Sea Freight Shipping to Chile

Sea freight shipping to Chile from the UK typically takes 32 days port to port.  There are weekly direct sailings from London Gateway to San Antonio and Valparaiso ports in Chile.  When calculating a full transit time it is a good idea to add a few days on either side of the sailing dates to cover cut off times, customs clearances and, for LCL shipping, loading and unloading of the goods.

Shipping Containers to Chile

Mercator handles all sizes of cargo from single pallets in a groupage shipping container to full shipping containers when it comes to shipping to Chile.  Our export team can organise any shipping container size including 20’, 40’, 40’ high cubes, reefer containers, flat racks and open top shipping containers.

Air Freight Shipping to Chile

If you have an urgent shipment for Chile, then air freight could be your preferred option, with daily direct flights from Heathrow and Manchester to the major airports in Chile.  Direct flights take under a day (but again, factor in time either side for clearances and loading/unloading), whereas indirect flights are still much faster than sea freight shipping to Chile, but can be less expensive than direct flights.

Commodities for Export to Chile

We typically handle commodities such as hygiene products, beauty products, engineering equipment and chemicals (hazardous and non-hazardous) for shipping to Chile from the UK.

UK-Chile Trade Agreement

In early 2021, a UK-Chile Trade Agreement was signed, giving preferential rates on some goods when importing in to Chile.  In order to claim these rates, it might be necessary to provide your customer in Chile with an origin declaration. 

Shipping to Door in Chile

Once your export to Chile has arrived at the Chilean port (or airport), we can hand the reigns over to our partner agent who is located in Santiago.  We have a long standing partnership with this office thanks to our founding membership of the freight forwarder network MarcoPoloLine.  If you have agreed to complete the full delivery to your customer, then our partner will be able to handle this for you all the way to door if required.

If you have an export shipment to Chile, get in touch with our team who will be happy to provide you with a quote for our freight forwarding services to Chile. You can call the office on (+44) 02392 756 575, email sales@mercatorcargo.co.uk or complete the form below and someone will be in touch.

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The main calling points in Chile are Antofagasta, which is near a mining region, and Santiago, the capital city of Chile.  Most sea freight services call at both ports in the South American country.  We see many engineering and component parts being shipped to Antofagasta for the mining industry, and other commodities to Santiago.

There are direct sea freight shipping services to Chile, which sail via the Panama Canal.  Transit time for sea freight is approximately 24 days.  Air freight generally calls at Santiago, where it is unpacked and handled for its onward journey.

Mercator Cargo regularly handles shipments to Chile, and we have a partner agent based in Santiago.  Our partner agent will be able to clear your goods through customs and arrange for delivery to door.  This is a valuable part of our service.  Through our founding membership of the global freight forwarding network Marco Polo Line (MPL) we are able to offer this service in almost every country around the world.  Our contacts with local freight forwarders mean we have access to local information, such as customs and documentation requirements.

Our services to Chile can be comprehensive, or we can arrange just certain aspects:

Chile is an EUR. 1 country.  What does this mean?  An EUR. 1 form is a movement certificate, which is required for the movement of goods between EUR. 1 countries in order to claim a reduced rate of duty, or a zero duty rate, and to certificate the origin of the goods.

To discuss this further and to enquire about our shipping services to Chile, call our freight forwarding team today and talk to our export department – Tel. 02392 756 575. Email: sales@mercatorcargo.co.uk.

 

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