On November 26, according to the compilation report of South American Overseas Chinese News, the monthly foreign trade report prepared by the Research Department of the General Administration of Customs of Chile shows that from January 1 to October 31 this year, Chile's imports reached 70.563 billion dollars, up 55.3% year on year; The export volume reached US $75.453 billion, up 30.4% year on year. In addition, China continues to maintain Chile's largest trading partner status. Foreign trade continued to grow. In October, the import volume increased by more than 70% year on year According to the report, in October alone, Chile's imports reached US $8.585 billion, up 74.9% year on year, according to the official website of the General Administration of Customs of Chile on October 20; The export volume reached US $6.926 billion, up 10.6% year on year. On the other hand, from January to October this year, Chilean customs levied tariffs of 14.49 billion US dollars, up 48.6% year on year. In October alone, Chilean customs levied tariffs of US $1.738 billion, up 70.7% year on year. Alejandro Weber, Deputy Minister of Finance of Chile, said: "As we enter the last quarter of 2021, we see that (Chile)'s foreign trade imports and exports continue to grow, continuing the trend of this year. This is good news, because the sustained growth of foreign trade will help the country's economic recovery." Jos é Ignacio Palma, Director of the General Administration of Customs of Chile, said: "Part of the inspection work carried out by customs personnel focuses on the intelligent analysis of data and the comparison and reference of various information sources, which is conducive to efficient control and promotion of foreign trade. In the current situation of the country, this is very important because it is conducive to (the country) The development of foreign trade import and export. " China, the United States and Brazil are the three major import source countries From January to October this year, China was Chile's largest source of imports. Chile's imports from China accounted for 28.7% of Chile's total imports, ahead of the United States (17.6%) and Brazil (8.7%). In the first 10 months, Chile's fuel imports accounted for 15.2% of the total imports, reaching US $10.706 billion, up 77.7% year on year. Among them, the imports of gasoline for land vehicles (+205.9%), liquefied natural gas (+116.2%) and crude oil (+100%) showed an upward trend year on year; The import volume of gaseous natural gas (- 41.9%) showed a downward trend year on year. Over the same period, Chile's imports of non fuel products reached US $59.857 billion, up 51.8% year on year. Among them, the import volume of tractors (+202.9%), televisions (+141.5%), motor vehicles for cargo transportation (+141.1%), video games (+119.8%), motor vehicles for personnel transportation (+117.3%) and other products showed an upward trend year on year; The import of generator sets (- 39.4%) showed a downward trend year on year. China, the United States and Japan are the three major export destinations In terms of exports, from January to October this year, China was Chile's largest export destination. Up to 38.4% of Chile's exports went to China, ahead of the United States (16.4%) and Japan (7.8%). In the first 10 months, Chile's mineral exports accounted for 61.9% of the total exports, reaching 46.67 billion US dollars, up 46.9% year on year. Among them, copper mine and its concentrate are the most prominent, accounting for 49.6% of the total export of mineral products, with a year-on-year growth of 49.6%. Over the same period, Chile's non mineral exports reached US $28.782 billion, up 10.3% year on year. Among them, the export volume of Chilean wine and fruit (+134.2%), honey (+105.4%), cellulose (+29.6%), poultry meat (+27.4%), cherries (+24%), bacon jerky and sausage (+20.3%) and other products showed a year-on-year growth trend. At the same time, the export volume of avocado (- 43.4%), fresh citrus (- 26.9%), beef (- 19.3%), milk and other dairy products (- 15.4%), olive oil (- 12.9%), and some seafood products, such as sea urchin (- 29.8%), showed a year-on-year downward trend. (Li Xuanfeng)