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Aeropuerto A.M. Benitez

In Pudahuel, Metropolitana

In January–July 2026, US$ 6,492 million of exports were loaded at Aeropuerto A.M. Benitez — 8.2% of everything Chile exported — and US$ 7,299 million of imports were unloaded here, 14% of the country's. What is loaded most is «Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manuf…» (49%), and the main destination is the United States (30%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 6,492 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +47% vs January–July 2025
US$ 7,299 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +3.0% vs January–July 2025
8.2%
of everything Chile exported · 14% of imports
428.5 k t
loaded, January–July 2026 · gross weight, exports only
US$ 15
per kilo loaded

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
05001,0001,500US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
05001,0001,500US$ MJ2025FMAMJJASON·DJ2026FMAMJJ·A
Loaded (exports)Unloaded (imports)shaded: 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 passes through

January–July 2026

What is loaded (exports)

Pearls, stones and precious metals 53%Special treatments 18%Animals and animal products 17%Vegetable… 4.6%Mac… 3.2%Che… 1.7%Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; preciousme…53%Tratamientosarancelariosespeciales18%Fish and crustaceans, molluscs andother aquatic invertebrates17%Oilseedsand…2.5%Fruitandnuts,…1.4%Electricalmachineryand…Machineryand…Ino…che…org…Pharm…produ…Met…n.e…cer…
Pearls, stones and precious metals 53%Special treat… 18%Animals and … 17%Veget… 4.6%Natural, cultured pearls; precious,semi-precious stones; precious me…53%Tratamientosarancelariosespeciales18%Fish andcrustaceans,molluscs and…17%Oilseeds…Fruit…Electr…machin…Mach…and…Ino…Pha…
Pearls, stones and precious metalsSpecial treatmentsAnimals and animal productsVegetable productsMachinery and electricalChemicalsBase metalsPrecision instrumentsTransport equipmentTextilesPlastics and rubberFood, beverages and tobaccoPulp and paperHides and leatherArms and ammunitionFats and oilsMiscellaneous manufacturesFootwear and headgearArt and antiquesStone, ceramics and glassMineral productsWood and corkReserved for national usehover a tile for its count
  1. Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured fo…US$ 3,167 million49%
  2. Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or fro…US$ 935 million14%
  3. Servicios considerados exportación de conformidad al artículo 17 y siguientes d…US$ 811 million12%
  4. Combustibles, lubricantes, aparejos y demás mercancías, incluidas las provision…US$ 337 million5.2%
  5. Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum); unwrought or in semi-ma…US$ 254 million3.9%
  6. Seeds, fruit and spores; of a kind used for sowingUS$ 149 million2.3%
  7. Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0…US$ 135 million2.1%
  8. Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireles…US$ 89.3 million1.4%
  9. Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, freshUS$ 68.4 million1.1%
  10. Beryllium, chromium, hafnium, rhenium, thallium, cadmium, germanium, vanadium,…US$ 43.6 million0.7%
  11. Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acidsUS$ 42.7 million0.7%
  12. Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed…US$ 34.1 million0.5%
  13. Every other headingUS$ 427 million6.6%

What is unloaded (imports)

Machinery and electrical 51%Chemicals 21%Precision instruments 12%Base … 2.5%Texti… 2.3%Plast… 1.7%Machinery and mechanicalappliances, boilers, nuclearreactors; parts…26%Electrical machinery andequipment and parts thereof;sound recorders…25%Pharmaceutical products16%Chemicalproductsn.e.c.Essen…oilsand…Orga…chem…Optical, photographic,cinematographic, measuring, checking,medical…11%Ironorsteel…1.4%Tool…impl…Appa…andclot…Appar…andcloth…Mineralfuels,mineral…Vehicles;other tha…Aircraf…Plasti…and…Rubb…and…Toys,games…Fur…Trat…aran…espe…Natu…cult…pear…Prin…book…Meatand…Oilsee…Footw…Artic…
Machinery and electrical 51%Chemicals 21%Preci… 12%Machinery andmechanicalappliances,…26%Electricalmachinery andequipment and…25%Pharmaceuticalproducts16%Chemica…Ess…oil…Optical,photogra…cinemato…11%Iro…Mineralfuels,…Veh…oth…Plas…Rubb…Trat…Natu…
Machinery and electricalChemicalsPrecision instrumentsBase metalsTextilesMineral productsTransport equipmentPlastics and rubberMiscellaneous manufacturesSpecial treatmentsPearls, stones and precious metalsPulp and paperAnimals and animal productsVegetable productsFood, beverages and tobaccoFootwear and headgearStone, ceramics and glassHides and leatherArt and antiquesArms and ammunitionWood and corkFats and oilsReserved for national usehover a tile for its count
  1. Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireles…US$ 1,175 million16%
  2. Automatic data processing machines and units thereof, magnetic or optical reade…US$ 781 million11%
  3. Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed…US$ 659 million9.0%
  4. Human blood; animal blood for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; ant…US$ 448 million6.1%
  5. Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary scie…US$ 286 million3.9%
  6. Orthopaedic appliances; including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints…US$ 163 million2.2%
  7. Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUS$ 147 million2.0%
  8. Machinery parts; used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8…US$ 121 million1.7%
  9. Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic o…US$ 116 million1.6%
  10. Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vat…US$ 112 million1.5%
  11. Pumps; for liquids, whether or not fitted with measuring device, liquid elevato…US$ 108 million1.5%
  12. Transmission shafts (including cam and crank) and cranks; bearing housings and…US$ 106 million1.5%
  13. Every other headingUS$ 3,077 million42%

Each rectangle is a chapter of the Arancel; its area is what passed through here, its colour the family of goods. Below, the largest headings. Click one to go to its page, which says through which ports it leaves and lands across Chile.

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$ 851 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$ 1,977 million and have no line.

Where what is loaded goes

  1. United StatesUS$ 1,958 million30%
  2. SwitzerlandUS$ 1,618 million25%
  3. IndiaUS$ 1,130 million17%
  4. CanadaUS$ 303 million4.7%
  5. Stores for foreign ships and aircraftUS$ 286 million4.4%
  6. ChinaUS$ 194 million3.0%
  7. PeruUS$ 87.4 million1.3%
  8. SpainUS$ 84.5 million1.3%
  9. JapanUS$ 75.6 million1.2%
  10. AustraliaUS$ 72.3 million1.1%
  11. United KingdomUS$ 62.8 million1.0%
  12. NetherlandsUS$ 55.9 million0.9%
  13. OthersUS$ 565 million8.7%

Where what is unloaded comes from

  1. United StatesUS$ 1,616 million22%
  2. ChinaUS$ 1,429 million20%
  3. GermanyUS$ 517 million7.1%
  4. VietnamUS$ 454 million6.2%
  5. MexicoUS$ 269 million3.7%
  6. ItalyUS$ 212 million2.9%
  7. Origins or destinations withheld for commercial or military reasonsUS$ 209 million2.9%
  8. ArgentinaUS$ 206 million2.8%
  9. BrazilUS$ 180 million2.5%
  10. SpainUS$ 154 million2.1%
  11. SwitzerlandUS$ 148 million2.0%
  12. IrelandUS$ 135 million1.8%
  13. OthersUS$ 1,768 million24%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. AtacamaUS$ 2,372 million37%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 1,503 million23%
  3. Los LagosUS$ 1,023 million16%
  4. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 541 million8.3%
  5. AntofagastaUS$ 423 million6.5%
  6. ValparaísoUS$ 307 million4.7%
  7. O'HigginsUS$ 98.6 million1.5%
  8. No region declaredUS$ 67.0 million1.0%
  9. MauleUS$ 66.5 million1.0%
  10. MagallanesUS$ 30.1 million0.5%
  11. BiobíoUS$ 21.8 million0.3%
  12. AysénUS$ 10.0 million0.2%
  13. CoquimboUS$ 8.6 million0.1%
  14. ÑubleUS$ 7.1 million0.1%
  15. TarapacáUS$ 5.2 million0.1%
  16. AraucaníaUS$ 4.9 million0.1%
  17. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 2.2 million<0.1%
  18. Los RíosUS$ 1.2 million<0.1%

The region the export declaration names as the origin of what was loaded here. A port serves regions other than its own.

Who processes it and how it travels

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 6,470 million100%US$ 7,232 million99%
Puerto MonttLos LagosUS$ 515 thousand<0.1%US$ 53.3 million0.7%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 11.7 million0.2%US$ 3.6 million<0.1%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 9.8 million0.2%US$ 24 thousand<0.1%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 479 thousand<0.1%US$ 8.9 million0.1%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 128 thousand<0.1%US$ 848 thousand<0.1%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 239 thousand<0.1%US$ 68 thousand<0.1%
San AntonioValparaíso——US$ 259 thousand<0.1%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 34 thousand<0.1%US$ 77 thousand<0.1%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 4 thousand<0.1%US$ 76 thousand<0.1%

The port is where the cargo passes; the office is the one that processed the declaration, and it may be another.

