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$6.2B of latest reported imports and $7.2B of calculated three-year opportunity.
Importer opportunity guide
Chile import opportunities
where to source next
Explore Chile's import market by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and sourcing gaps. Use reported market size and calculated indicators to decide where deeper supplier research may be useful.
Latest imports$81.7B2024 reported value
Import CAGR-2.2%Three-year reported change
GDP$330.3BLatest reported value
GDP per capita$16.7KLatest reported value
Trade openness52.4%Reported share of GDP
Chile import opportunities
What makes this an attractive import market?
Compare market size and growth with supplier concentration. A large market may still need product, quality, tariff, logistics, and buyer validation.
Current import base
$81.7B in imports
Chile recorded $81.7B in imports in 2024, with a three-year change of -2.2%.
How to use the guide
Compare demand with supply
Start with the highest-value products, then review supplier concentration and market conditions before choosing a sourcing route.
Import market overview
Find products where demand and sourcing options meet
This page separates reported import observations from calculated indicators so market size is not mistaken for a guaranteed sourcing opportunity.
Chile imports products from suppliers across major trade regions. The current profile reports $81.7B of imports in 2024, while the opportunity view highlights product and supplier combinations where market demand and supply context may justify further research.
Use the opportunity table to compare product market size, demand growth, supplier counts, concentration, and projected imports. High concentration can indicate reliance on a small supplier base; it can also reflect specialized products that require careful validation.
Top import opportunities
Products and supplier context to review
The top 50 screened products are ranked by calculated three-year opportunity. Reported market values and calculated indicators are labeled separately.
| Rank | Product | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Projected imports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HS 271019Product description unavailable | $6.2BLatest imports | +13.8% | 75 | 6287 | USADeclining | $9.1B |
| 2 | HS 270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $4.7BLatest imports | +6.0% | 5 | 4093 | ARGDeclining | $5.6B |
| 3 | HS 851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $2.0BLatest imports | +14.6% | 64 | 5073 | CHNDeclining | $3.0B |
| 4 | HS 271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $711.9MLatest imports | +83.0% | 4 | 9987 | ARGAccelerating | $1.4B |
| 5 | HS 271012Product description unavailable | $753.0MLatest imports | +12.0% | 27 | 9537 | USASlowing | $1.1B |
| 6 | HS 880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $1.3BLatest imports | +8.1% | 11 | 4989 | FRADeclining | $1.6B |
| 7 | HS 261390Molybdenum ores and concentrates: other than roasted | $749.1MLatest imports | +5.9% | 13 | 7757 | PERDeclining | $888.5M |
| 8 | HS 020130Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled | $1.2BLatest imports | +9.9% | 9 | 3617 | PRYDeclining | $1.6B |
| 9 | HS 850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $434.7MLatest imports | +24.7% | 56 | 6973 | CHNStable | $842.0M |
| 10 | HS 271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $609.4MLatest imports | +78.3% | 5 | 4997 | USAGrowing | $1.2B |
| 11 | HS 847130Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $669.2MLatest imports | +9.0% | 67 | 5954 | CHNDeclining | $867.6M |
| 12 | HS 870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $1.2BLatest imports | +5.0% | 31 | 2679 | CHNDeclining | $1.4B |
| 13 | HS 271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $570.8MLatest imports | +8.3% | 15 | 8056 | USADeclining | $725.4M |
| 14 | HS 870410Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods | $542.9MLatest imports | +7.8% | 21 | 7857 | USADeclining | $680.1M |
| 15 | HS 100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $513.7MLatest imports | +7.4% | 32 | 8033 | ARGDeclining | $635.9M |
| 16 | HS 270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $610.2MLatest imports | +6.5% | 31 | 5555 | COLDeclining | $737.0M |
| 17 | HS 870421Vehicles: 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 | $1.1BLatest imports | +9.9% | 34 | 1965 | ARGDeclining | $1.5B |
| 18 | HS 851762Communication 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 | $648.9MLatest imports | +9.7% | 81 | 3218 | CHNDeclining | $855.9M |
| 19 | HS 020329Meat: of swine, n.e.s. in item no. 0203.2, frozen | $278.6MLatest imports | +21.9% | 12 | 7125 | BRADeclining | $504.5M |
