Table 4.35
Molybdenum Concentrate Imports by Origin by Value
Unit: US$ million CIF · Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 · 2002 to 2025
| Series | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMPORTS BY CONTINENT (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| America | 27.8 | 77 | 262.1 | 718.8 | 561.8 | 992.1 | 987.1 | 378 | 401.4 | 674.7 | 488.8 | 352.2 | 363.9 | 122.2 | 120.2 | 157.3 | 280.4 | 282.6 | 351.6 | 686.3 | 633.1 | 593.7 | 812.1 | 867.2 |
| Asia | 1.4 | 0.4 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 29.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 11.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 13 | 16.1 | 24.2 | 74.4 |
| Europe | 0.6 | < 0,1 | 0.8 | < 0,1 | 0 | 1.2 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 0.3 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 11.6 | 9 |
| IMPORTS BY COUNTRY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | 0 | 11.7 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 48.1 | 36.6 | 29.3 | 23.6 | 5.3 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 0 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armenia | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 11.6 | 12 | 22.5 | 71.9 |
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 11.6 | 9 |
| Canada | < 0,1 | 0.7 | 2.1 | < 0,1 | 0 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 14.4 | 1 | 70.7 | 26.2 | 8.1 | 14.1 | 4.3 | 0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10.6 |
| United States | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 11.1 | 2.6 | 13.7 | 138.3 | 18.4 | 30.9 | < 0,1 | 114 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 23.3 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 23.8 | 28.3 | 11.9 | 41.9 | 60.7 | 9.9 | 57.8 | 30.5 | 62.7 |
| Japan | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 28.1 | 16 | 187 | 166.3 | 152.5 | 114.3 | 137.7 | 155 | 123.8 | 128 | 8.2 | 0 | 8.2 | 33.5 | 56.6 | 66.5 | 122.7 | 76.9 | 43.6 | 75.6 | 21.8 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | 7.8 | 0 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peru | 27.8 | 76.3 | 247.8 | 688.2 | 532 | 666.9 | 790.6 | 165.3 | 270.6 | 304.3 | 270.9 | 191 | 174.9 | 104.4 | 108.2 | 112.4 | 209.4 | 212.6 | 243.2 | 503 | 546.3 | 492.3 | 699.9 | 772.2 |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Others | 0.6 | < 0,1 | 0.8 | < 0,1 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | < 0,1 | 1.2 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 5.6 | 0.1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | < 0,1 | 12.5 | < 0,1 | 1.6 | < 0,1 | 2.5 |
| TOTAL | 29.8 | 77.4 | 263 | 718.9 | 562 | 994.2 | 1,016.2 | 378.3 | 404.8 | 680.1 | 490.3 | 353 | 370 | 122.8 | 120.3 | 157.5 | 291.8 | 283.3 | 352.8 | 701.4 | 647.9 | 616.9 | 847.8 | 950.7 |
Notes of the table
- (1) El valor corresponde al valor CIF declarado en la Declaración de Ingreso (DIN). / The value corresponds to the CIF value declared in the Import Declaration (DIN).
- (2) Corresponde a concentrados de molibdenita clasificados según el Sistema Armonizado (SA). / Corresponds to molybdenite concentrates classified under the Harmonized System (HS).
- (3) Los totales por continente pueden no coincidir exactamente con los totales por país, debido a la existencia de exportaciones cuyo destino no se encuentra asignado. Estas exportaciones no pueden clasificarse por continente; sin embargo, se incluyen en la categoría “Otros” de países. / Totals by continent may not exactly match totals by country due to the existence of exports with unassigned destinations. These exports cannot be classified by continent; however, they are included in the “Others” category under countries.
Source stated in the table
Elaborado por COCHILCO a partir del registro de exportaciones por código arancelario del Servicio Nacional de Aduanas de Chile. / Prepared by COCHILCO based on export records by tariff code from the National Customs Service of Chile.
Source: Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco), Cochilco, Anuario Cochilco 2025 (XLSX), 2026. Read on Oct 6, 2026.
n.d.: no data · n.a.: not applicable · “< 1”: less than one unit.