Chile

Chile Imports 2023

Complete list of Chile's 187 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$83.12B
Total imports (2023)
#44
Global import rank
187
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Chile imported $83.12 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #44 largest importer. Goods came from 187 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 76.0% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $7.89 billion 9.5% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All import sources

187 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$19.62B23.60%
2USA$17.14B20.62%
3Brazil$8.19B9.85%
4Argentina$5.08B6.11%
5Germany$3.80B4.57%
6Japan$2.42B2.91%
7Peru$1.95B2.34%
8Spain$1.84B2.21%
9Mexico$1.68B2.02%
10Rep. of Korea$1.49B1.79%
11Italy$1.42B1.71%
12India$1.37B1.65%
13France$1.35B1.62%
14Paraguay$1.16B1.40%
15Viet Nam$1.14B1.38%
16Colombia$1.10B1.32%
17Ecuador$1.01B1.21%
18Canada$802.96M0.97%
19Netherlands$610.98M0.74%
20Trinidad and Tobago$605.32M0.73%
21United Kingdom$590.65M0.71%
22Thailand$585.76M0.70%
23Australia$579.05M0.70%
24Belgium$544.04M0.65%
25Sweden$500.07M0.60%
26Denmark$378.18M0.45%
27Finland$366.45M0.44%
28Indonesia$353.16M0.42%
29Saudi Arabia$351.60M0.42%
30Türkiye$350.77M0.42%
31Switzerland$343.39M0.41%
32Austria$331.61M0.40%
33Uruguay$270.92M0.33%
34Other Asia, nes$254.34M0.31%
35Norway$251.77M0.30%
36Poland$236.23M0.28%
37Ireland$212.07M0.26%
38Singapore$200.41M0.24%
39Bangladesh$192.26M0.23%
40Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$189.56M0.23%
41Malaysia$174.73M0.21%
42Czechia$143.56M0.17%
43Equatorial Guinea$137.42M0.17%
44Guatemala$134.96M0.16%
45New Zealand$129.98M0.16%
46Israel$106.66M0.13%
47Portugal$104.87M0.13%
48United Arab Emirates$91.55M0.11%
49Hungary$83.77M0.10%
50South Africa$79.49M0.10%
51Pakistan$71.40M0.09%
52Slovakia$69.17M0.08%
53Philippines$63.77M0.08%
54Morocco$61.78M0.07%
55China, Hong Kong SAR$60.29M0.07%
56Cambodia$53.67M0.06%
57Panama$51.06M0.06%
58Russian Federation$49.15M0.06%
59Costa Rica$48.42M0.06%
60Lithuania$45.04M0.05%
61Sri Lanka$44.32M0.05%
62Greece$39.91M0.05%
63Brunei Darussalam$31.86M0.04%
64Egypt$30.87M0.04%
65Romania$28.78M0.03%
66Bulgaria$27.12M0.03%
67Slovenia$26.07M0.03%
68Dominican Rep.$20.93M0.03%
69Luxembourg$18.20M0.02%
70Armenia$14.67M0.02%
71Myanmar$14.63M0.02%
72Venezuela$14.28M0.02%
73Anguilla$12.79M0.02%
74El Salvador$12.75M0.02%
75Latvia$12.73M0.02%
76Estonia$12.56M0.02%
77Qatar$11.44M0.01%
78Oman$10.70M0.01%
79Guinea-Bissau$10.04M0.01%
80Honduras$9.75M0.01%
81Iceland$8.91M0.01%
82Gambia$8.64M0.01%
83Marshall Isds$7.90M0.01%
84Liberia$6.44M0.01%
85Ukraine$6.43M0.01%
86Kazakhstan$5.18M0.01%
87Nicaragua$4.97M0.01%
88Croatia$4.02M0.00%
89Tunisia$4.01M0.00%
90Serbia$3.88M0.00%
91Cyprus$3.82M0.00%
92Cuba$3.80M0.00%
93Malta$3.71M0.00%
94Nigeria$3.41M0.00%
95Jordan$3.19M0.00%
96Bahrain$2.73M0.00%
97Senegal$2.68M0.00%
98Kenya$2.45M0.00%
99Yemen$2.22M0.00%
100Bosnia Herzegovina$1.94M0.00%
101Haiti$1.46M0.00%
102United Rep. of Tanzania$1.30M0.00%
103Madagascar$1.30M0.00%
104Albania$1.20M0.00%
105Iran$1.06M0.00%
106Lao People's Dem. Rep.$1.03M0.00%
107Mauritania$844,9220.00%
108Guinea$774,9930.00%
109Lebanon$729,5860.00%
110Cabo Verde$616,7140.00%
111Burkina Faso$561,0300.00%
112Zimbabwe$552,9510.00%
113Côte d'Ivoire$414,7000.00%
114Uzbekistan$369,7770.00%
115Mauritius$301,5740.00%
116Belarus$292,6340.00%
117Solomon Isds$292,4320.00%
118Vanuatu$287,5500.00%
119Ethiopia$284,0020.00%
120Mozambique$273,7600.00%
121North Macedonia$246,0240.00%
122Ghana$218,4220.00%
123Georgia$216,2710.00%
124Nepal$201,7340.00%
125San Marino$170,0860.00%
126China, Macao SAR$161,1140.00%
127Syria$140,7290.00%
128Gabon$136,7190.00%
129Barbados$131,7460.00%
130Congo$119,8550.00%
131Algeria$94,6220.00%
132Samoa$83,1060.00%
133Afghanistan$82,2140.00%
134Namibia$75,9730.00%
135Eswatini$75,7870.00%
136Dominica$72,2160.00%
137Uganda$70,5520.00%
138Rwanda$70,3750.00%
139Zambia$65,0310.00%
140Bermuda$64,9150.00%
141Papua New Guinea$62,3270.00%
142Sierra Leone$59,7540.00%
143Rep. of Moldova$54,5820.00%
144Seychelles$51,9390.00%
145French Polynesia$49,0610.00%
146Andorra$48,5330.00%
147Jamaica$47,5840.00%
148Kuwait$47,0620.00%
149Malawi$44,7410.00%
150Iraq$44,5060.00%
151Saint Lucia$44,3040.00%
152Guyana$41,6060.00%
153Grenada$39,7320.00%
154Angola$34,4050.00%
155Suriname$30,5930.00%
