Within the framework of an exponential growth of commercial imports from Argentina, Chili defined a measure to stimulate online sale to Argentine citizens: Allows purchase by virtual stores presenting the Argentine IDalthough with the exclusive option to travel for your retirement.
The measure was implemented on July 7 and already impacts the sale of Appliances and clothing of large shopping centers of Santiago de Chile. According to him Integrated Christ Redeemer System (SICR)more than 30,000 people already traveled from Argentina in the last ten days, also stimulated by the start of the winter recess.
The modality of sale, which enable shipping to the places of lodging of travelers in Chile, It allows all credit card mechanisms and provides access to promotions designed for the Argentine buyer. The concern is greater among the small and medium entrepreneurs of the PMendoza Rovicwhich design answers to the mechanism that incorporated this new purchase option: before, to access virtual platforms, the Unique tax role (rut), granted only to Chilean residents.
On the other hand, a report released in April of this year by the Sicr detected a fall – around 50% – purchase tours between Argentina and Chile. As they recorded, the decline is attributed to seasonality: in winter, and to preserve the safety of crosses in the mountainous area, commercial trips made in less than 24 hours are reduced.
Imports already exceed 14% the peak of the era of Mauricio Macri
Despite the faint monthly June recoil, The imports of the second quarter exceeded the registered peak during the Government of Mauricio Macri (2015-2019). The increase was verified in all types of products, although in percentage terms, the most consumer goods were mainly driven by a Boom in appliances.
Between April and June 2025, purchases abroad added about US $ 19,318 million. The figure exceeded 7.2% to that of the same period of 2018, in a context in which the economy also crossed a commercial opening process and still the activity did not accuse the bulk of the impact of the exchange crisis, which just had just unleashed.
Also, if the energy sector is excluded, The increase versus 2018 is even higher, of 14.1% (+U $ S855 million). This is explained by the maturation of Vaca Muerta and the construction of gas pipelines, which allowed to reverse the energy balance in recent years.
Imports of consumer goods are the ones that grow the most
In the consumer goodswhich are those that do not have any type of border transformation, imports They hit a 31% jump Regarding 2018. This implied a Additional consumption of US $ 668 million.
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According to a detailed analysis of Federico Bernini, Economist of Interdisciplinary Institute of Political Economics (IIEP) From the UBA, in this segment the main promotions were verified in appliances. Between refrigerators, washing machines and heater (which includes ovens, grills and plates, for example) consumed US $110 million more than in the record of Cambiemos.
In parallel, the increases in imports of footwear, motorcycles and foods that do not occur in the country, such as bananas and avocados.
Source: Ambito
