Chapter 89 · Transport equipment

Ships, boats and floating structures

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 13.0 million of the goods in this chapter, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 87% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Nigeria (30%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (36%). It imported US$ 156 million, 40% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from Norway (87%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 13.0 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −87% vs January–July 2025
US$ 156 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +40% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.3% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
0255075100US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0255075100US$ 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%Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships,barges and s…46%Tugs and pusher craft30%Boats, floating structures,other (for e.g. rafts,tanks, coffer-dams…17%Yachts andother vessels;for pleasure o…3.7%Light-ves…fire-floa…dredgers,…2.6%Vessel…other,includ…1.0%Fishin…
Transport equipment 100%Cruise ships, excursionboats, ferry-boats, cargoships, barges and s…46%Tugs and pusher craft30%Boats,floatingstructure…17%Yachts andother…Light…fire-…dredg…Ves…oth…

What is imported, by heading

Transport equipment 100%Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and s…71%Fishing vessels, factory ships andother vessels; for processing or p…19%Yachts and other vessels;for pleasure or sports,rowing boats and ca…7.4%Boats,floating…Tugsandpushe…Ligh…fire…dred…Vess…
Transport equipment 100%Cruise ships, excursionboats, ferry-boats, cargoships, barges and s…71%Fishingvessels,factory…19%Yachts andothervessels; fo…7.4%Boats,float…Tugsand…

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$ 30 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$ 931 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. NigeriaUS$ 3.9 million30%
  2. LiberiaUS$ 3.0 million23%
  3. PeruUS$ 2.7 million21%
  4. United KingdomUS$ 1.2 million9.2%
  5. El SalvadorUS$ 996 thousand7.6%
  6. EcuadorUS$ 414 thousand3.2%
  7. ArgentinaUS$ 354 thousand2.7%
  8. United StatesUS$ 258 thousand2.0%
  9. SpainUS$ 105 thousand0.8%
  10. ParaguayUS$ 49 thousand0.4%
  11. United Arab EmiratesUS$ 27 thousand0.2%
  12. OmanUS$ 19 thousand0.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 30 thousand0.2%

Where imports come from

  1. NorwayUS$ 135 million87%
  2. United StatesUS$ 8.4 million5.4%
  3. ChinaUS$ 3.3 million2.1%
  4. ArgentinaUS$ 3.2 million2.1%
  5. BrazilUS$ 1.6 million1.0%
  6. FranceUS$ 1.3 million0.8%
  7. MexicoUS$ 551 thousand0.4%
  8. GermanyUS$ 488 thousand0.3%
  9. NetherlandsUS$ 392 thousand0.3%
  10. AustraliaUS$ 367 thousand0.2%
  11. United KingdomUS$ 278 thousand0.2%
  12. MalaysiaUS$ 169 thousand0.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 931 thousand0.6%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 4.7 million36%
  2. Los RíosUS$ 3.3 million25%
  3. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 3.1 million24%
  4. Los LagosUS$ 1.8 million14%
  5. MagallanesUS$ 71 thousand0.5%
  6. No region declaredUS$ 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)%
Puerto MonttPuerto Montt——US$ 107 million68%
TalcahuanoTalcahuano——US$ 29.4 million19%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 665 thousand5.1%US$ 8.7 million5.6%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 4.0 million30%US$ 3.1 million2.0%
Punta ArenasPunta ArenasUS$ 2.1 million16%US$ 3.2 million2.0%
IquiqueIquiqueUS$ 3.0 million23%——
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 1.4 million11%US$ 1.1 million0.7%
CoquimboCoquimbo——US$ 1.7 million1.1%
Puerto AngamosMejillones——US$ 1.0 million0.7%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 996 thousand7.6%——
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 346 thousand2.7%——
Cardenal SamorePuyehueUS$ 247 thousand1.9%——
Other portsUS$ 218 thousand1.7%US$ 1.3 million0.9%

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$ 12.2 million94%
  2. RoadUS$ 758 thousand5.8%
  3. AirUS$ 6 thousand<0.1%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 5 thousand<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 155 million100%
  2. RoadUS$ 231 thousand0.1%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 186 thousand0.1%
  4. AirUS$ 159 thousand0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
Puerto MonttLos LagosUS$ 128 thousand1.0%US$ 107 million68%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 1.5 million11%US$ 31.2 million20%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 665 thousand5.1%US$ 8.7 million5.6%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 2.2 million17%US$ 4.5 million2.9%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 4.0 million30%US$ 1.7 million1.1%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 3.0 million23%US$ 98 thousand0.1%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 996 thousand7.6%US$ 1.0 million0.7%
CoquimboCoquimbo——US$ 1.7 million1.1%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 355 thousand2.7%US$ 70 thousand<0.1%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 11 thousand0.1%US$ 345 thousand0.2%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 85 thousand0.7%US$ 123 thousand0.1%
OsornoLos LagosUS$ 120 thousand0.9%——

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 officeDestinationMetropolitanaUS$ 4.7 million · 36%Los RíosUS$ 3.3 million · 25%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 3.1 million · 24%Los LagosUS$ 1.8 million · 14%MagallanesUS$ 71 thousand · 0.5%No region declaredUS$ 5 thousand · 0.0%ValparaísoUS$ 4.0 million · 30%IquiqueUS$ 3.0 million · 23%AntofagastaUS$ 996 thousand · 7.6%Punta ArenasUS$ 2.2 million · 17%TalcahuanoUS$ 1.5 million · 11%Other officesUS$ 1.4 million · 10%NigeriaUS$ 3.9 million · 30%LiberiaUS$ 3.0 million · 23%El SalvadorUS$ 996 thousand · 7.6%PeruUS$ 2.7 million · 21%EcuadorUS$ 414 thousand · 3.2%United KingdomUS$ 1.2 million · 9.2%ArgentinaUS$ 354 thousand · 2.7%OthersUS$ 488 thousand · 3.7%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…36%Los Ríos25%Nationalis…24%Los Lagos14%Magallanes0.5%No region …0.0%Valpa…30%Iquiq…23%Antof…7.6%Punta…17%Talca…11%Other…10%Nigeria30%Liberia23%El Salvador7.6%Peru21%Ecuador3.2%United Kin…9.2%Argentina2.7%Others3.7%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeNorwayUS$ 135 million · 87%United StatesUS$ 8.4 million · 5.4%ChinaUS$ 3.3 million · 2.1%ArgentinaUS$ 3.2 million · 2.1%BrazilUS$ 1.6 million · 1.0%FranceUS$ 1.3 million · 0.8%MexicoUS$ 551 thousand · 0.4%OthersUS$ 2.6 million · 1.7%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 155 million · 100%Courier (air)US$ 186 thousand · 0.1%AirUS$ 159 thousand · 0.1%RoadUS$ 231 thousand · 0.1%Puerto MonttUS$ 107 million · 68%TalcahuanoUS$ 31.2 million · 20%San AntonioUS$ 8.7 million · 5.6%Punta ArenasUS$ 4.5 million · 2.9%ValparaísoUS$ 1.7 million · 1.1%Other officesUS$ 3.3 million · 2.1%
OriginTransportCustoms officeNorway87%United Sta…5.4%China2.1%Argentina2.1%Brazil1.0%France0.8%Mexico0.4%Others1.7%Sea, …100%Couri…0.1%Air0.1%Road0.1%Puerto Mon…68%Talcahuano20%San Antonio5.6%Punta Aren…2.9%Valparaíso1.1%Other offi…2.1%

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 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 →