$ 260 thousand0.6%——
Aeropuerto Carriel SurTalcahuanoUS$ 40 thousand0.1%——
No port declared——US$ 4 thousand<0.1%
Other portsUS$ 22 thousand0.1%US$ 635<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. AirUS$ 36.9 million88%
  2. OtherUS$ 2.0 million4.7%
  3. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 1.2 million3.0%
  4. RoadUS$ 993 thousand2.4%
  5. Courier (air)US$ 920 thousand2.2%

Imports, by transport

  1. AirUS$ 48.7 million77%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 8.4 million13%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 5.3 million8.4%
  4. OtherUS$ 700 thousand1.1%
  5. RoadUS$ 8 thousand<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 28.2 million67%US$ 48.5 million77%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 6.0 million14%——
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 257 thousand0.6%US$ 5.5 million8.7%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 1.3 million3.0%US$ 3.8 million6.0%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 3.8 million8.9%US$ 1.2 million2.0%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 360<0.1%US$ 3.7 million5.8%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 1.1 million2.5%US$ 8 thousand<0.1%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 993 thousand2.4%——
Puerto MonttLos LagosUS$ 525 thousand1.2%——
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 511 thousand0.8%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 8 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$ 30.4 million · 72%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 10.8 million · 26%MetropolitanaUS$ 847 thousand · 2.0%ValparaísoUS$ 93 thousand · 0.2%MagallanesUS$ 3 thousand · 0.0%IquiqueUS$ 6.0 million · 14%AntofagastaUS$ 1.1 million · 2.5%MetropolitanaUS$ 28.2 million · 67%TalcahuanoUS$ 1.3 million · 3.0%AricaUS$ 3.8 million · 8.9%Other officesUS$ 1.8 million · 4.2%BrazilUS$ 6.5 million · 15%United KingdomUS$ 6.5 million · 15%CanadaUS$ 1.8 million · 4.4%ColombiaUS$ 1.2 million · 2.9%IsraelUS$ 1.1 million · 2.5%United StatesUS$ 19.8 million · 47%UruguayUS$ 1.6 million · 3.7%OthersUS$ 3.6 million · 8.7%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationNo region …72%Nationalis…26%Metropolit…2.0%Valparaíso0.2%Magallanes0.0%Iquiq…14%Antof…2.5%Metro…67%Talca…3.0%Arica8.9%Other…4.2%Brazil15%United Kin…15%Canada4.4%Colombia2.9%Israel2.5%United Sta…47%Uruguay3.7%Others8.7%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited StatesUS$ 28.7 million · 45%CzechiaUS$ 15.6 million · 25%ChinaUS$ 10.8 million · 17%FranceUS$ 1.7 million · 2.6%ColombiaUS$ 1.2 million · 2.0%TaiwanUS$ 1.1 million · 1.8%UkraineUS$ 919 thousand · 1.5%OthersUS$ 3.1 million · 5.0%OtherUS$ 700 thousand · 1.1%AirUS$ 48.7 million · 77%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 8.4 million · 13%Courier (air)US$ 5.3 million · 8.4%OtherUS$ 8 thousand · 0.0%AricaUS$ 1.2 million · 2.0%TalcahuanoUS$ 3.8 million · 6.0%MetropolitanaUS$ 48.5 million · 77%ValparaísoUS$ 3.7 million · 5.8%San AntonioUS$ 5.5 million · 8.7%Other officesUS$ 519 thousand · 0.8%
OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited Sta…45%Czechia25%China17%France2.6%Colombia2.0%Taiwan1.8%Ukraine1.5%Others5.0%Other1.1%Air77%Sea, …13%Couri…8.4%Other0.0%Arica2.0%Talcahuano6.0%Metropolit…77%Valparaíso5.8%San Antonio8.7%Other offi…0.8%

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 6 headings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
88.02Aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8801, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806, (e.g. helicopters, aeroplanes); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehiclesUS$ 5.8 million−79%US$ 41.7 million+302%
88.07Aircraft; parts of goods of heading 8801, 8802 or 8806US$ 34.3 million−5.5%US$ 8.7 million+30%
88.06Unmanned aircraftUS$ 1.3 million−49%US$ 11.3 million+3.4%
88.05Aircraft launching gear, deck-arrestor or similar gear, ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articlesUS$ 16 thousandUS$ 1.2 million
88.04Parachutes (including dirigible parachutes and paragliders) and rotochutes; parts thereof and accessories theretoUS$ 601 thousandUS$ 287 thousand
88.01Balloons and dirigibles; gliders, hang gliders and other non-powered aircraft.—US$ 63 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 →