| 20 | HS 850780Electric accumulators: other than lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-iron, nickel-metal hydride and lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $241.0MLatest imports | +22.5% | 43 | 8944 | CHNGrowing | $442.6M |
| 21 | HS 880230Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $336.1MLatest imports | +7.9% | 4 | 9483 | USADeclining | $422.3M |
| 22 | HS 290919Ethers: acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether | $292.7MLatest imports | +23.3% | 13 | 6107 | USADeclining | $548.5M |
| 23 | HS 020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $231.2MLatest imports | +28.5% | 8 | 7402 | BRASlowing | $451.6M |
| 24 | HS 854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $250.8MLatest imports | +18.7% | 53 | 7674 | CHNDeclining | $419.3M |
| 25 | HS 841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $507.4MLatest imports | +13.8% | 7 | 3100 | USADeclining | $748.1M |
| 26 | HS 950300Tricycles, 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 | $331.6MLatest imports | +4.9% | 81 | 7305 | CHNDeclining | $382.5M |
| 27 | HS 870323Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $890.9MLatest imports | +2.5% | 40 | 1823 | JPNDeclining | $959.5M |
| 28 | HS 283620Carbonates: disodium carbonate | $233.0MLatest imports | +10.5% | 16 | 9748 | USASlowing | $314.2M |
| 29 | HS 843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $383.9MLatest imports | +7.3% | 65 | 4108 | USADeclining | $474.1M |
| 30 | HS 230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $474.0MLatest imports | +9.2% | 11 | 3263 | ARGSlowing | $617.7M |
| 31 | HS 401180Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines | $384.5MLatest imports | +9.2% | 29 | 4268 | USADeclining | $500.5M |
| 32 | HS 732611Iron or steel: grinding balls and similar articles for mills, forged or stamped, but not further worked | $195.4MLatest imports | +13.8% | 15 | 8421 | CHNSlowing | $288.2M |
| 33 | HS 150790Vegetable oils: soya-bean oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $198.3MLatest imports | +11.5% | 11 | 8309 | ARGDeclining | $274.7M |
| 34 | HS 847150Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 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 | $485.2MLatest imports | +5.9% | 58 | 3581 | USAGrowing | $576.0M |
| 35 | HS 843360Machines: for cleaning, sorting or grading eggs, fruit or other agricultural produce | $177.3MLatest imports | +15.6% | 24 | 7639 | ITADeclining | $274.2M |
| 36 | HS 850440Electrical static converters | $389.1MLatest imports | +11.0% | 77 | 2719 | CHNGrowing | $532.5M |
| 37 | HS 640299Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $239.6MLatest imports | +8.4% | 72 | 5946 | CHNDeclining | $305.1M |
| 38 | HS 722830Steel, alloy: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded | $171.9MLatest imports | +12.8% | 15 | 8642 | CHNDeclining | $246.9M |
| 39 | HS 080440Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | $112.2MLatest imports | +36.7% | 9 | 9819 | PERDeclining | $219.2M |
| 40 | HS 300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $1.0BLatest imports | +10.6% | 73 | 700 | INDGrowing | $1.4B |
| 41 | HS 850231Electric generating sets: wind-powered, (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines) | $222.2MLatest imports | +21.5% | 14 | 3588 | CHNDeclining | $398.4M |
| 42 | HS 870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $138.1MLatest imports | +42.3% | 16 | 6332 | CHNDeclining | $269.7M |
| 43 | HS 150420Fats and oils and their fractions: of fish, (excluding liver-oils) | $309.0MLatest imports | +23.2% | 38 | 2508 | CHNDeclining | $578.2M |
| 44 | HS 852872Reception 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 | $299.4MLatest imports | +5.9% | 41 | 4473 | CHNDeclining | $355.5M |
| 45 | HS 611030Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted | $175.2MLatest imports | +10.6% | 74 | 7179 | CHNDeclining | $237.3M |
| 46 | HS 280700Sulphuric acid: oleum | $352.7MLatest imports | +16.3% | 15 | 2550 | PERDeclining | $554.4M |
| 47 | HS 300215Blood, 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 | $331.2MLatest imports | +16.7% | 32 | 2117 | USADeclining | $527.0M |
| 48 | HS 721061Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys | $142.7MLatest imports | +8.9% | 6 | 9979 | CHNDeclining | $184.2M |
| 49 | HS 640419Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials | $219.8MLatest imports | +10.3% | 65 | 4499 | CHNGrowing | $294.9M |
| 50 | HS 850164Electric generators: AC generators, (alternators), of an output exceeding 750kVA | $173.8MLatest imports | +7.6% | 30 | 7035 | CHNDeclining | $216.8M |
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Product sectors
Which sectors carry the most demand?