156Tajikistan$26,4340.00%
157Belize$24,7730.00%
158Curaçao$21,9220.00%
159Chad$18,9570.00%
160Kyrgyzstan$16,2610.00%
161Mongolia$14,3460.00%
162Sudan$14,0360.00%
163New Caledonia$13,4060.00%
164Montenegro$9,0360.00%
165Turkmenistan$9,0210.00%
166Cook Isds$7,9060.00%
167Mali$6,9880.00%
168Nauru$6,6720.00%
169Bahamas$5,0340.00%
170FS Micronesia$4,4750.00%
171Lesotho$3,8910.00%
172Somalia$3,1000.00%
173Azerbaijan$2,3550.00%
174Antigua and Barbuda$2,3050.00%
175Bhutan$2,0070.00%
176Tonga$1,5060.00%
177Niger$9350.00%
178Cameroon$8740.00%
179Timor-Leste$6990.00%
180Fiji$6150.00%
181Tuvalu$4770.00%
182N. Mariana Isds$4280.00%
183Guam$2810.00%
184Botswana$1940.00%
185Central African Rep.$1720.00%
186Libya$1310.00%
187Comoros$210.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$7.89B9.50%
2270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$4.52B5.44%
3851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$1.45B1.74%
4870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$1.40B1.68%
5870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$1.29B1.56%
6020130Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled$1.24B1.49%
7880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$1.22B1.46%
8870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$1.13B1.36%
9270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$1.07B1.29%
10271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$1.03B1.24%
11300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$945.56M1.14%
12271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas$747.83M0.90%
13261390Molybdenum ores and concentrates: other than roasted$710.60M0.85%
14847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$705.90M0.85%
15851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$574.96M0.69%
16850231Electric generating sets: wind-powered, (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines)$574.58M0.69%
17230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$547.51M0.66%
18100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$547.27M0.66%
19950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds$546.54M0.66%
20271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$535.97M0.64%
21401180Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines$457.82M0.55%
22280700Sulphuric acid: oleum$444.85M0.54%
23841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$441.77M0.53%
24870410Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods$433.70M0.52%
25850131Electric motors and generators: DC, of an output not exceeding 750W$426.70M0.51%
26870423Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$421.80M0.51%
27843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$409.94M0.49%
28290919Ethers: acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether$360.91M0.43%
29850440Electrical static converters$356.11M0.43%
30150420Fats and oils and their fractions: of fish, (excluding liver-oils)$349.47M0.42%
31852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$319.13M0.38%
32870431Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$318.25M0.38%
33300215Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$315.18M0.38%
34850780Electric accumulators: other than lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-iron, nickel-metal hydride and lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$307.45M0.37%
35100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$305.12M0.37%
36842951Front-end shovel loaders$289.81M0.35%
37870240Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only electric motor for propulsion, new or used$289.49M0.35%
38842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$288.56M0.35%
39283620Carbonates: disodium carbonate$288.22M0.35%
40847150Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$282.80M0.34%
41848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$278.27M0.33%
42870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$277.00M0.33%
43847490Machines, for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing etc mineral substances, for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid fuels, ceramic pastes etc, for forming foundry moulds of sand: parts$272.95M0.33%
44330300Perfumes and toilet waters$263.30M0.32%
45170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$259.43M0.31%
46901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$246.13M0.30%
47020329Meat: of swine, n.e.c. in item no. 0203.2, frozen$237.96M0.29%
48310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution$232.90M0.28%
49720839Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm$228.88M0.28%
50640419Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials$220.96M0.27%
51230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding$219.97M0.26%
52392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$217.93M0.26%
53890190Vessels: n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods$212.60M0.26%
54210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$203.35M0.24%
55150790Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$203.32M0.24%
56870210Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used$199.48M0.24%
57300439Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$195.73M0.24%
58330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$195.17M0.23%
59230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$189.39M0.23%
60730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$187.15M0.23%
61200410Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen$187.09M0.23%
62382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$186.56M0.22%
63640399Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather$184.03M0.22%
64382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$183.72M0.22%
65281410Ammonia: anhydrous$182.94M0.22%
66610910T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$182.26M0.22%
67401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$180.54M0.22%
68732611Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further worked$179.73M0.22%
69854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$179.17M0.22%
70640299Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics$177.71M0.21%
71380891Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$175.95M0.21%
72020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen$173.55M0.21%
73390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$173.06M0.21%
74040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406$170.13M0.20%
75611030Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted$166.93M0.20%
76848340Gears and gearing: (not toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately): ball or roller screws: gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters$166.83M0.20%
77380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$166.22M0.20%
78841370Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids$165.79M0.20%
79340220Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale$161.88M0.19%
80230310Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues: whether or not in the form of pellets$161.59M0.19%
81842121Machinery: for filtering or purifying water$159.55M0.19%
82870321Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc$158.99M0.19%
83870331Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity not over 1500cc$157.99M0.19%
84870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$155.34M0.19%
85854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$155.11M0.19%
86020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen$147.01M0.18%
87870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$146.65M0.18%
88730519Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), (not longitudinally welded), having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm$144.74M0.17%
89721049Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)$140.67M0.17%
90841391Pumps: parts thereof$140.24M0.17%
91840820Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87$135.50M0.16%
92630900Clothing: worn, and other worn articles$133.50M0.16%
93843360Machines: for cleaning, sorting or grading eggs, fruit or other agricultural produce$132.99M0.16%
94382319Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: acid oils from refining: (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids)$131.17M0.16%
95870422Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$130.13M0.16%
96853710Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$129.46M0.16%
97870332Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc$128.75M0.15%
98220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured$127.36M0.15%
99847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$127.18M0.15%
100842199Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gases$126.25M0.15%