Aircraft, Spacecraft Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $138.7 million. The 10 countries below supplied 99.4% of that total.
1. Canada: $58.1 million (41.9%)
2. United States: $37.9 million (27.3%)
3. France: $20.2 million (14.6%)
4. Brazil: $9.7 million (7%)
5. Italy: $6 million (4.3%)
6. Spain: $5.3 million (3.8%)
7. Germany: $301,000 (0.2%)
8. Czech Republic: $238,000 (0.2%)
9. Uruguay: $184,000 (0.13%)
10. Australia: $125,000 (0.1%)
Alcoholic Beverages Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $379.6 million. The 10 countries below supplied 83.1% of that total.
1. Mexico: $91.6 million (24.1%)
2. United States: $78.5 million (20.7%)
3. United Kingdom: $38.6 million (10.2%)
4. Austria: $34.1 million (9%)
5. Argentina: $26.2 million (6.9%)
6. Bolivia: $17.7 million (4.7%)
7. Peru: $8 million (2.1%)
8. Switzerland: $7 million (1.8%)
9. Italy: $6.9 million (1.8%)
10. Germany: $6.6 million (1.7%)
Aluminum Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $408.4 million. The 10 countries below supplied 90.6% of that total.
1. China: $146.1 million (35.8%)
2. Argentina: $79.8 million (19.6%)
3. Brazil: $47.9 million (11.7%)
4. United States: $25.3 million (6.2%)
5. Germany: $23.5 million (5.8%)
6. Italy: $10.6 million (2.6%)
7. Spain: $10.1 million (2.5%)
8. India: $9.7 million (2.4%)
9. France: $9.1 million (2.2%)
10. Mexico: $7.8 million (1.9%)
Automobile Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $6.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 88.1% of that total.
1. South Korea: $1.2 billion (17.5%)
2. United States: $1 billion (15.7%)
3. Japan: $604.5 million (9.1%)
4. China: $601.9 million (9.1%)
5. Brazil: $567.8 million (8.6%)
6. Thailand: $531.9 million (8%)
7. Germany: $499.1 million (7.5%)
8. Mexico: $381.1 million (5.8%)
9. France: $257.4 million (3.9%)
10. India: $190.6 million (2.9%)
Cereals Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $689 million. The 10 countries below supplied 98% of that total.
1. Paraguay: $202.2 million (29.4%)
2. Argentina: $185.5 million (26.9%)
3. Canada: $148.6 million (21.6%)
4. United States: $109.9 million (16%)
5. Viet Nam: $7.5 million (1.1%)
6. India: $5.6 million (0.8%)
7. Chile: $4.5 million (0.7%)
8. Uruguay: $3.9 million (0.6%)
9. Brazil: $3.8 million (0.5%)
10. Pakistan: $3.4 million (0.5%)
Organic Chemicals Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $972.7 million. The 10 countries below supplied 90.4% of that total.
1. United States: $417.9 million (43%)
2. China: $206.7 million (21.3%)
3. Argentina: $46.3 million (4.8%)
4. Trinidad and Tobago: $44.3 million (4.6%)
5. Brazil: $39.9 million (4.1%)
6. Germany: $35.1 million (3.6%)
7. India: $32.6 million (3.4%)
8. Italy: $21 million (2.2%)
9. South Korea: $20.9 million (2.1%)
10. France: $14.5 million (1.5%)
Clothing (Not Knit or Crochet) Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $1.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 91% of that total.
1. China: $909.3 million (78.7%)
2. India: $36.7 million (3.2%)
3. Viet Nam: $28.5 million (2.5%)
4. United States: $19.6 million (1.7%)
5. Bangladesh: $12.1 million (1%)
6. Spain: $10 million (0.9%)
7. Italy: $9.8 million (0.8%)
8. Colombia: $9.3 million (0.8%)
9. Indonesia: $9.1 million (0.8%)
10. Honduras: $7.2 million (0.6%)
Copper Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $103.9 million. The 10 countries below supplied 94.4% of that total.
1. China: $27.4 million (26.3%)
2. Mexico: $25.7 million (24.7%)
3. South Korea: $17.3 million (16.7%)
4. Brazil: $7.9 million (7.6%)
5. Spain: $4.5 million (4.3%)
6. Peru: $4.3 million (4.1%)
7. United States: $4.1 million (3.9%)
8. Germany: $2.5 million (2.4%)
9. France: $2.5 million (2.4%)
10. Italy: $2 million (1.9%)
Electronic Equipment Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $6.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 85.1% of that total.
1. China: $2.9 billion (46.9%)
2. United States: $607.5 million (9.8%)
3. Mexico: $552.5 million (8.9%)
4. Spain: $242.2 million (3.9%)
5. Germany: $211.3 million (3.4%)
6. South Korea: $196.4 million (3.2%)
7. Japan: $164.4 million (2.7%)
8. Brazil: $139.3 million (2.3%)
9. Italy: $135.8 million (2.2%)
10. France: $108.5 million (1.8%)
Footwear Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $921.4 million. The 10 countries below supplied 96.4% of that total.
