PuroChile › Foreign trade › Ports and crossings
Seaport or terminal

Puerto Angamos

In Mejillones, Antofagasta

In January–July 2026, US$ 14,998 million of exports were loaded at Puerto Angamos — 19% of everything Chile exported — and US$ 2,638 million of imports were unloaded here, 5.1% of the country's. What is loaded most is «Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwrought» (55%), and the main destination is the United States (38%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 14,998 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +41% vs January–July 2025
US$ 2,638 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −2.3% vs January–July 2025
19%
of everything Chile exported · 5.1% of imports
1.2 M t
loaded, January–July 2026 · gross weight, exports only
US$ 12
per kilo loaded

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
01,0002,0003,000US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
01,0002,0003,000US$ 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)

Base metals 66%Chemicals 27%Copper and articles thereof66%Inorganic chemicals; organic andinorganic compounds of preciousmeta…27%Ores,slag andash6.1%
Base metals 66%Chemicals 27%Copper and articles thereof66%Inorganic chemicals; organic andinorganic compounds of precious meta…27%Ores,slagand ash6.1%
Base metalsChemicalsMineral productsMachinery and electricalTransport equipmentFood, beverages and tobaccoPearls, stones and precious metalsSpecial treatmentsPlastics and rubberTextilesPrecision instrumentsStone, ceramics and glassPulp and paperHides and leatherhover a tile for its count
  1. Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwroughtUS$ 8,264 million55%
  2. Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate con…US$ 2,514 million17%
  3. Copper; unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refiningUS$ 1,649 million11%
  4. Sulphates; alums; peroxosulphates (persulphates)US$ 868 million5.8%
  5. Molybdenum ores and concentratesUS$ 797 million5.3%
  6. Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodineUS$ 496 million3.3%
  7. Hydrazine and hydroxylamine and their inorganic salts; other inorganic bases; o…US$ 149 million1.0%
  8. Copper ores and concentratesUS$ 108 million0.7%
  9. Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenousUS$ 51.6 million0.3%
  10. Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel…US$ 19.0 million0.1%
  11. Vehicles; for the transport of goodsUS$ 9.1 million0.1%
  12. Nitrites; nitratesUS$ 8.6 million0.1%
  13. Every other headingUS$ 64.1 million0.4%

What is unloaded (imports)

Machinery and electrical 48%Transport equipment 21%Mineral products 12%Plastics and rubber 9.9%Chemic… 4.0%Base m… 3.6%Machinery and mechanicalappliances, boilers, nuclearreactors; parts…28%Electrical machineryand equipment and partsthereof; sound…20%Vehicles; other thanrailway or tramwayrolling stock, and…20%Ores, slag and ash12%Rubber and articlesthereof9.1%Chemi…produ…n.e.c.1.3%Inorg…chemi…organ…1.1%Ferti…0.9%Organ…Soa…Iron orsteelarticlesIron andsteel
Machinery and electrical 48%Transport equi… 21%Mineral products 12%Plastics and ru… 9.9%Machinery andmechanicalappliances, boilers,…28%Electricalmachinery andequipment and…20%Vehicles; otherthan railway ortramway rollin…20%Ores, slag andash12%Rubber and articlesthereofChe…pro…n.e…Iron orsteel…Ironand…
Machinery and electricalTransport equipmentMineral productsPlastics and rubberChemicalsBase metalsStone, ceramics and glassPrecision instrumentsTextilesSpecial treatmentsMiscellaneous manufacturesVegetable productsHides and leatherAnimals and animal productsFood, beverages and tobaccoPulp and paperWood and corkFootwear and headgearPearls, stones and precious metalshover a tile for its count
  1. Vehicles; for the transport of goodsUS$ 486 million18%
  2. Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels, exca…US$ 282 million11%
  3. Molybdenum ores and concentratesUS$ 268 million10%
  4. New pneumatic tyres, of rubberUS$ 215 million8.2%
  5. Electric accumulators, including separators therefor; whether or not rectangula…US$ 207 million7.8%
  6. Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)US$ 138 million5.2%
  7. Electric generating sets and rotary convertersUS$ 111 million4.2%
  8. Machinery parts; used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8…US$ 106 million4.0%
  9. Transmission shafts (including cam and crank) and cranks; bearing housings and…US$ 57.9 million2.2%
  10. Moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracti…US$ 48.9 million1.9%
  11. Motor vehicles; parts and accessories, of heading no. 8701 to 8705US$ 47.2 million1.8%
  12. Pumps; for liquids, whether or not fitted with measuring device, liquid elevato…US$ 38.8 million1.5%
  13. Every other headingUS$ 632 million24%

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$ 422 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$ 110 million and have no line.

