SHIPPING TO CHILE
If you are shipping any type of large cargo to Chile, Cargomax International has the best service, the best transit times, and the best rates from the USA and Canada. We have offices in North America to assist you in real-time, no matter what you need.
With our online tools for pricing, booking, tracking, and documentation, we can assure the best service in the logistics industry.
SHIPPING SERVICES TO CHILE
RO/RO SHIPPING SERVICES TO CHILE
Ro/Ro (Roll on/Roll off) shipping service to Chile:
For transporting automobiles, cars, vehicles, buses, ambulances, fire trucks, tractor trucks, all other types of trucks, trailers, machinery, and much more, this is the most secure way of shipping via ocean transportation. Why? Because RO/RO carrier vessels have special inclines (ramps) constructed to enable vehicles to be loaded on and off the vessel using the vehicle’s own power. This is the safest, easiest, and most convenient way to transport drivable vehicles across continents.
How much does it cost to send a vehicle to Chile?
The shipping cost for a vehicle to various ports in Chile varies based on specific information. To obtain an accurate quote, please provide the following details:
-If door-to-port service is required, include the pickup address.
-The vehicle’s dimensions (length x width x height) and weight which are typically found on the title registration (note: the vehicle must be weighed before loading to comply with VGM SOLAS requirements);
-Preferred port of destination.
CONTAINER SHIPPING SERVICES TO CHILE
Cargomax International provides comprehensive ocean container services from Canada, China, Europe, and the East Coast of the United States to Chile, serving major ports including Iquique, San Antonio, Arica, Antofagasta, and Valparaiso. Our offerings utilize cellular vessels for direct sailings and transshipments, equipped with a range of container types such as 20’ STD Dry, 40’ STD Dry, 40’ HC Dry, 45’ STD Dry, and various specialized containers.
The cost of shipping a container to Chile can vary widely. Prices are influenced by multiple factors, including the
-Type of commodity,
-The preferred container type and size.
-The weight of the cargo, (including packing and goods)
For the specific service options like door-to-port moves add the following information:
-Complete details about your shipment needs,
-Loading warehouse address for door-to-port services
This will allow us to offer a tailored quote that best fits your requirements.
LO/LO LIFT ON/ LIFT OFF SHIPPING SERVICES TO THE CHILE
Cargomax International provides Lo/Lo (lift on/lift off) services for project cargo via breakbulk vessels from major ports on the East Coast of the USA and Canada to various destinations in Chile, including Iquique, San Antonio, Arica, Antofagasta, and Valparaiso. Services are also available from ports in China and Europe, with regular calls from the US East Coast and inducement options from other origins.
To accurately provide a quote for our Lo/Lo services, we require the following details sent via email:
-A photo and of the unit,
-Dimensions (length x width x height),
-Unit’s weight (including packing and unit)
-It is also crucial to include diagrams showing the lifting and pulling points for rolling cargo.
-Preferred port of destination.”
These details are essential for ensuring safe and efficient handling of your cargo. Please provide all necessary information to help us give you the best possible service.
OOG (OUT OF GAUGE CARGO) SHIPPING SERVICES TO CHILE
Shipping costs for Out of Gauge (OOG) services to Chile depend on various factors, much like the Lo/Lo services. The size and dimensions of the cargo, along with the distribution of its weight, are critical to determine handling requirements. Unlike Lo/Lo services where cargo is lifted on and off the vessel, OOG cargo is secured on specialized equipment such as 20’, 40’, or 45’ Flat Rack containers, or 60’ to 90’ Mafi trailers. It is further stabilized and secured using blocks, braces, straps, and chains to ensure safe transportation. To receive a detailed quote for your specific shipping needs, please provide all relevant details about your cargo.
To accurately provide a quote for our Lo/Lo services, we require the following details sent via email:
-A photo and of the unit,
-Dimensions (length x width x height),
-Unit’s weight (including packing and unit)
-It is also crucial to include diagrams showing the lifting and pulling points for rolling cargo.
-Preferred port of destination.”
These details are essential for ensuring safe and efficient handling of your cargo. Please provide all necessary information to help us give you the best possible service.
ABOUT CHILE
Chile is a South American country that takes up a large portion of the continent’s Western coast along the Pacific Ocean. It’s also the southern most country on the continent and the closest to Antarctica. Chile is also one of the most stable Latin America both politically and economically and is considered a “high-income economy” by the World Bank.
VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS TO THE CHILE
DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR VEHICLES
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- • Bill of Sale or Commercial Invoice (signed by notary from the same state)
• Original Bill of Lading
• Original Title Registration of the unit (made to the consigne)
- • Bill of Sale or Commercial Invoice (signed by notary from the same state)
INFORMATION REQUIRED ON COMMERCIAL DOCUMENTATION
• Vehicule Make
• Vehicule Model
• Color of vehicle
• Year of vehicle Manufacture
• Engine CC
• Serial or Vin Number
• Actual weight
• Number of Axles for high and Heavy Commodities
YEAR OF MANIFACTURE RESTRICTIONS FOR IMPORT
Vehicles:
• 2024 = July 1st , 2028 to June 30th, 2029.