1. China: $641 million (69.6%)
2. Viet Nam: $119.7 million (13%)
3. Indonesia: $41.4 million (4.5%)
4. Brazil: $34.2 million (3.7%)
5. India: $17 million (1.8%)
6. Spain: $9 million (1%)
7. Italy: $8.9 million (1%)
8. Peru: $7.2 million (0.8%)
9. Cambodia: $6.2 million (0.7%)
10. Argentina: $3.6 million (0.4%)
Furniture, Lighting, Signs Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $696.1 million. The 10 countries below supplied 89% of that total.
1. China: $414.8 million (59.6%)
2. United States: $43.7 million (6.3%)
3. Brazil: $34.1 million (4.9%)
4. Malaysia: $32.5 million (4.7%)
5. Germany: $21 million (3%)
6. Spain: $20.5 million (2.9%)
7. Italy: $16.7 million (2.4%)
8. South Korea: $13.3 million (1.9%)
9. Mexico: $11.9 million (1.7%)
10. Denmark: $10.8 million (1.6%)
Gems, Precious Metals Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $90.4 million. The 10 countries below supplied 87.8% of that total.
1. China: $24.3 million (26.9%)
2. Netherlands: $19 million (21%)
3. Spain: $6.9 million (7.6%)
4. Peru: $6.1 million (6.8%)
5. Italy: $5.8 million (6.4%)
6. United States: $5.2 million (5.7%)
7. Thailand: $4.9 million (5.4%)
8. Colombia: $3.2 million (3.6%)
9. Mexico: $2.1 million (2.3%)
10. Bolivia: $1.9 million (2.1%)
Inorganic Chemicals Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $887.1 million. The 10 countries below supplied 86.7% of that total.
1. United States: $232.3 million (26.2%)
2. Trinidad and Tobago: $137.6 million (15.5%)
3. Peru: $100 million (11.3%)
4. China: $67.7 million (7.6%)
5. Argentina: $61 million (6.9%)
6. Brazil: $43.3 million (4.9%)
7. Venezuela: $40 million (4.5%)
8. Japan: $31.9 million (3.6%)
9. South Korea: $31.3 million (3.5%)
10. Canada: $23.8 million (2.7%)
Iron and Steel Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $1.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 92.2% of that total.
1. China: $725 million (57.6%)
2. Brazil: $104.8 million (8.3%)
3. Japan: $73 million (5.8%)
4. Mexico: $61.9 million (4.9%)
5. Spain: $50.4 million (4%)
6. South Korea: $49.3 million (3.9%)
7. Turkey: $45.8 million (3.6%)
8. Germany: $21.3 million (1.7%)
9. Sweden: $18.3 million (1.5%)
10. Finland: $10.5 million (0.8%)
Iron or Steel Product Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $1.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 83.8% of that total.
1. China: $535.6 million (40.9%)
2. United States: $141.3 million (10.8%)
3. Saudi Arabia: $95.6 million (7.3%)
4. Spain: $94.3 million (7.2%)
5. Germany: $60 million (4.6%)
6. Argentina: $45.4 million (3.5%)
7. Italy: $42.5 million (3.2%)
8. South Korea: $30.8 million (2.4%)
9. Brazil: $29.6 million (2.3%)
10. Turkey: $23.4 million (1.8%)
Machines, Engines, Pumps Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $8.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 78.1% of that total.
1. United States: $1.8 billion (22.7%)
2. China: $1.7 billion (21.5%)
3. Germany: $743.7 million (9.2%)
4. Italy: $548.3 million (6.7%)
5. Brazil: $313.1 million (3.9%)
6. Japan: $299.5 million (3.7%)
7. South Korea: $228.8 million (2.8%)
8. Spain: $222.9 million (2.7%)
9. Mexico: $213 million (2.6%)
10. Sweden: $184.9 million (2.3%)
Meat Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $1.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 100% of that total.
1. Brazil: $371.5 million (33.1%)
2. Paraguay: $262.6 million (23.4%)
3. Argentina: $217.3 million (19.4%)
4. United States: $168.4 million (15%)
5. Canada: $39.1 million (3.5%)
6. Uruguay: $35.2 million (3.1%)
7. Australia: $19 million (1.7%)
8. Spain: $6.7 million (0.6%)
9. Mexico: $889,000 (0.1%)
10. Italy: $666,000 (0.1%)
Medical, Technical Equipment Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $117.8 million. The 10 countries below supplied 640.1% of that total.
1. Finland: $104 million (88.3%)
2. Thailand: $101.3 million (86%)
3. Austria: $89.2 million (75.8%)
4. Singapore: $86.8 million (73.7%)
5. Belgium: $77.6 million (65.9%)
6. Poland: $76.6 million (65.1%)
7. Argentina: $69.1 million (58.6%)
8. Costa Rica: $56.4 million (47.9%)
9. India: $50.1 million (42.5%)
10. Indonesia: $42.8 million (36.3%)
Oil Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $14.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 95.8% of that total.
