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Quintero

In Quintero, Valparaíso

In January–July 2026, US$ 91.7 million of exports were loaded at Quintero — 0.1% of everything Chile exported — and US$ 3,314 million of imports were unloaded here, 6.4% of the country's. What is loaded most is «Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparat…» (95%), and the main destination is the United States (49%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 91.7 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +38% vs January–July 2025
US$ 3,314 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +11% vs January–July 2025
0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 6.4% of imports
157.8 k t
loaded, January–July 2026 · gross weight, exports only
US$ 0.58
per kilo loaded

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
0200400600800US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0200400600800US$ 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)

Mineral products 95%Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bitum…95%Tratam…arance…especi…5.3%
Mineral products 95%Mineral fuels, mineral oils andproducts of their distillation; bitum…95%
Mineral productsSpecial treatmentsBase metalshover a tile for its count
  1. Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c…US$ 86.9 million95%
  2. Combustibles, lubricantes, aparejos y demás mercancías, incluidas las provision…US$ 4.9 million5.3%
  3. Tube or pipe fittings (e.g. couplings, elbows, sleeves), of iron or steelUS$ 757<0.1%

What is unloaded (imports)

Mineral products 95%Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bitum…95%Organ…chemi…4.3%Trata…
Mineral products 95%Mineral fuels, mineral oils andproducts of their distillation; bitum…95%
Mineral productsChemicalsSpecial treatmentsPlastics and rubberhover a tile for its count
  1. Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c…US$ 1,815 million55%
  2. Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crudeUS$ 770 million23%
  3. Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUS$ 567 million17%
  4. Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides…US$ 128 million3.9%
  5. Cyclic hydrocarbonsUS$ 13.4 million0.4%
  6. Especies importadas por el ministerio de defensa nacional, el estado mayor de l…US$ 11.0 million0.3%
  7. Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides…US$ 6.7 million0.2%
  8. Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbona…US$ 2.1 million0.1%
  9. Combustibles, lubricantes, aparejos y demás mercancías, incluidas las provision…US$ 309 thousand<0.1%
  10. Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated der…US$ 306 thousand<0.1%

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$ 4.9 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 and have no line.

Where what is loaded goes

  1. United StatesUS$ 45.1 million49%
  2. PanamaUS$ 24.9 million27%
  3. PeruUS$ 16.9 million18%
  4. Fuel and lubricants for foreign ships and aircraftUS$ 4.4 million4.8%
  5. Stores for foreign ships and aircraftUS$ 431 thousand0.5%
  6. LiberiaUS$ 757<0.1%

Where what is unloaded comes from

  1. United StatesUS$ 2,152 million65%
  2. BrazilUS$ 585 million18%
  3. EcuadorUS$ 185 million5.6%
  4. ChinaUS$ 128 million3.9%
  5. Trinidad & TobagoUS$ 127 million3.8%
  6. South KoreaUS$ 64.1 million1.9%
  7. JapanUS$ 38.7 million1.2%
  8. AustraliaUS$ 31.5 million0.9%
  9. ArgentinaUS$ 2.3 million0.1%
  10. CyprusUS$ 309 thousand<0.1%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. BiobíoUS$ 66.6 million73%
  2. ValparaísoUS$ 21.2 million23%
  3. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 3.9 million4.3%
  4. MetropolitanaUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%
  5. AntofagastaUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%
  6. No region declaredUS$ 757<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%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 91.7 million100%US$ 3,314 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$ 91.7 million100%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 3,314 million100%

From where to where

January–July 2026

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

Region of originFamily of goodsDestinationBiobíoUS$ 66.6 million · 73%ValparaísoUS$ 21.2 million · 23%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 3.9 million · 4.3%MetropolitanaUS$ 2 thousand · 0.0%AntofagastaUS$ 2 thousand · 0.0%No region declaredUS$ 757 · 0.0%Mineral productsUS$ 86.9 million · 95%Special treatmentsUS$ 4.9 million · 5.3%Base metalsUS$ 757 · 0.0%United StatesUS$ 45.1 million · 49%PanamaUS$ 24.9 million · 27%PeruUS$ 16.9 million · 18%Fuel and lubricants for fore…US$ 4.4 million · 4.8%Stores for foreign ships and…US$ 431 thousand · 0.5%LiberiaUS$ 757 · 0.0%
Region of originFamily of goodsDestinationBiobío73%Valparaíso23%Nationalis…4.3%Metropolit…0.0%Antofagasta0.0%No region …0.0%Miner…95%Speci…5.3%Base …0.0%United Sta…49%Panama27%Peru18%Fuel and l…4.8%Stores for…0.5%Liberia0.0%

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

OriginFamily of goodsCustoms officeUnited StatesUS$ 2,152 million · 65%BrazilUS$ 585 million · 18%EcuadorUS$ 185 million · 5.6%ChinaUS$ 128 million · 3.9%Trinidad & TobagoUS$ 127 million · 3.8%South KoreaUS$ 64.1 million · 1.9%JapanUS$ 38.7 million · 1.2%OthersUS$ 34.1 million · 1.0%Plastics and rubberUS$ 2.1 million · 0.1%Special treatmentsUS$ 11.3 million · 0.3%Mineral productsUS$ 3,152 million · 95%ChemicalsUS$ 148 million · 4.5%ValparaísoUS$ 3,314 million · 100%
OriginFamily of goodsCustoms officeUnited Sta…65%Brazil18%Ecuador5.6%China3.9%Trinidad &…3.8%South Korea1.9%Japan1.2%Others1.0%Plast…0.1%Speci…0.3%Miner…95%Chemi…4.5%Valparaíso100%

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 Valparaíso

January–July 2026
Port or crossingComunaLoaded (exports)%Unloaded (imports)%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 8,739 million50%US$ 18,064 million68%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 4,881 million28%US$ 4,088 million15%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 1,066 million6.1%US$ 4,129 million16%
VentanasPuchuncavíUS$ 2,881 million16%US$ 251 million0.9%

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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 (921 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 →