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BYD Atto 2 (Yuan Up) to Chile: what it costs landed
Today’s quote: from $14,476 FOB China port (new car, quoted 09-30). Below: every step from there to a registered car in Chile, computed by our rules engine — sources and verification dates included.
Quoted configuration · 2026-09-30 · Smart Drive 1098 · Battery electric
Cheaper per car when several ship together — quoted per order
| Ex-works price | $14,178 |
| + Export handling (arranged by LandedCar) | $298 |
| = FOB | $14,476 |
| + Freight & insurance (insurance 0.5%) | $3,590 |
| CIF · per car | $18,065 |
| + Import duty 0% (BEV) | $0 |
| + VAT 19% (BEV) | $3,432 |
| + San Antonio / Valparaíso port handling + customs clearance + broker (estimate) | $600 |
| + 3CV homologation / individual approval + Registro Civil registration (estimate) | $800 |
| + Green tax at first registration (by fuel economy / NOx; BEV 0, 1.5L petrol about CLP 150,000–400,000) (estimate) | $0 |
| = Destination taxes and registration fees subtotal | $4,832 |
| + Service fee (LandedCar) | $350 |
| DDP delivered duty paid · per car | $23,248 |
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Can this car get in?
- • Used cars may only be imported from the US / Canada (USMCA); Chinese used cars cannot enter — new cars can
- • Who can import: Mostly companies: RUT tax ID and a licensed customs broker required; individuals may import a new car for own use through a broker; the 0% FTA rate needs a Form F certificate of origin
- • Used cars cannot be imported (Law 18.483 art. 21); the only exceptions are Chileans returning after 18+ months abroad, residents of the Iquique / Punta Arenas free zones and diplomats
- • Under the Chile–China FTA China-built cars pay 0% duty (6% general rate without a Form F), 19% VAT and no import excise; the old luxury-car import tax (art. 46) was abolished from 2007
- • New cars need a 3CV homologation certificate or individual approval; left-hand drive
Rules and sources
- Chilean Customs: art. 21 of Law 18.483 prohibits importing used vehicles (cars, motorcycles, trucks) from abroad or from free zones, with statutory exceptions only ↗ official 2026-10-04
- Chile import taxes: 6% general duty on CIF + 19% VAT on CIF + duty; over 97% of tariff lines are duty-free under the Chile–China FTA with a Form F certificate of origin, otherwise the benefit is lost ↗ verified 2026-10-04
- Under their FTAs with China, Chile, Peru, Costa Rica and Ecuador admit Chinese-built cars duty-free ↗ verified 2026-10-04
- SII Circular 13/2004: Law 19.914 repealed art. 46 of the VAT law (85% luxury tax on the customs value of imported cars above about US$15,834), phased down 2004–2006 and zero from 2007 ↗ official 2026-10-04
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