Where what is loaded goes

  1. United StatesUS$ 5,684 million38%
  2. ChinaUS$ 4,713 million31%
  3. South KoreaUS$ 1,624 million11%
  4. FranceUS$ 588 million3.9%
  5. CanadaUS$ 507 million3.4%
  6. JapanUS$ 432 million2.9%
  7. BelgiumUS$ 341 million2.3%
  8. NetherlandsUS$ 243 million1.6%
  9. IndiaUS$ 185 million1.2%
  10. SwedenUS$ 105 million0.7%
  11. ItalyUS$ 77.2 million0.5%
  12. GermanyUS$ 76.4 million0.5%
  13. OthersUS$ 422 million2.8%

Where what is unloaded comes from

  1. United StatesUS$ 1,385 million52%
  2. ChinaUS$ 595 million23%
  3. PeruUS$ 156 million5.9%
  4. JapanUS$ 119 million4.5%
  5. GermanyUS$ 87.0 million3.3%
  6. SpainUS$ 45.0 million1.7%
  7. IndiaUS$ 44.4 million1.7%
  8. ItalyUS$ 34.7 million1.3%
  9. United KingdomUS$ 17.9 million0.7%
  10. KazakhstanUS$ 16.3 million0.6%
  11. RussiaUS$ 15.2 million0.6%
  12. MexicoUS$ 12.9 million0.5%
  13. OthersUS$ 110 million4.2%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. AntofagastaUS$ 14,219 million95%
  2. AtacamaUS$ 348 million2.3%
  3. MetropolitanaUS$ 321 million2.1%
  4. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 60.8 million0.4%
  5. TarapacáUS$ 48.1 million0.3%
  6. BiobíoUS$ 733 thousand<0.1%
  7. No region declaredUS$ 660 thousand<0.1%
  8. ValparaísoUS$ 558 thousand<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%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 14,998 million100%US$ 2,638 million100%

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. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 14,998 million100%
  2. Courier (air)US$ 2 thousand<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 2,625 million100%
  2. RoadUS$ 13.0 million0.5%

From where to where

January–July 2026

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

Region of originFamily of goodsDestinationAntofagastaUS$ 14,219 million · 95%AtacamaUS$ 348 million · 2.3%MetropolitanaUS$ 321 million · 2.1%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 60.8 million · 0.4%TarapacáUS$ 48.1 million · 0.3%BiobíoUS$ 733 thousand · 0.0%Other regionsUS$ 1.2 million · 0.0%Food, beverages and tobaccoUS$ 6.7 million · 0.0%ChemicalsUS$ 4,097 million · 27%Base metalsUS$ 9,926 million · 66%Mineral productsUS$ 909 million · 6.1%Machinery and electricalUS$ 40.8 million · 0.3%Transport equipmentUS$ 14.6 million · 0.1%Other sectionsUS$ 4.5 million · 0.0%ChinaUS$ 4,713 million · 31%South KoreaUS$ 1,624 million · 11%United StatesUS$ 5,684 million · 38%FranceUS$ 588 million · 3.9%BelgiumUS$ 341 million · 2.3%CanadaUS$ 507 million · 3.4%JapanUS$ 432 million · 2.9%OthersUS$ 1,109 million · 7.4%
Region of originFamily of goodsDestinationAntofagasta95%Atacama2.3%Metropolit…2.1%Nationalis…0.4%Tarapacá0.3%Biobío0.0%Other regi…0.0%Food,…0.0%Chemi…27%Base …66%Miner…6.1%Machi…0.3%Trans…0.1%Other…0.0%China31%South Korea11%United Sta…38%France3.9%Belgium2.3%Canada3.4%Japan2.9%Others7.4%

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

OriginFamily of goodsCustoms officeUnited StatesUS$ 1,385 million · 52%ChinaUS$ 595 million · 23%PeruUS$ 156 million · 5.9%JapanUS$ 119 million · 4.5%GermanyUS$ 87.0 million · 3.3%SpainUS$ 45.0 million · 1.7%IndiaUS$ 44.4 million · 1.7%OthersUS$ 207 million · 7.9%Transport equipmentUS$ 543 million · 21%Machinery and electricalUS$ 1,272 million · 48%Mineral productsUS$ 326 million · 12%Base metalsUS$ 94.9 million · 3.6%Plastics and rubberUS$ 262 million · 9.9%ChemicalsUS$ 106 million · 4.0%Other sectionsUS$ 33.4 million · 1.3%AntofagastaUS$ 2,638 million · 100%
OriginFamily of goodsCustoms officeUnited Sta…52%China23%Peru5.9%Japan4.5%Germany3.3%Spain1.7%India1.7%Others7.9%Trans…21%Machi…48%Miner…12%Base …3.6%Plast…9.9%Chemi…4.0%Other…1.3%Antofagasta100%

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 Antofagasta

January–July 2026
Port or crossingComunaLoaded (exports)%Unloaded (imports)%
Caleta ColosoAntofagastaUS$ 8,441 million46%——
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 4,252 million23%US$ 1,018 million28%
MejillonesMejillonesUS$ 1,099 million6.0%US$ 1,948 million53%
Terminal Graneles del NorteMejillonesUS$ 2,573 million14%US$ 124 million3.4%
Terminal Muelle Mecanizado EsperanzaMejillonesUS$ 1,515 million8.2%——
TocopillaTocopillaUS$ 393 million2.1%——
Paso JamaSan Pedro de AtacamaUS$ 52.5 million0.3%US$ 141 million3.9%
Aeropuerto Cerro MorenoAntofagastaUS$ 1.8 million<0.1%US$ 165 million4.5%
Terminal Marítimo ENAEXMejillones——US$ 163 million4.5%
OllagueOllagüeUS$ 97.3 million0.5%US$ 4.3 million0.1%
Terminal Portuario TerquimMejillonesUS$ 6 thousand<0.1%US$ 56.2 million1.5%
Terminal Marítimo OxiquimMejillones——US$ 25.7 million0.7%
San Pedro de AtacamaSan Pedro de AtacamaUS$ 2.6 million<0.1%US$ 61 thousand<0.1%
Aeródromo El LoaCalamaUS$ 37 thousand<0.1%——

Every port and crossing in Chile →

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 (207 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 →