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Chile
Chile has a long Pacific coastline, and its container cargo is concentrated at the ports of San Antonio and Valparaíso, in the central region. Northern ports such as Arica, Iquique and Antofagasta also handle transit cargo for Bolivia.
Customs authority
Main seaports
- San Antonio
- Valparaíso
- Arica
- Iquique
- Antofagasta
Cargo airports
- Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (Santiago)
Free zones and special regimes
Chile has two free zones: the Iquique Free Zone (ZOFRI) in the north, and the Punta Arenas Free Zone in the far south.
Good to know
- San Antonio is the country's main container port and in 2025 exceeded 2 million TEU for the first time.
- Santiago airport handles more than 90% of the air cargo entering or leaving Chile.
- Since 2018, all companies must issue invoices, credit and debit notes and shipping guides as electronic tax documents with the Internal Revenue Service (SII).
How we work in Chile
RealCore advises companies in Chile remotely and through on-site visits from its headquarters in Panama.
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- Servicio Nacional de Aduanas de Chile
- BCN - Asesoría Técnica Parlamentaria: Zonas Francas en Chile (2025)
- ZOFRI - Zona Franca de Iquique
- Puerto San Antonio
- Puerto San Antonio supera los dos millones de TEU y marca récord histórico (Agenda Logística)
- Puerto Valparaíso - crecimiento en transferencia de contenedores 2025
- ASP-B: carga boliviana en Arica y Antofagasta (PortalPortuario)
- Carga boliviana podrá usar puerto de Iquique (MundoMarítimo)
- Aeropuerto de Santiago: impacto en el comercio chileno (KLog.co)
- SII - A partir de hoy todas las empresas del país deben facturar electrónicamente (2018)
- SII - Ley 20.727 de factura electrónica
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