Bilateral Trade

1. Exports of Goods

By Product Sector

In 2004, Chilean exports to Australia were concentrated in the forestry sector with a 40% representation, followed by the mining sector (12%), the Agroindustry sector (8%), mining industry`s materials (8%) and others (23%).

By Product

The ten principal Chilean products in demand in the Australian market comprised 61.29% of the total traded for 2004. This figure was less than that for 2003, where the top ten products represented 73.71% of those exported. From these principal products, stand outs include: chemical wood pastes, timber profiles and moulds, explosives and detonators, frozen hake, frozen raspberries, copper products, cereals and olives.

EXPORTS

		Exports to Australia US$Millions
Category Codes	PRODUCT	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	% of total 2004
47	Chemical wood pastes	9.4	8.9	12.5	19.2	24.1	27.22
26 y 74	Cathode and refined	6.6	0	0	20.0	8.1	9.15
44	Timer frames and moulds	0	0	0.1	3.1	5.9	6.66
36	Explosives y detonators	0.6	0.5	3.0	5.3	5.7	6.55
03	Common frozen hake filets	0	0	7.4	7.3	4.2	4.71
08	Frozen raspberries	0	0	1.0	2.0	3.7	4.14
03	Frozen hake tails	0	0	0.5	0.5	2.4	2.67
44	Plywood < 6mm	0.7	0.7	1.2	1.6	2.2	2.51
19	Cereal-based products (inflated or toasted)	0.7	0.5	1.0	2.5	2.1	2.32
20	Ready-cooked or conserved olives	0	0	0.4	0.5	1.5	1.69
TOTAL		18.0	10.6	27.1	62.0	59.9	67.62

Source: ProChile

During 2004, for the first time in several years, areas of diversification appeared in the market, such as on the spot copper exports for Codelc o in April, which reached US$5.6 million; salmon food/bait products exported by Alitec for US$600 million, which were purchased by Tasmanian fishermen; a specific sale of elevator parts; water-based ice-creams, which Nestle began to export regularly from June, 2004; smoked salmon exported by an Australian company based in Chile, Safcol; new rubber tyres exported by Good Year; air compressors, peach conserves; drink machines; broadcast apparatus; plastic containers for fruit; car parts and accessories.

Products which have demonstrated mayor growth over the past year include: carraghenina (seaweed used as an ingredient in the health industry); moulds for the production of steel; preserved offcuts (salted or in brine); white wines of guaranteed origin; molybdenum ; cards;; lamination products; pine wood chips, parts and accessories automobile bodywork and dried or dehydrated plumes.

Other emerging products in the local market include bags for the carriage of fruit, raulí and lenga timber, processed prunes/plumes, frozen blackberries, dried/dehydrated tomatoes, matches, wines, eel, preserved mussels, etc. This diversification in the range of exports to Australia has resulted in a sustained growth in shipments/consignments, which has alleviated the problems of competition in the event of unforeseen price fluctuations.

Products which have experienced considerable export decline in 2004 include: copper products, with exports decreasing by almost US$18 million; common hake filets which experienced an export decline of more than US$3 million; leather and furs, with export decline of US$1.5 million.

2. Number of Companies & Exported Products

During 2004, 292 products were exported through 214 companies. The number of exported products was consistent with the year before, while the number of active export companies grew by 1. This growth is demonstrative of the dynamism of trade exchanges between Australia and Chile, as well as the diversification of the export range, especially with respect to higher quality goods, and non-traditional products.

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
COMPANIES	138	129	139	203	214
PRODUCTS	206	221	254	292	292

Source: ProChile

3. Principal Chilean Export Companies Exporting to Australia in 2004

The 30 principal export companies with respect to Australia, listed in the following table, represent US$72.1 million, or 82% of total Chilean exports. Companies appearing for the first time are: Agrosevilla Limited (olives), Agroprodex (PASAS), Carozzi (pulps y mashed fruits) y Alitec (salmon food/bait).

COMPANY	Amount in US$Millions	% Variation 2004/2003	Exported Products
CELULOSA ARAUCO Y CONTITUCION	16.3	+51%	Chemical wood pastes
CORPORACION NACIONAL DEL COBRE	8.1	-32%	Mineral and cathode copper
CMPC CELULOSA SA	7.7	-7%	Timber chemicals
PESQUERA EL GOLFO SA	5.9	-13%	Hake tail and filets
DETONANTES NACIONALES	4.9	+226%	Explosives and carbon detonators
ASERRADEROS ARAUCO	4.8	+152%	Timbre moulds, frames and wood chips
NESTLE CHILE	2.4	-14%	Cereals, ice cream and other foods
TEC HARSEIM SAIC	2.1	-57%	TNT y detonators
PANELES ARAUCO	1.6	+8%	Plywood <6mm
AGROSEVILLA LIMITADA	1.5	+170%	Olives
MOLIBDENOS Y METALES	1.4	+1011%	Molybdenum
COMERCIAL CORZA SA	1.3	+11%	Timbre profiles and moulds
INDUSTRIAL DT HI LOAD	1.3	+256%	Vehicle parts and bodywork
SAFCOL CHILE	1.3	+43%	Conserved trout and salmon
CONGELADOS DEL PACIFICO	1.2	-36%	Hake filets
COMPAÑÍA MINERA DEL PACIFICO	1.1	+19%	Iron ore
QUIMETAL INDUSTRIAL SA	0.8	+38%	Fungicides
VITAL BERRY MARKETING SA	0.8	+54%	Frozen berries
C Y C GROUP SA	0.8	+90%	Frozen berries, peaches and apricots
AGRO PRODEX INTERNACIONAL S.A.	0.8	+133%
JUGOS CONCENTRADOS SA	0.7	+8%
CAROZZI	0.6	+172%	Fruit pulps, mashed and sweets
RECUBRIMIENTOS Y IMPERMEABILIZA	0.6	+933%	Plastic plaques
ALITEC S.A.	0.6	new	Salmon bait
CONSORCIO FEBRAG	0.6	new	Elevator parts
SQM NITRATOS SA	0.6	40%	Fertilizers, nitrate, chloride and potassium
MADECO S.A.	0.6	-19%	Copper sheets, strips, bars and profiles
AJAY - SQM CHILE S.A.	0.5	-12%	Iodide and iodine
FORACTION CHILI S.A.	0.5	+67%	Timbre profiles
TULSA S.A	0.7	-2%	Plywood <6mm
TOTAL US$	72.1