Exports, by transport

  1. AirUS$ 5,607 million86%
  2. No transport code (0)US$ 811 million12%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 72.5 million1.1%
  4. OtherUS$ 1.3 million<0.1%
  5. RoadUS$ 305 thousand<0.1%
  6. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 5 thousand<0.1%
  7. PostUS$ 100<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. AirUS$ 6,207 million85%
  2. Courier (air)US$ 944 million13%
  3. PipelineUS$ 146 million2.0%
  4. RoadUS$ 466 thousand<0.1%
  5. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 368 thousand<0.1%
  6. OtherUS$ 99 thousand<0.1%

From where to where

January–July 2026

What leaves: region of origin, family of goods, destination

Region of originFamily of goodsDestinationAtacamaUS$ 2,372 million · 37%MetropolitanaUS$ 1,503 million · 23%Los LagosUS$ 1,023 million · 16%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 541 million · 8.3%AntofagastaUS$ 423 million · 6.5%ValparaísoUS$ 307 million · 4.7%Other regionsUS$ 323 million · 5.0%Pearls, stones and precious met…US$ 3,460 million · 53%ChemicalsUS$ 110 million · 1.7%Animals and animal productsUS$ 1,085 million · 17%Special treatmentsUS$ 1,154 million · 18%Machinery and electricalUS$ 205 million · 3.2%Vegetable productsUS$ 298 million · 4.6%Other sectionsUS$ 180 million · 2.8%IndiaUS$ 1,130 million · 17%SwitzerlandUS$ 1,618 million · 25%CanadaUS$ 303 million · 4.7%United StatesUS$ 1,958 million · 30%ChinaUS$ 194 million · 3.0%Stores for foreign ships and…US$ 286 million · 4.4%PeruUS$ 87.4 million · 1.3%OthersUS$ 917 million · 14%
Region of originFamily of goodsDestinationAtacama37%Metropolit…23%Los Lagos16%Nationalis…8.3%Antofagasta6.5%Valparaíso4.7%Other regi…5.0%Pearl…53%Chemi…1.7%Anima…17%Speci…18%Machi…3.2%Veget…4.6%Other…2.8%India17%Switzerland25%Canada4.7%United Sta…30%China3.0%Stores for…4.4%Peru1.3%Others14%

What comes in: origin, family of goods, customs office

OriginFamily of goodsCustoms officeUnited StatesUS$ 1,616 million · 22%ChinaUS$ 1,429 million · 20%GermanyUS$ 517 million · 7.1%VietnamUS$ 454 million · 6.2%MexicoUS$ 269 million · 3.7%ItalyUS$ 212 million · 2.9%Origins or destinations w…US$ 209 million · 2.9%OthersUS$ 2,592 million · 36%Machinery and electricalUS$ 3,693 million · 51%Base metalsUS$ 185 million · 2.5%Precision instrumentsUS$ 861 million · 12%TextilesUS$ 169 million · 2.3%ChemicalsUS$ 1,508 million · 21%Mineral productsUS$ 149 million · 2.0%Other sectionsUS$ 733 million · 10%AntofagastaUS$ 848 thousand · 0.0%Punta ArenasUS$ 3.6 million · 0.0%MetropolitanaUS$ 7,232 million · 99%Puerto MonttUS$ 53.3 million · 0.7%TalcahuanoUS$ 8.9 million · 0.1%Other officesUS$ 504 thousand · 0.0%
OriginFamily of goodsCustoms officeUnited Sta…22%China20%Germany7.1%Vietnam6.2%Mexico3.7%Italy2.9%Origins or…2.9%Others36%Machi…51%Base …2.5%Preci…12%Texti…2.3%Chemi…21%Miner…2.0%Other…10%Antofagasta0.0%Punta Aren…0.0%Metropolit…99%Puerto Mon…0.7%Talcahuano0.1%Other offi…0.0%

Every column adds up to the same total; the largest are named and the rest pooled into «others». An import declares no Chilean region: it is counted at the office that clears it.

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.
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.
The ports
The ports, airports and crossings are those of Anexo 51-11 of the Compendio de Normas Aduaneras, with their code (992 is this one's). Aduanas publishes no location: PuroChile places a port in its comuna, not on its quay.
Tonnage
Tonnage is the gross weight the export declarations state; US$ 1 thousand were loaded with no weight declared and add nothing to it. The imports database carries no weight, so there is no unloaded tonnage.
A month at zero
A month with no bar is one in which nothing was declared through this port; «s/d» is one the database does not carry.

Source: Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How each figure is checked →