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COMEX HCY Customs Brokerage
Partner correspondent

Chile

Partner customs agent in San Antonio, Valparaíso and Iquique, with document control on our side.

Chile has the densest network of trade agreements in the region, and that is both the opportunity and the trap: the preferential tariff depends on a certificate of origin that satisfies the specific rule of the agreement invoked. Weak origin evidence does not surface at inspection; it surfaces at the later audit.

What decides the operation here

  • Aforo can be documentary or physical; either way what is examined is whether the DIN matches its supporting records.
  • The Iquique free zone (ZOFRI) completely changes the cost structure of a re-export operation into the region.
  • With an agreement in force, the entire tariff saving is lost if the certificate of origin fails the product-specific rule of origin.
  • Law 21.719 raised data protection requirements substantially over the previous regime.
Selectivity in Chile

3 possible outcomes when the declaration is filed

Every country names its channels its own way, but the logic is the same: the system decides how much gets reviewed, and that drives the days in storage. These are the ones in Chile.

No aforo

The declaration proceeds without review.

Document aforo

Review of the DIN against its supporting records.

Physical aforo

Material examination of the goods.

What we do in Chile

The same document control, under local law

Import

We handle the full clearance of your goods, from the arrival notice to authorised release.

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Export

We file your export declaration, certificates of origin and settlement paperwork so your cargo leaves without setbacks.

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Customs transit

We move goods between ports, airports and bonded warehouses under customs control, without clearing at the point of entry.

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Regional coverage

The operation does not end in Chile

If your chain crosses more than one country, a single point of contact coordinates classification, origin and timings across all of them.

Planning an operation in Chile?

Tell us the product and the origin. We will return the applicable classification, the prior requirements and the estimated cost of the operation.