Source: ProChile

4. Principal Goods Imported from Australian

Chile is the second South American export destination for Australian products behind Brazil, with approximately 120 Australian companies trading regularly in Chile, many of which base their Latin American branches in Santiago.

Coal exports have experienced a large growth, representing 54% of the exports from Australia to Chile. The import of motors and explosives for mining, malt barley (which recently reappeared in the range of import products from Australia) continue to be important to the trade relationship. In 2004 the Central Bank of Chile imported, for the first time, plastic bank notes to a sum of US$2.7 million. These four products comprise 72% of Australian exports to Australia.

		Imports from Australia in US$Millions					% of total goods 2003
Category Codes	PRODUCT	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
27	Coal	44.8	25.5	385	41	74.4	54%
84	Piston motors Machine parts Mining explosives	9.8	38	23.9	17.1	15.9	11.5%
10	Barley	1.3	1.2	0	0	6.3	4.6%
49	Bank notes	0	0	0	0	2.7	1.9%
TOTAL		55.9	64.7	62.4	58.1	97.3	72%

Source: ProChile

5. Links:

Chile exporta servicios (Chile Exports Services)

Estudios de ProChile

Conozca un resumen de los últimos Perfiles de Mercado realizados por la Oficina Comercial (Sydney). Si desea conocer los textos completos, contáctese con Prochile.

PERFIL DE MERCADO DE EQUIPOS MINEROS EN AUSTRALIA

I. – Estructura Económica de Australia

II. – El sector minero en Australia

1.- La exploración minera en Australia.
2.- Actividad minera en el año 2005 y proyectos futuros
3.- Producción estimada de algunos recursos y distribución de la riqueza
minera en Australia. p. 10

III. – El mercado de los equipos mineros en Australia

1.- La competencia local.
2.- Los Aspectos claves de la Industria
3.- Áreas de Oportunidades
4.- Canales de Comercialización
5.- Acceso al mercado
6.- Análisis de los Usuarios Finales

IV. – Propuestas de la Oficina Comercial

V.– Anexos
1. Fuentes de información
2. Ferias y Eventos

Images of the Grape Harvest Festival in Santa Cruz de Colchagua, VI Región, Chile

MERCADO DEL VINO EN AUSTRALIA

VINO CON DENOMINACIÓN DE ORIGEN (2204.21.10)
VINO ESPUMANTE (2204.10.00) y VINO CON PULPA DE FRUTA (2205.10.10)

I.- Información del producto
1.1. Código sistema armonizado chileno SACH
1.2. Descripción del producto:
1.3. Código sistema armonizado local:

II.- Situación arancelaria y para-arancelaria
2.1. Arancel general
2.2. Arancel preferencial producto chileno
2.3. Otros países con ventajas arancelarias
2.4. Otros impuestos
2.5. Requisitos y barreras de ingreso
2.6. Barreras para-arancelarias

III.- Estadísticas - Importaciones

3.1. Vino Blanco (2204.21.20.70)
3.2. Vino Tinto (2204.21.20.71)
3.3. Vino Espumante (2204.10.00)
3.4. Vino con Pulpa de Fruta (2205.10.10)

IV.- Potencial del producto
4.1. Importaciones de vino
4.2. Importaciones de vino chileno
4.3. Consumo
4.4. Perfil del consumidor
4.5. Producción
4.6. Exportaciones

V.- Precios de referencia detalle (US$) y mayorista

VI.- Estrategias y campañas de promoción utilizadas por la competencia

VII.- Canales de comercialización y distribución

VIII.- Características de presentación del producto al detalle y mayorista

IX.- Sugerencias y recomendaciones del Director Comercial sobre la Estrategia a seguir para la penetración o colocación, mantención y/o consolidación del producto Chileno p.29

X.- Ferias y eventos locales a realizarse en el mercado en relación a los productos p.30

XI.- Anexo p.31
1.- Principales sitios con información sobre vinos
2.- Sitios relacionados con Educación en el sector vinos
3.- Directorio australiano de vinos
4.- Australian Wine & Brandy
5.- Selección de wineries
6.- Agriculture Societies
7.- International Wine Promotional Bodies
8.- National & International Wine Auctions
9.- Otros Links australianos

Last upated: March 31, 2006