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Seaport or terminal

Aeropuerto Carriel Sur

In Talcahuano, Biobío

In January–July 2026, US$ 1.5 million of exports were loaded at Aeropuerto Carriel Sur — less than 0.1% of everything Chile exported — and US$ 2.6 million of imports were unloaded here, less than 0.1% of the country's. What is loaded most is «Harvesting and threshing machinery, straw and fodder balers, grass or…» (19%), and the main destination is Argentina (69%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 1.5 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +27% vs January–July 2025
US$ 2.6 M
imported, January–July 2026
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports
0.3 k t
loaded, January–July 2026 · gross weight, exports only
US$ 5.07
per kilo loaded

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
02468US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
02468US$ 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)

Machinery and electrical 32%Plastics and rubber 18%Transport equipment 18%Food, beverages and t… 9.3%Vegetable products 8.2%Base metals 5.6%Miscellaneous ma… 4.6%Text… 2.4%Spe… 1.7%Machinery and mechanical appliances,boilers, nuclear reactors; parts…31%Plastics andarticles thereof15%Rubber and articles thereofVehicles; other thanrailway or tramwayrolling stock, and…15%Aircraft, spacecraft, and partsthereofCocoa andcocoapreparat…3.6%Beverag…spiritsand…1.9%Misce…edibleprepa…1.5%Foodindustri…residues…Sugarsandsugar…0.8%Fruit and nuts,edible; peel of citrusfruit or melons8.2%Iron or steelarticles5.6%Furniture; bedding,mattresses,mattress supports,…Fabri…knitt…or…1.7%Tratamie…arancela…
Machinery and electrical 32%Plastics and… 18%Transport e… 18%Food, beve… 9.3%Vegetable … 8.2%Base me… 5.6%Miscell… 4.6%Machinery andmechanical appliances,boilers, nuclear…31%Plastics andarticlesthereof15%Vehicles;other thanrailway or…15%Cocoaandcocoa…3.6%Beve…spir…and…Mis…edi…pre…Food…Fruit and nuts,edible; peel ofcitrus fruit or…Iron or steelarticlesFurniture;…Fabric…knitte…Trata…aranc…
Machinery and electricalPlastics and rubberTransport equipmentFood, beverages and tobaccoVegetable productsBase metalsMiscellaneous manufacturesTextilesSpecial treatmentsPrecision instrumentsPulp and paperChemicalsStone, ceramics and glasshover a tile for its count
  1. Harvesting and threshing machinery, straw and fodder balers, grass or hay mower…US$ 280 thousand19%
  2. Motor cars and other motor vehicles; principally designed for the transport of…US$ 224 thousand15%
  3. Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading no. 3901 to 391…US$ 163 thousand11%
  4. Machinery; for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products fr…US$ 63 thousand4.2%
  5. Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dr…US$ 60 thousand3.9%
  6. Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (excl…US$ 56 thousand3.7%
  7. Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoaUS$ 55 thousand3.6%
  8. Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goods; stoppers, lids, caps a…US$ 50 thousand3.3%
  9. Machinery parts; used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8…US$ 40 thousand2.7%
  10. Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, freshUS$ 40 thousand2.6%
  11. Seats (not those of heading no. 9402), whether or not convertible into beds and…US$ 39 thousand2.6%
  12. Aircraft; parts of goods of heading 8801, 8802 or 8806US$ 31 thousand2.0%
  13. Every other headingUS$ 412 thousand27%

What is unloaded (imports)

Animals and animal products 51%Food, beverages an… 15%Fats and oils 11%Machinery and electric… 7.5%Chemicals 5.5%Plastics … 3.5%Meat and edible meat offal49%Preparations ofcereals, flour,starch or milk;…8.8%Beverage…spiritsand…3.0%Foodindustrie…residues…2.6%Sugars and…Animal, vegetable ormicrobial fats andoils and their…11%Electricalmachinery andequipment and…6.2%Mac…andmec…Inorganicchemicals;…Essentialoils and…Pharmaceu…productsSoap,organic…Plastics andarticlesthereofCeram…produ…1.8%Furniture;bedding,…Vehicles;other tha…Optic…photo…cinem…Veget…andcerta…
Animals and animal products 51%Food, be… 15%Fats and oils 11%Machinery a… 7.5%Chemicals 5.5%Meat and edible meat offal49%Preparationsof cereals,flour,…8.8%Bever…spiri…and…3.0%Foodindus…Animal,vegetable ormicrobial fats…11%Electricalmachinery an…Soap…Plastics…Cer…pro…Vehi…Opti…Veget…
Animals and animal productsFood, beverages and tobaccoFats and oilsMachinery and electricalChemicalsPlastics and rubberStone, ceramics and glassMiscellaneous manufacturesTransport equipmentPrecision instrumentsVegetable productsWood and corkMineral productsBase metalsTextilesFootwear and headgearhover a tile for its count
  1. Meat of bovine animals; fresh or chilledUS$ 799 thousand31%
  2. Meat of bovine animals; frozenUS$ 479 thousand18%
  3. Animal, vegetable or microbial fats, oils and their fractions; boiled, oxidised…US$ 202 thousand7.8%
  4. Pasta; whether or not cooked or stuffed with meat or other substance, or otherw…US$ 139 thousand5.3%
  5. Electric transformers, static converters (e.g. rectifiers) and inductorsUS$ 83 thousand3.2%
  6. Fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils n.e.c. in chapter 15 (including jojo…US$ 76 thousand2.9%
  7. Ethyl alcohol, undenatured; of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80%…US$ 54 thousand2.1%
  8. Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goods; stoppers, lids, caps a…US$ 53 thousand2.0%
  9. Malt extract; flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extract products, no cocoa (or less…US$ 48 thousand1.9%
  10. Ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; ceramic mosaic cubes and the li…US$ 46 thousand1.8%
  11. Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, preserved or cookedUS$ 46 thousand1.8%
  12. Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing…US$ 41 thousand1.6%
  13. Every other headingUS$ 539 thousand21%

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$ 26 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$ 1 and have no line.

