Chapter 97 · Art and antiques

Works of art; collectors' pieces and antiques

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 1.1 million of the goods in this chapter, less than 0.1% of everything it exported. The main destination was the United States (56%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (73%). It imported US$ 2.7 million, 36% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from United States (39%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 1.1 M
exported, January–July 2026
US$ 2.7 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +36% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
01234US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
01234US$ 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

Art and antiques 100%Paintings, drawings and pastels, executed entirely by hand; not drawi…77%Sculptures and statuary;original, in any material22%
Art and antiques 100%Paintings, drawings andpastels, executed entirely byhand; not drawi…77%Sculptur…andstatuary…22%Engraving…

What is imported, by heading

Art and antiques 100%Sculptures and statuary; original, in any material45%Paintings, drawings and pastels,executed entirely by hand; not drawi…31%Engravings, prints andlithographs; original13%Collectionsandcollectors'…4.8%Stamps, postage orrevenue;stamp-postmarks,…4.3%Antiques; of an ageexceeding one hundre…
Art and antiques 100%Sculptures and statuary;original, in any material45%Paintings, drawings and pastels,executed entirely by hand; notdrawi…31%Engraving…prints andlithograp…13%Collectionsandcollectors…Stamps,postage orrevenue;…Antiques; of…

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$ 79 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$ 197 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. United StatesUS$ 629 thousand56%
  2. SwitzerlandUS$ 125 thousand11%
  3. SpainUS$ 86 thousand7.7%
  4. FranceUS$ 64 thousand5.7%
  5. ArgentinaUS$ 30 thousand2.7%
  6. UruguayUS$ 18 thousand1.7%
  7. PeruUS$ 18 thousand1.6%
  8. ThailandUS$ 17 thousand1.6%
  9. BrazilUS$ 14 thousand1.2%
  10. MexicoUS$ 13 thousand1.2%
  11. NetherlandsUS$ 12 thousand1.1%
  12. PolandUS$ 11 thousand1.0%
  13. OthersUS$ 79 thousand7.1%

Where imports come from

  1. United StatesUS$ 1.0 million39%
  2. PanamaUS$ 463 thousand17%
  3. FranceUS$ 315 thousand12%
  4. JapanUS$ 314 thousand12%
  5. SpainUS$ 136 thousand5.1%
  6. OthersUS$ 58 thousand2.2%
  7. ItalyUS$ 46 thousand1.7%
  8. SwitzerlandUS$ 41 thousand1.5%
  9. United KingdomUS$ 37 thousand1.4%
  10. ChinaUS$ 28 thousand1.0%
  11. AustraliaUS$ 24 thousand0.9%
  12. ChileUS$ 22 thousand0.8%
  13. OthersUS$ 139 thousand5.2%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 815 thousand73%
  2. No region declaredUS$ 237 thousand21%
  3. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 61 thousand5.5%
  4. O'HigginsUS$ 5 thousand0.4%
  5. AntofagastaUS$ 448<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$ 998 thousand89%US$ 2.4 million91%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 84 thousand7.5%US$ 147 thousand5.5%
No port declared——US$ 60 thousand2.2%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 31 thousand2.7%US$ 1 thousand<0.1%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 5 thousand0.5%US$ 23 thousand0.9%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 448<0.1%——
ChacallutaArica——US$ 155<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$ 609 thousand54%
  2. Courier (air)US$ 389 thousand35%
  3. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 89 thousand8.0%
  4. RoadUS$ 31 thousand2.7%

Imports, by transport

  1. AirUS$ 1.6 million59%
  2. Courier (air)US$ 932 thousand35%
  3. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 170 thousand6.4%
  4. RoadUS$ 1 thousand<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 998 thousand89%US$ 2.5 million94%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 84 thousand7.5%US$ 147 thousand5.5%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 31 thousand2.7%US$ 1 thousand<0.1%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 5 thousand0.5%US$ 23 thousand0.9%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 448<0.1%——
AricaArica y Parinacota——US$ 155<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 officeDestinationMetropolitanaUS$ 815 thousand · 73%No region declaredUS$ 237 thousand · 21%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 61 thousand · 5.5%O'HigginsUS$ 5 thousand · 0.4%AntofagastaUS$ 448 · 0.0%Los AndesUS$ 31 thousand · 2.7%MetropolitanaUS$ 998 thousand · 89%San AntonioUS$ 84 thousand · 7.5%ValparaísoUS$ 5 thousand · 0.5%AntofagastaUS$ 448 · 0.0%UruguayUS$ 18 thousand · 1.7%ArgentinaUS$ 30 thousand · 2.7%SwitzerlandUS$ 125 thousand · 11%FranceUS$ 64 thousand · 5.7%United StatesUS$ 629 thousand · 56%SpainUS$ 86 thousand · 7.7%PeruUS$ 18 thousand · 1.6%OthersUS$ 146 thousand · 13%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…73%No region …21%Nationalis…5.5%O'Higgins0.4%Antofagasta0.0%Los A…2.7%Metro…89%San A…7.5%Valpa…0.5%Antof…0.0%Uruguay1.7%Argentina2.7%Switzerland11%France5.7%United Sta…56%Spain7.7%Peru1.6%Others13%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited StatesUS$ 1.0 million · 39%PanamaUS$ 463 thousand · 17%FranceUS$ 315 thousand · 12%JapanUS$ 314 thousand · 12%SpainUS$ 136 thousand · 5.1%OthersUS$ 58 thousand · 2.2%ItalyUS$ 46 thousand · 1.7%OthersUS$ 290 thousand · 11%AirUS$ 1.6 million · 59%Courier (air)US$ 932 thousand · 35%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 170 thousand · 6.4%RoadUS$ 1 thousand · 0.0%MetropolitanaUS$ 2.5 million · 94%San AntonioUS$ 147 thousand · 5.5%ValparaísoUS$ 23 thousand · 0.9%Los AndesUS$ 1 thousand · 0.0%AricaUS$ 155 · 0.0%
OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited Sta…39%Panama17%France12%Japan12%Spain5.1%Others2.2%Italy1.7%Others11%Air59%Couri…35%Sea, …6.4%Road0.0%Metropolit…94%San Antonio5.5%Valparaíso0.9%Los Andes0.0%Arica0.0%

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 6 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 →