• 2025 = July 1st , 2029 to June 30th, 2030.
• 2026 = July 1st , 2030 to June 30tth, 2031.
Tractor Heads
• 2024 = July 1st, 2038 to June 30th, 2039.
• 2025 = July 1st, 2039 to June 30th, 2040.
• 2026 = July 1st, 2040 to June 30th, 2041.
Any other type of truck that has no restriction must be verified with a Customs Broker in Chili or our colleagues at import-chl@cargomaxintl.com
· Trailers: There are no years of manufacture restrictions for these commodities.
Please verify with roro@cargomaxintl.com prior to importation.
· Specialized Trucks: There are no years of manufacture restrictions for these commodities, but they must be proven to have the proper specialized features that make them specialized trucks.
Please verify with roro@cargomaxintl.com prior to importation.
· Yellow Equipment Construction for Specialized Machinery such as Caterpillar, John Deer, Volvo CE, Komatsu, International, XCMG, Sany, Liebherr, Doosan, Zoomlion. There are no years of manufacture restrictions for these commodities.
Please verify with roro@cargomaxintl.com prior to importation.
For additional information regarding Customs formalities, please feel free to contact:
roro@cargomaxintl.com
Q&A General Question :
CAN I SEND A CAR TO THE CHILE?
Yes, but you must make sure customs regulations are respected.
CAN I SEND A TRUCK TO THE CHILE?
Yes, but you must make sure customs regulations are respected.
CAN I SEND MACHINERY TO THE CHILE?
Yes, but you must make sure customs regulations are respected.
RORO SHIPPING SERVICE BY ORIGIN TERMINALS AND PORTS
For shipping vehicles, cars, trucks, trailers, container chassis, buses, construction equipment, oilfield equipment, mining equipment, or machinery, we offer Ro/Ro shipping services from various cities in Canada and the U.S. to Chile, with our combined bonded driver service from most Canadian and U.S. cities to most ports in the East and Gulf coasts of the United States.
Find below a list of Ro/Ro Shipping Service origin hub terminals servicing from the U.S. and Canada origins to Chile.
Ro/Ro services and OOG services come from the following city terminals and Ports of Loading:
· Baltimore, Maryland
· Brooklyn, New York
· Brunswick, Georgia
· Calgary, Alberta
· Charleston, South Carolina
· Edmonton, Alberta
· Port Everglades, Florida
· Galveston, Texas
· Halifax, Nova Scotia
· Houston, Texas
· Jacksonville, Florida
· Montreal, Quebec
· Miami, Florida
· Newark, New Jersey
· Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
· Savannah, Georgia
· Tampa, Florida
· Toronto, Canada
Destinations:
For transportation rates into Chile, please feel free to contact us at:
sales@cargomaxintl.com
Contact information in Chile
CARGOMAX INTERNATIONAL INC,
Chile Customer Service Center
Pricing Email: sales@cargomaxintl.com
Customs formalities information:
Email : info@cargomaxintl.com
Customer services information:
Email : info@cargomaxintl.com
Phone : (506) 4101-2142
Pricing department :
sales@cargomaxintl.com
DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPORT SHIPMENTS
COMMERCIAL CARGO
DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
• For Organizations: RNC Number (Registro Nacional de Contribuyentes)
• For Citizens: Cedula Number (Cedula de Identificacion Nacional)
• Original bill of lading freighted.
• Commercial invoice/Bill of sale
• Original vehicle titles registrations (for vehicles only)
• Packing list
• Weight of merchandise (gross weight, net weight per package)
• Certificate of origin
• Sanitary or Phytosanitary Certificates: Perishable and food products require an agriculture document stamped by a food inspection agency control from the country of origin.
CUSTOMS AUTHORITY IN CHILE:
Website: https://www.aduana.cl/aduana/site/edic/base/port/inicio.html
DONATION CARGO
DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
• For Organizations: RNC Number (Registro Nacional de Contribuyentes)
• For Citizens: The Cedula Number (Cedula de Identificacion Nacional)
• Original bill of lading freighted.
• List of donated cargo with its value
• Weight of merchandise
CUSTOMS AUTHORITY IN CHILE:
Website: https://www.aduana.cl/aduana/site/edic/base/port/inicio.html
PERSONAL EFFECTS AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS
DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
• For Citizens: The Cedula Number (Cedula de Identificacion Nacional)
• Original bill of lading freighted.
• List of household goods and personal effects with the value of each item.
• Weight of merchandise (gross weight, net weight per package)
• Contract signed with the logistic company.
You must make sure to comply with all authorized quantities limitations and items to be imported under personal effect and household goods.