HS2 sectors group the screened products into broader families for an easier first comparison.
| Sector | Products | Market size | Opportunity | Average growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS2 sector 00HS2 00 | 2 | $7.0B | $8.2B | +12.9% |
| Mineral fuelsHS2 27 | 5 | $7.2B | $5.7B | +36.4% |
| Electrical equipmentHS2 85 | 9 | $4.7B | $4.7B | +15.1% |
| VehiclesHS2 87 | 5 | $3.9B | $2.2B | +13.5% |
| MachineryHS2 84 | 5 | $2.2B | $1.8B | +10.3% |
| Meat and edible meat offalHS2 02 | 3 | $1.7B | $1.6B | +20.1% |
| AircraftHS2 88 | 2 | $1.6B | $1.2B | +8.0% |
| Ores, slag and ashHS2 26 | 1 | $749.1M | $780.7M | +5.9% |
| CerealsHS2 10 | 1 | $513.7M | $568.4M | +7.4% |
| Inorganic chemicalsHS2 28 | 2 | $585.7M | $503.5M | +13.4% |
| Animal and vegetable fatsHS2 15 | 2 | $507.3M | $456.0M | +17.3% |
| FootwearHS2 64 | 2 | $459.3M | $415.6M | +9.3% |
Supply gaps
Where supplier concentration deserves attention
The concentration index helps identify products where reported imports rely more heavily on a smaller supplier base. It is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.
| Product | Market size | Suppliers | Concentration | Top supplier | Share gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HS 271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $711.9M | 4 | 9987 | ARG | 99.9% |
| HS 721061Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys | $142.7M | 6 | 9979 | CHN | 99.9% |
| HS 080440Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | $112.2M | 9 | 9819 | PER | 99.1% |
| HS 283620Carbonates: disodium carbonate | $233.0M | 16 | 9748 | USA | 98.7% |
| HS 271012Product description unavailable | $753.0M | 27 | 9537 | USA | 97.6% |
| HS 880230Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg | $336.1M | 4 | 9483 | USA | 97.4% |
| HS 850780Electric accumulators: other than lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-iron, nickel-metal hydride and lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $241.0M | 43 | 8944 | CHN | 94.5% |
| HS 722830Steel, alloy: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded | $171.9M | 15 | 8642 | CHN | 92.8% |
Supplier landscape
Which supplier markets appear most often?
These supplier names come from the leading peer signal in the screened opportunity rows and should be validated at product level.
USA
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
13 screened products
$12.7BCalculated opportunity across these rowsCHN
China
20 screened products
$8.1BCalculated opportunity across these rowsARG
Argentina
6 screened products
$5.4BCalculated opportunity across these rowsPER
Peru
3 screened products
$1.2BCalculated opportunity across these rowsFRA
France
1 screened products
$821.2MCalculated opportunity across these rowsBRA
Brazil
2 screened products
$804.9MCalculated opportunity across these rowsPRY
Paraguay
1 screened products
$777.7MCalculated opportunity across these rowsCOL
Colombia
1 screened products
$531.7MCalculated opportunity across these rowsFrequently asked questions
Using the Chile import opportunity index
Definitions and practical guidance for interpreting market size, growth, suppliers, and concentration.
What are the import opportunities?
They are product and supplier combinations in Chile's screened import market with substantial reported demand and calculated opportunity indicators. They are research priorities, not guaranteed savings or supply contracts.
What does supplier concentration mean?
The concentration index indicates how much reported imports rely on a smaller supplier base. A high value can suggest supply dependence, but it can also reflect specialized products or limited reporting.
How should sourcing teams use this page?
Start with products that fit your specification and volume needs, then validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity for Chile.
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.