What goods can I import?
Any merchandise can be imported, except those that are expressly prohibited by current legislation, such as: used vehicles and motorcycles, asbestos in any of its forms, pornography, toxic industrial waste, among others.
On occasions, the product to be imported, due to its nature, may be subject to approval, authorization or control by an inspection service, so it is necessary to obtain it, in advance, from the respective agency.
2. What goods require visas, certifications or approvals for importation?
All those goods, which according to current legislation, must be subjected to control prior to importation, by a State agency.
By way of example, the following are mentioned:
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| Firearms, ammunition, explosives and chemical, flammable and asphyxiating substances | Dirección General de Movilización Nacional ( www.dgmn.cl ) |
| Written or audiovisual material related to martial arts intended for teaching, without limitation, regardless of the person, establishment or entity that carries out the operation. | Dirección General de Movilización Nacional ( www.dgmn.cl ) |
| Alcohols, alcoholic beverages and vinegars | Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero ( www.sag.gob.cl ) |
| Plant products and goods that are dangerous to plants. | Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero ( www.sag.gob.cl ) |
| Animals, products, by-products and offal of animal or vegetable origin. | Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero ( www.sag.gob.cl ) |
| Fertilizers and pesticides | Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero ( www.sag.gob.cl ) |
| Food products or by-products of animal or vegetable origin. | Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero ( www.sag.gob.cl ) |
| Food products of any kind | SEREMI de Salud www.minsal.cl |
| Pharmaceuticals or foodstuffs for medical and/or cosmetic use | Instituto Salud Pública de Chile www.ispch.cl |
| Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances that cause dependence. | Instituto Salud Pública de Chile www.ispch.cl
Seremi de Salud www.minsal.cl |
| Substances toxic or hazardous to health. | Seremi de Salud www.minsal.cl |
| Fertile, fissionable or radioactive elements or materials, radioactive substances, equipment or instruments that generate ionizing radiations | Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear ( www.cchen.cl ) |
| Hydrobiological resources, whatever their stage of development, including ornamental species. | Subsecretaría de Pesca ( www.subpesca.cl ) |
| Fish products | Subsecretaría de Pesca ( www.subpesca.cl ) |
| Radio communications equipment. Require prior authorization for the use of the transmission band. | Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones ( www.subtel.cl ) |
| Human remains or ashes from incineration of human remains | Ministerio de Salud, Hospital San Juan de Dios |
| Waste and scrap of batteries and accumulators; waste zinc, lead, antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, pharmaceuticals, organic solvents. | Ministerio de Salud ( www.minsal.cl ) |
| Species of wild fauna and flora protected by the CITES Convention | Autoridad definida de acuerdo al artículo IX de la Convención ( www.cites.org ) |
| The importation of cements to be used in the manufacture of resistance elements for public works and buildings. | Prior to customs clearance, they must present a Quality Certificate issued by a Construction Quality Control Laboratory, registered in the Official Registry of Construction Quality Control Laboratories of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development. |
What goods cannot I import?
- Prohibition of importation of used vehicles (without prejudice to the exemptions established in the regulations in force) Article 21, Law No. 18.483 (D.O.28.12.1985), Ministry of Finance.
- Prohibition of importation of used motorcycles Article 21, Law No. 18.483 (D.O.28.12.1985), Ministry of Finance.
- Prohibition of importation of used and retreaded tires Decree 1.358 (D.O. 04.10.2010) Ministry of Health.
- Prohibition of importation of asbestos in any form Decree 656 (D.O. 13.01.2001) Ministry of Health.
- Law No. 20,000, on illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, defines the related offenses in the absence of "due authorization".
- The importation of pharmaceutical products that do not have sanitary registration is prohibited, as established in the Sanitary Code (DECREE WITH FORCE OF LAW No. 725).
- Prohibitions on the importation of ozone-depleting substances and/or equipment that may contain gases that affect the ozone layer, except for those importers authorized in the registry of importers of ozone-depleting substances. (Regulatory framework Law 20.096 ESTABLISHES CONTROL MECHANISMS APPLICABLE TO OZONE LAYER DEPLETING SUBSTANCES).
- Prohibition of Toxic Industrial Waste: Article 8 of Law No. 20,920, which establishes a framework for waste management, extended producer responsibility and the promotion of recycling, regulates the obligations of importers and exporters of waste, referring to a supreme decree the regulation of the requirements, demands and procedures for authorizing the import, export and transit of waste. (BASEL CONVENTION) Source: https://www.camara.cl/pdf.aspx?prmID=95287&prmTIPO=DOCUMENTOCOMISION
- Prohibition of Child Pornography: As established in Article 30 of Law 19.927: "Participation in the production of pornographic material in the elaboration of which minors under eighteen years of age have been used and the commercialization, import, export, distribution or exhibition of such material shall be sanctioned in accordance with the provisions of articles 366 quinquies, 374 bis and 374 ter of the Penal Code". Source: https://www.leychile.cl/Navegar.
- The possession, use, commercialization and importation by natural or legal persons of tear gas elements elaborated on the basis of Orthochlorobenzolmalononitrile (CS) and Chloroacetophenone (CN), or any other chemical product whose purpose is to produce physiological effects on people is prohibited. Likewise, those elements intended to produce vomiting, asphyxiating, paralyzing, laxative or similar effects are prohibited. Only the Institutions expressly mentioned in Law 17.798 and under the conditions indicated therein are exempted from this prohibition. Source: http://www.dgmn.cl/documentos/armas/elementos_autoproteccion.pdf.
- The manufacture, importation, commercialization, distribution, sale, delivery in any title and use of fireworks, pyrotechnic articles and other artifacts of similar nature, their pieces or parts, included in groups 1 and 2 of the Complementary Regulations of this law, contained in Supreme Decree No. 77, of 1982, of the Ministry of National Defense, is hereby prohibited. Source: http://www.dgmn.cl/documentos/armas/ley_17798.pdf (Weapons and Explosives Law).
- Prohibition of importation of radioactive materials or substances or equipment generating ionizing radiation (except those authorized). Source: http://www.cchen.cl/pdf/circulares/2013/Circular_n2_2013_dsnr.pdf Circular n°02/2013 of CCHEN.
- Prohibition and Impediment to the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, according to the 1970 UNESCO CONVENTION AGAINST ILLICIT TRAFFICKING OF CULTURAL PROPERTY.
Fuente: http://www.monumentos.cl/prensa/noticias/chile-promulga-convencion-unesco-1970-lucha-trafico-ilicito-bienes-culturales. Decreto Núm. 141.- Santiago, 13 de mayo de 2014. (https://www.leychile.cl/Navegar?idNorma=1067274).
- Other goods, which according to current legislation, are subject to import prohibition.
Fuente: https://www.aduana.cl/