1. United States: $5.5 billion (38.9%)
2. Brazil: $2.7 billion (18.9%)
3. Ecuador: $2.2 billion (15.1%)
4. Trinidad and Tobago: $1 billion (7.3%)
5. Colombia: $622.7 million (4.4%)
6. Angola: $386.4 million (2.7%)
7. Canada: $375.8 million (2.6%)
8. Argentina: $352.2 million (2.5%)
9. Japan: $238.1 million (1.7%)
10. United Kingdom: $237.5 million (1.7%)
Paper Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $776.9 million. The 10 countries below supplied 81% of that total.
1. United States: $174.9 million (22.5%)
2. Brazil: $118.7 million (15.3%)
3. China: $64.8 million (8.3%)
4. Finland: $57.6 million (7.4%)
5. Germany: $50.1 million (6.4%)
6. Argentina: $37.5 million (4.8%)
7. Colombia: $36.8 million (4.7%)
8. Spain: $32.1 million (4.1%)
9. Italy: $31.5 million (4.1%)
10. Peru: $25.3 million (3.3%)
Perfumes, Cosmetics Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $719.7 million. The 10 countries below supplied 87.4% of that total.
1. Argentina: $111.5 million (15.5%)
2. Mexico: $107.1 million (14.9%)
3. United States: $97.6 million (13.6%)
4. Brazil: $83.7 million (11.6%)
5. France: $76.7 million (10.7%)
6. Spain: $47.1 million (6.5%)
7. China: $43 million (6%)
8. Peru: $26.5 million (3.7%)
9. Colombia: $18 million (2.5%)
10. Italy: $17.6 million (2.4%)
Pharmaceuticals Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $1.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 64.2% of that total.
1. United States: $174.3 million (14.7%)
2. Germany: $160.7 million (13.6%)
3. France: $71.4 million (6%)
4. Switzerland: $65.7 million (5.6%)
5. Brazil: $62.8 million (5.3%)
6. United Kingdom: $54 million (4.6%)
7. India: $47.2 million (4%)
8. Argentina: $41.8 million (3.5%)
9. Spain: $40.9 million (3.5%)
10. China: $40.4 million (3.4%)
Plastics Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $2.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 79.7% of that total.
1. United States: $473.9 million (20.2%)
2. China: $451.4 million (19.3%)
3. Brazil: $247.9 million (10.6%)
4. South Korea: $177.2 million (7.6%)
5. Argentina: $119.1 million (5.1%)
6. Germany: $103.6 million (4.4%)
7. Mexico: $95.7 million (4.1%)
8. Spain: $78 million (3.3%)
9. Colombia: $67.6 million (2.9%)
10. Peru: $50.7 million (2.2%)
Rubber Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $1.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 85% of that total.
1. United States: $304.7 million (26.3%)
2. China: $215.3 million (18.6%)
3. Japan: $175 million (15.1%)
4. Brazil: $72.4 million (6.2%)
5. Germany: $49.9 million (4.3%)
6. Spain: $49.5 million (4.3%)
7. South Korea: $34.2 million (2.9%)
8. Malaysia: $28.3 million (2.4%)
9. Argentina: $28 million (2.4%)
10. Guatemala: $27.5 million (2.4%)
Wood Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $253.5 million. The 10 countries below supplied 87.8% of that total.
1. China: $77.2 million (30.4%)
2. Germany: $31.7 million (12.5%)
3. France: $27 million (10.7%)
4. United States: $22.4 million (8.8%)
5. Brazil: $14.1 million (5.6%)
6. Spain: $12.9 million (5.1%)
7. Austria: $12.5 million (4.9%)
8. Argentina: $11.3 million (4.5%)
9. Uruguay: $8.7 million (3.4%)
10. Paraguay: $4.9 million (1.9%)
Knit or Crochet Clothing Imports
Chilean imports for this product category were $1.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 90% of that total.
1. China: $871.7 million (78.9%)
2. Bangladesh: $24.6 million (2.2%)
3. Peru: $22 million (2%)
4. United States: $13.7 million (1.2%)
5. Viet Nam: $12.4 million (1.1%)
6. India: $12 million (1.1%)
7. Mexico: $10.6 million (1%)
8. Cambodia: $10.1 million (0.9%)
9. Italy: $8.5 million (0.8%)
10. Indonesia: $8.3 million (0.8%)
The following countries represent expanding opportunities for leading Chilean import countries from 2010 to 2014.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Top Chile Import Partners 2014
Fastest-Growing Chilean Import Countries
Research Note:
Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include
re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance costs are sometimes added to import totals.
Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include
re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance costs are sometimes added to import totals.
Chile imported US$65.4 billion worth of goods from its international trade buddies in 2014.
