Goods Across Borders · Customs rule card
Laptops → Chile
Purpose: Traveling · Verified: 2026-07-23
Laptops is generally allowed for personal-use carriage into Chile.
Details
Laptops is generally allowed for personal-use carriage into Chile. Servicio Nacional de Aduanas treats single-unit personal effects as routine; no declaration required unless quantities suggest commercial intent (typically 5+ identical units). Pacific Alliance / Mercosur / CAFTA-DR / USMCA / Andean Community preferential treatment for member-state goods. Personal-import duty-free threshold is 30 USD; carriage above the threshold attracts duty + 19% VAT.
Leaving with this item
Personal laptops and consumer electronics may be exported from Chile freely at personal-use quantities.
IATA dangerous goods
Laptops is classified under Class 9 — Miscellaneous dangerous goods. Cabin and checked-baggage limits apply on top of customs rules.
Practical advice
Walk the Green Channel for single-unit personal effects. For multiple units or high-value items, declare at Red Channel + present purchase receipts. Servicio Nacional de Aduanas publishes the current personal-allowance schedule at https://www.aduana.cl/.
Customs authority
Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · https://www.aduana.cl/