Heading 90.22 · Precision instruments

Apparatus based on the use of x-rays or of alpha, beta, gamma or other ionising radiations, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, in…

Apparatus based on the use of x-rays or of alpha, beta, gamma or other ionising radiations, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, x-ray tubes and other x-ray generators, high tens

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 4.0 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 7.2% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Germany (36%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (39%). It imported US$ 55.4 million, 5.3% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (33%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 4.0 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −7.2% vs January–July 2025
US$ 55.4 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +5.3% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
051015US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
051015US$ 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

Precision instruments 100%Apparatus based on use of x-rays and similar; partsand accessories (…44%X-ray tubes36%Apparatus based on theuse of x-rays,including radiography…9.4%Apparatusbased onthe use of…4.4%Apparatus basedon the use ofx-rays;…3.6%Apparatus basedon the use ofx-rays;…
Precision instruments 100%Apparatus based on use ofx-rays and similar; parts andaccessories (…44%X-ray tubes36%Apparatusbased onthe use…9.4%Apparatusbased onthe use…4.4%Apparatusbased onthe use…Apparatusbased on…

What is imported, by subheading

Precision instruments 100%Apparatus based on the use of x-rays; includingradiography or radiot…40%Apparatus based onthe use of x-rays;including…18%Apparatus based on use ofx-rays and similar; parts andaccessories (…13%Apparatus based on the use ofx-rays, including radiographyor radiot…12%X-ray tubes11%Apparatusbased on theuse of…3.8%Apparat…based onthe use…1.8%Apparatus…
Precision instruments 100%Apparatus based onthe use of x-rays;including radiograph…40%Apparatus based on theuse of x-rays; includingradiography or radiot…18%Apparatus basedon use of x-raysand similar;…13%Apparatus based onthe use of x-rays,including…12%X-ray tubes11%Appar…basedon th…3.8%Appara…based…

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$ 50 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$ 2.7 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. GermanyUS$ 1.5 million36%
  2. PeruUS$ 941 thousand23%
  3. United StatesUS$ 567 thousand14%
  4. PolandUS$ 293 thousand7.3%
  5. BrazilUS$ 278 thousand6.9%
  6. Dominican RepublicUS$ 134 thousand3.3%
  7. ColombiaUS$ 85 thousand2.1%
  8. JapanUS$ 55 thousand1.4%
  9. FinlandUS$ 51 thousand1.3%
  10. UruguayUS$ 40 thousand1.0%
  11. BoliviaUS$ 39 thousand1.0%
  12. AustraliaUS$ 25 thousand0.6%
  13. OthersUS$ 50 thousand1.3%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 18.4 million33%
  2. United StatesUS$ 11.9 million22%
  3. GermanyUS$ 5.6 million10%
  4. NetherlandsUS$ 4.7 million8.5%
  5. South KoreaUS$ 2.7 million4.9%
  6. JapanUS$ 2.2 million3.9%
  7. FranceUS$ 2.0 million3.5%
  8. IndiaUS$ 1.9 million3.5%
  9. FinlandUS$ 1.3 million2.3%
  10. IsraelUS$ 777 thousand1.4%
  11. MalaysiaUS$ 728 thousand1.3%
  12. United KingdomUS$ 533 thousand1.0%
  13. OthersUS$ 2.7 million4.8%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 2.4 million59%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 1.6 million39%
  3. No region declaredUS$ 64 thousand1.6%

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$ 3.2 million79%US$ 27.6 million50%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 297 thousand7.4%US$ 20.6 million37%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 217 thousand5.4%US$ 3.3 million5.9%
LirquénPenco——US$ 2.1 million3.9%
Puerto AngamosMejillones——US$ 1.8 million3.3%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 282 thousand7.0%——
ChungaráPutreUS$ 38 thousand0.9%——
IquiqueIquique——US$ 11 thousand<0.1%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 2 thousand<0.1%
ColchaneColchaneUS$ 1 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. AirUS$ 2.6 million66%
  2. Courier (air)US$ 550 thousand14%
  3. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 514 thousand13%
  4. RoadUS$ 321 thousand8.0%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 27.9 million50%
  2. AirUS$ 18.0 million33%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 9.5 million17%
  4. RoadUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 3.2 million79%US$ 27.6 million50%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 297 thousand7.4%US$ 20.6 million37%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 217 thousand5.4%US$ 3.3 million5.9%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 2.1 million3.9%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 1.8 million3.3%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 282 thousand7.0%——
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 38 thousand0.9%——
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 1 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 officeDestinationNationalised foreign goodsUS$ 2.4 million · 59%MetropolitanaUS$ 1.6 million · 39%No region declaredUS$ 64 thousand · 1.6%AricaUS$ 38 thousand · 0.9%MetropolitanaUS$ 3.2 million · 79%San AntonioUS$ 297 thousand · 7.4%Los AndesUS$ 282 thousand · 7.0%ValparaísoUS$ 217 thousand · 5.4%Other officesUS$ 1 thousand · 0.0%PolandUS$ 293 thousand · 7.3%ColombiaUS$ 85 thousand · 2.1%GermanyUS$ 1.5 million · 36%PeruUS$ 941 thousand · 23%United StatesUS$ 567 thousand · 14%BrazilUS$ 278 thousand · 6.9%Dominican RepublicUS$ 134 thousand · 3.3%OthersUS$ 261 thousand · 6.5%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationNationalis…59%Metropolit…39%No region …1.6%Arica0.9%Metro…79%San A…7.4%Los A…7.0%Valpa…5.4%Other…0.0%Poland7.3%Colombia2.1%Germany36%Peru23%United Sta…14%Brazil6.9%Dominican …3.3%Others6.5%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 18.4 million · 33%United StatesUS$ 11.9 million · 22%GermanyUS$ 5.6 million · 10%NetherlandsUS$ 4.7 million · 8.5%South KoreaUS$ 2.7 million · 4.9%JapanUS$ 2.2 million · 3.9%FranceUS$ 2.0 million · 3.5%OthersUS$ 7.9 million · 14%RoadUS$ 2 thousand · 0.0%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 27.9 million · 50%AirUS$ 18.0 million · 33%Courier (air)US$ 9.5 million · 17%AntofagastaUS$ 1.8 million · 3.3%San AntonioUS$ 20.6 million · 37%ValparaísoUS$ 3.3 million · 5.9%TalcahuanoUS$ 2.1 million · 3.9%MetropolitanaUS$ 27.6 million · 50%Other officesUS$ 11 thousand · 0.0%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina33%United Sta…22%Germany10%Netherlands8.5%South Korea4.9%Japan3.9%France3.5%Others14%Road0.0%Sea, …50%Air33%Couri…17%Antofagasta3.3%San Antonio37%Valparaíso5.9%Talcahuano3.9%Metropolit…50%Other offi…0.0%

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 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
9022.14Apparatus based on the use of x-rays; including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, for medical, surgical or veterinary uses, not dental uses, excluding computed tomography apparatusUS$ 146 thousandUS$ 21.9 million+20%
9022.12Apparatus based on the use of x-rays; including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, computed tomography apparatusUS$ 176 thousandUS$ 10.0 million+19%
9022.90Apparatus based on use of x-rays and similar; parts and accessories (x-ray generators, tubes, high tension generators, control panels and desks, screens, examination or treatment tables, chairs and likeUS$ 1.8 million−1.5%US$ 7.4 million−15%
9022.30X-ray tubesUS$ 1.5 million−2.7%US$ 6.0 million−6.1%
9022.19Apparatus based on the use of x-rays, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus; for other than medical, surgical, dental or veterinary usesUS$ 380 thousandUS$ 6.7 million−13%
9022.13Apparatus based on the use of x-rays; including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, for dental uses, excluding computed tomography apparatusUS$ 89 thousandUS$ 2.1 million−8.7%
9022.29Apparatus based on the use of alpha, beta, gamma or other ionising radiations, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus; (for other than medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses)—US$ 1.0 million
9022.21Apparatus based on the use of alpha, beta, gamma or other ionising radiations, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus; for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary usesUS$ 8 thousandUS$ 404 thousand

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

3 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 →