Where what is loaded goes

  1. ArgentinaUS$ 1.0 million69%
  2. ParaguayUS$ 140 thousand9.2%
  3. BrazilUS$ 130 thousand8.6%
  4. UruguayUS$ 74 thousand4.9%
  5. BoliviaUS$ 63 thousand4.2%
  6. ChinaUS$ 40 thousand2.6%
  7. Stores for foreign ships and aircraftUS$ 26 thousand1.7%

Where what is unloaded comes from

  1. BrazilUS$ 1.7 million63%
  2. ArgentinaUS$ 753 thousand29%
  3. ParaguayUS$ 170 thousand6.5%
  4. JapanUS$ 16 thousand0.6%
  5. NetherlandsUS$ 6 thousand0.2%
  6. United StatesUS$ 6 thousand0.2%
  7. United KingdomUS$ 4 thousand0.2%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 913 thousand60%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 463 thousand31%
  3. ValparaísoUS$ 60 thousand3.9%
  4. O'HigginsUS$ 29 thousand1.9%
  5. BiobíoUS$ 26 thousand1.7%
  6. ÑubleUS$ 22 thousand1.5%

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%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 1.4 million96%US$ 2.5 million96%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 26 thousand1.7%US$ 114 thousand4.4%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 40 thousand2.6%——

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. RoadUS$ 1.4 million96%
  2. Courier (air)US$ 40 thousand2.6%
  3. AirUS$ 26 thousand1.7%

Imports, by transport

  1. RoadUS$ 2.5 million96%
  2. AirUS$ 108 thousand4.1%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 6 thousand0.2%

From where to where

January–July 2026

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

Region of originFamily of goodsDestinationNationalised foreign goodsUS$ 913 thousand · 60%MetropolitanaUS$ 463 thousand · 31%ValparaísoUS$ 60 thousand · 3.9%O'HigginsUS$ 29 thousand · 1.9%BiobíoUS$ 26 thousand · 1.7%ÑubleUS$ 22 thousand · 1.5%Transport equipmentUS$ 269 thousand · 18%Machinery and electricalUS$ 484 thousand · 32%Plastics and rubberUS$ 270 thousand · 18%Base metalsUS$ 85 thousand · 5.6%Vegetable productsUS$ 124 thousand · 8.2%Food, beverages and tobaccoUS$ 140 thousand · 9.3%Other sectionsUS$ 140 thousand · 9.2%ChinaUS$ 40 thousand · 2.6%BoliviaUS$ 63 thousand · 4.2%ArgentinaUS$ 1.0 million · 69%ParaguayUS$ 140 thousand · 9.2%BrazilUS$ 130 thousand · 8.6%UruguayUS$ 74 thousand · 4.9%Stores for foreign ships and…US$ 26 thousand · 1.7%
Region of originFamily of goodsDestinationNationalis…60%Metropolit…31%Valparaíso3.9%O'Higgins1.9%Biobío1.7%Ñuble1.5%Trans…18%Machi…32%Plast…18%Base …5.6%Veget…8.2%Food,…9.3%Other…9.2%China2.6%Bolivia4.2%Argentina69%Paraguay9.2%Brazil8.6%Uruguay4.9%Stores for…1.7%

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

OriginFamily of goodsCustoms officeBrazilUS$ 1.7 million · 63%ArgentinaUS$ 753 thousand · 29%ParaguayUS$ 170 thousand · 6.5%JapanUS$ 16 thousand · 0.6%NetherlandsUS$ 6 thousand · 0.2%United StatesUS$ 6 thousand · 0.2%United KingdomUS$ 4 thousand · 0.2%ChemicalsUS$ 142 thousand · 5.5%Animals and animal productsUS$ 1.3 million · 51%Machinery and electricalUS$ 195 thousand · 7.5%Food, beverages and tobaccoUS$ 390 thousand · 15%Plastics and rubberUS$ 91 thousand · 3.5%Fats and oilsUS$ 278 thousand · 11%Other sectionsUS$ 183 thousand · 7.0%TalcahuanoUS$ 114 thousand · 4.4%Los AndesUS$ 2.5 million · 96%
OriginFamily of goodsCustoms officeBrazil63%Argentina29%Paraguay6.5%Japan0.6%Netherlands0.2%United Sta…0.2%United Kin…0.2%Chemi…5.5%Anima…51%Machi…7.5%Food,…15%Plast…3.5%Fats …11%Other…7.0%Talcahuano4.4%Los Andes96%

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.

Other ports of Biobío

January–July 2026
Port or crossingComunaLoaded (exports)%Unloaded (imports)%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 3,142 million40%US$ 775 million15%
CoronelCoronelUS$ 2,295 million30%US$ 449 million8.7%
LirquénPencoUS$ 2,108 million27%US$ 575 million11%
TalcahuanoTalcahuanoUS$ 186 million2.4%US$ 1,492 million29%
Paso Buta MallinAlto Biobío——US$ 1,436 million28%
Terminal Marítimo EscuadrónCoronelUS$ 28 thousand<0.1%US$ 217 million4.2%
Puerto Cabo FrowardCoronelUS$ 24.6 million0.3%US$ 57.5 million1.1%
Muelle HuachipatoTalcahuanoUS$ 8.5 million0.1%US$ 72.9 million1.4%
PencoPencoUS$ 672 thousand<0.1%US$ 74.9 million1.5%

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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 (945 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. 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 →