Heading 90.32 · Precision instruments

Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus; automatic type

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 1.6 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 20% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Peru (37%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (20%). It imported US$ 41.7 million, 5.3% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from United States (29%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 1.6 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −20% vs January–July 2025
US$ 41.7 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
02468US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
02468US$ 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%Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus; automatic, other…69%Regulating or controllinginstruments and apparatus;automatic, parts…26%Regul…orcontr…3.1%Regul…orcontr…1.4%Regula…or…
Precision instruments 100%Regulating or controllinginstruments and apparatus;automatic, other…69%Regulatingorcontrollin…26%Regulat…orcontrol…Regul…or…Regul…

What is imported, by subheading

Precision instruments 100%Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus; automatic,other…56%Regulating or controllinginstruments and apparatus;automatic, parts…25%Regulating orcontrolling instrumentsand apparatus;…11%Regulating orcontrollinginstruments and…5.7%Regulat…orcontrol…2.7%
Precision instruments 100%Regulating orcontrollinginstruments and…56%Regulating orcontrollinginstruments and…25%Regulatingorcontrollin…11%Regulat…orcontrol…5.7%Regulat…or…

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$ 67 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$ 9.9 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PeruUS$ 587 thousand37%
  2. United StatesUS$ 194 thousand12%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 133 thousand8.5%
  4. ItalyUS$ 130 thousand8.3%
  5. ColombiaUS$ 121 thousand7.7%
  6. EcuadorUS$ 121 thousand7.7%
  7. ParaguayUS$ 56 thousand3.5%
  8. MexicoUS$ 47 thousand3.0%
  9. BoliviaUS$ 40 thousand2.5%
  10. BrazilUS$ 34 thousand2.2%
  11. GermanyUS$ 19 thousand1.2%
  12. UruguayUS$ 18 thousand1.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 67 thousand4.3%

Where imports come from

  1. United StatesUS$ 11.9 million29%
  2. ChinaUS$ 6.3 million15%
  3. GermanyUS$ 3.2 million7.6%
  4. BrazilUS$ 2.4 million5.7%
  5. United KingdomUS$ 1.6 million3.9%
  6. FinlandUS$ 1.5 million3.5%
  7. ItalyUS$ 1.4 million3.3%
  8. Origins or destinations withheld for commercial or military reasonsUS$ 1.1 million2.7%
  9. DenmarkUS$ 1.0 million2.4%
  10. BelgiumUS$ 940 thousand2.3%
  11. SpainUS$ 816 thousand2.0%
  12. AustraliaUS$ 785 thousand1.9%
  13. OthersUS$ 8.7 million21%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 729 thousand47%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 312 thousand20%
  3. No region declaredUS$ 259 thousand17%
  4. O'HigginsUS$ 233 thousand15%
  5. BiobíoUS$ 31 thousand2.0%
  6. MagallanesUS$ 3 thousand0.2%

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$ 1.1 million72%US$ 26.3 million63%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 159 thousand10%US$ 9.2 million22%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 37 thousand2.4%US$ 2.7 million6.4%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 154 thousand9.8%US$ 1.3 million3.0%
Puerto AngamosMejillones——US$ 1.2 million2.9%
Aeropuerto Cerro MorenoAntofagasta——US$ 861 thousand2.1%
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 56 thousand0.1%
LirquénPenco——US$ 39 thousand0.1%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 33 thousand2.1%——
Paso JamaSan Pedro de AtacamaUS$ 27 thousand1.7%——
OllagueOllagüeUS$ 13 thousand0.9%——
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 9 thousand0.6%——
Other portsUS$ 8 thousand0.5%US$ 100 thousand0.2%

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$ 787 thousand50%
  2. Courier (air)US$ 334 thousand21%
  3. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 236 thousand15%
  4. RoadUS$ 209 thousand13%

Imports, by transport

  1. AirUS$ 21.2 million51%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 13.2 million32%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 6.0 million14%
  4. RoadUS$ 1.3 million3.2%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 1.1 million70%US$ 26.3 million63%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 159 thousand10%US$ 9.2 million22%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 37 thousand2.4%US$ 2.7 million6.4%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 49 thousand3.1%US$ 2.1 million5.0%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 154 thousand9.8%US$ 1.3 million3.1%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 108 thousand0.3%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 50 thousand3.2%US$ 19 thousand<0.1%
OsornoLos Lagos——US$ 22 thousand0.1%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 15 thousand0.9%US$ 506<0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 3 thousand0.2%US$ 2 thousand<0.1%
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 396<0.1%
CoquimboCoquimbo——US$ 107<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$ 729 thousand · 47%MetropolitanaUS$ 312 thousand · 20%No region declaredUS$ 259 thousand · 17%O'HigginsUS$ 233 thousand · 15%BiobíoUS$ 31 thousand · 2.0%MagallanesUS$ 3 thousand · 0.2%IquiqueUS$ 50 thousand · 3.2%AntofagastaUS$ 49 thousand · 3.1%San AntonioUS$ 159 thousand · 10%Los AndesUS$ 154 thousand · 9.8%MetropolitanaUS$ 1.1 million · 70%Other officesUS$ 55 thousand · 3.5%ParaguayUS$ 56 thousand · 3.5%United StatesUS$ 194 thousand · 12%ArgentinaUS$ 133 thousand · 8.5%ColombiaUS$ 121 thousand · 7.7%PeruUS$ 587 thousand · 37%EcuadorUS$ 121 thousand · 7.7%ItalyUS$ 130 thousand · 8.3%OthersUS$ 225 thousand · 14%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationNationalis…47%Metropolit…20%No region …17%O'Higgins15%Biobío2.0%Magallanes0.2%Iquiq…3.2%Antof…3.1%San A…10%Los A…9.8%Metro…70%Other…3.5%Paraguay3.5%United Sta…12%Argentina8.5%Colombia7.7%Peru37%Ecuador7.7%Italy8.3%Others14%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited StatesUS$ 11.9 million · 29%ChinaUS$ 6.3 million · 15%GermanyUS$ 3.2 million · 7.6%BrazilUS$ 2.4 million · 5.7%United KingdomUS$ 1.6 million · 3.9%FinlandUS$ 1.5 million · 3.5%ItalyUS$ 1.4 million · 3.3%OthersUS$ 13.4 million · 32%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 13.2 million · 32%AirUS$ 21.2 million · 51%Courier (air)US$ 6.0 million · 14%RoadUS$ 1.3 million · 3.2%San AntonioUS$ 9.2 million · 22%ValparaísoUS$ 2.7 million · 6.4%AntofagastaUS$ 2.1 million · 5.0%MetropolitanaUS$ 26.3 million · 63%Los AndesUS$ 1.3 million · 3.1%Other officesUS$ 152 thousand · 0.4%
OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited Sta…29%China15%Germany7.6%Brazil5.7%United Kin…3.9%Finland3.5%Italy3.3%Others32%Sea, …32%Air51%Couri…14%Road3.2%San Antonio22%Valparaíso6.4%Antofagasta5.0%Metropolit…63%Los Andes3.1%Other offi…0.4%

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 5 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
9032.89Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus; automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumaticUS$ 1.1 million−2.5%US$ 23.2 million−11%
9032.90Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus; automatic, parts and accessoriesUS$ 403 thousandUS$ 10.3 million+4.0%
9032.10Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus; automatic type, thermostatsUS$ 48 thousandUS$ 4.7 million+16%
9032.81Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus; automatic, hydraulic or pneumaticUS$ 10 thousandUS$ 2.4 million−5.2%
9032.20Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus; automatic, manostatsUS$ 21 thousandUS$ 1.1 million−29%

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 →