CUSTOMS AUTHORITY IN CHILE:
Website: https://www.aduana.cl/aduana/site/edic/base/port/inicio.html
Container and Ro/Ro routes services
Cargomax International guarantees these negotiated rates to most Chile ports and airports from the following list of countries:
UNITED STATES TO CHILE
Some of these routes may include (Road, Rail and Ocean combined transportation)
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Jacksonville, Florida to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Baltimore, MD to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Newark, New Jersey to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Port Everglades, Florida to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Port Miami, Florida to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Orlando, Florida to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Port Tampa, Florida to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Houston, Texas to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
CANADA TO CHILE
Some of these routes may include (road, rail and ocean combined transportation)
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Canada to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Mont-St-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Bolton, Ontario, Canada to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Calgary, Alberta, Canada to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonioio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Saskatoon, Saskatchewon, Ontario, Canada to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
ASIA TO CHILE
Some of these routes may include (road, rail and ocean combined transportation)
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
from Asia to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Shanghai China to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Busan Korea to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Kaohsiung, Keelung, Taiwan to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
EUROPE TO CHILE
Some of these routes may include (road, rail and ocean combined transportation)
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Europe to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Ste-Petersburg, Russia to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Hamburg, Germany to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Antwerp, Belgium to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
Ro-Ro and Container Shipping Service:
From Le Havre, France to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Iquique, Arica, and San Antonio
List of Containers and Details
20’STD (standard dry container)
dry cargo, truck parts, machinery parts, trailer parts, construction material, automotive parts and accessories, hospital equipment, dry food products, steel metal, paint, automobiles, vehicles, personal effects, pharmaceutical equipment, laboratory equipment, medical equipment, aircraft parts, engine parts and turbines.
40’STD (standard dry container)
Dry cargo, truck parts, machinery parts, trailer parts, construction material, automotive parts and accessories, hospital equipment, dry food products, steel metal, paint, automobiles, vehicles, personal effects, pharmaceutical equipment, laboratory equipment, medical equipment, aircraft parts, engine parts and turbines.
40’HC (High Cube dry container)
dry cargo, truck parts, machinery parts, trailer parts, construction material, automotive parts and accessories, hospital equipment, dry food products, steel metal, paint, automobiles, vehicles, personal effects, pharmaceutical equipment, laboratory equipment, medical equipment, aircraft parts, engine parts and turbines.
45’HC (High Cube dry container)
dry cargo, truck parts, machinery parts, trailer parts, construction material, automotive parts and accessories, hospital equipment, dry food products, steel metal, paint, automobiles, vehicles, personal effects, pharmaceutical equipment, laboratory equipment, medical equipment, aircraft parts, engine parts and turbines.
40’OT (Open Top dry container)
dry cargo, truck parts, machinery parts, trailer parts, construction material, automotive parts and accessories, hospital equipment, dry food products, steel metal, paint, automobiles, vehicles, personal effects, pharmaceutical equipment, laboratory equipment, medical equipment, aircraft parts, engine parts and turbines.
20’FR (Flat Rack dry container)
dry cargo, truck parts, machinery parts, trailer parts, construction material, automotive parts and accessories, hospital equipment, dry food products, steel metal, paint, automobiles, vehicles, personal effects, pharmaceutical equipment, laboratory equipment, medical equipment, aircraft parts, engine parts and turbines.
40’FR (Flat Rack dry container)
dry cargo, truck parts, machinery parts, trailer parts, construction material, automotive parts and accessories, hospital equipment, dry food products, steel metal, paint, automobiles, vehicles, personal effects, pharmaceutical equipment, laboratory equipment, medical equipment, aircraft parts, engine parts and turbines.
20’RF (Reefer container/temperature control)
dry cargo, truck parts, machinery parts, trailer parts, construction material, automotive parts and accessories, hospital equipment, dry food products, steel metal, paint, automobiles, vehicles, personal effects, pharmaceutical equipment, laboratory equipment, medical equipment, aircraft parts, engine parts and turbines.
40’RF (Reefer container/temperature control)
dry cargo, truck parts, machinery parts, trailer parts, construction material, automotive parts and accessories, hospital equipment, dry food products, steel metal, paint, automobiles, vehicles, personal effects, pharmaceutical equipment, laboratory equipment, medical equipment, aircraft parts, engine parts and turbines.
INTERNATIONAL SEAPORTS IN CHILE
Port of Iquique
Located in the northern part of Chile, it’s one of two free ports in the country, making it a critical center of imports and exports.
Puerto of San Antonio port
Primarily a fishing port in central Chile but also the busiest cargo port on the western coast of South America.
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS IN CHILE
Diego Aracena International Airport
Serves the northern region of Chile for both passengers and cargo.
COUNTRIES THAT HAVE TRADE AGREEMENTS WITH THE CHILE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
European Union
United States
Mexico
Columbia
Taiwan
Dominican Republic
Panama
Chile
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
Ecuador
Belize
Venezuela
AGREEMENTS FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENTS:
Argentina
Austria
Belgium
Cuba
Chile
Finland
France
Germany
Israel
Italy
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey