weighted score 3.0 · nine dimensions
Country Risk Profile
Chile
Sourcing risk, regulatory exposure and audit intelligence for Chile-origin supply chains.
Forced & child labour
3
Not on ILAB TVPRA list. Low forced and child labour risk across formal export sectors. Some documented irregularities involving migrant workers in agricultural supply chains.
Worker rights & FOA
3
ILO C087 and C098 ratified. Active trade unions, particularly in copper mining and ports. 40-hour workweek reform phased in from 2024. Formal sector labour rights are well protected.
OHS & audit transparency
3
Well-developed OHS framework (Ley 16.744). Mining sector maintains internationally comparable standards. Social audit access available across formal sector. Third-party audit credibility is good.
Food & product safety
3
SAG is a credible competent authority for SPS compliance. Fresh fruit, wine, and salmon exports maintain EU and US market access without elevated RASFF alert rates. Standards are internationally benchmarked.
Environmental & regulatory
3
Low EUDR commodity exposure. Forestry exports are predominantly plantation-based, not linked to native forest deforestation. Environmental regulation in the mining sector is increasingly stringent — water use and tailings management are headline issues.
Governance & anti-corruption
2
TI CPI 2024: 66/100 (rank ~33). One of the least corrupt countries in Latin America. Institutional independence is strong. Contract enforcement is reliable. Low regulatory capture risk.
Tariff & preferential access
3
EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement (2023) provides deep preferential access. US FTA in force. CPTPP membership. Most industrial and agri-food goods benefit from duty-free or substantially reduced tariffs in major markets.
Non-tariff barriers
3
Chile maintains an open trade policy with few non-tariff barriers. SPS compliance infrastructure is credible. EUDR compliance for plantation forestry is manageable. No active EU anti-dumping or countervailing measures on Chilean goods.
Supply chain traceability
4
Fresh fruit and salmon supply chains have well-developed traceability systems. SAG provides farm/establishment-level certification. Copper and mineral supply chains have documented chain of custody. Traceability in non-export-oriented sectors is less developed.
Labour & Social Risk
Labour & Social Risk
- Forced labour risk
- Chile is not listed on the US DOL ILAB TVPRA list for forced or child labour. Forced labour risk in Chile's export sectors is low by global standards. The formal sector is well regulated and auditable.
- Worker rights & FOA
- Chile has ratified ILO Conventions C087 and C098. Trade unions are legally recognised and active, particularly in mining (copper) and port sectors. The 2024 40-hour workweek reform is the most significant recent labour law change, phased in over several years.
- OHS standards
- Chile's occupational health and safety framework (Ley 16.744 and subsequent regulations) is well-developed by Latin American standards. The mining sector maintains internationally comparable OHS standards. Third-party social audits are feasible across the formal sector.
- Migrant labour
- Chile has received significant immigration from Venezuela, Haiti, Colombia, and Peru in recent years. Migrant workers are concentrated in agriculture, construction, and domestic services. Some documented cases of labour irregularities in agricultural supply chains involving migrant workers.
EU Regulatory Exposure
EU Regulatory Exposure
- EUDR exposure — low
- Chile has limited exposure to EUDR-regulated commodity categories. Chilean forestry exports (wood products, cellulose) have some EUDR relevance but Chile's forestry sector is predominantly managed plantation forestry rather than native deforestation-linked production.
- EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement
- The modernised EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement, concluded in 2023, provides preferential tariff access for Chilean goods to EU markets. This is one of the most comprehensive EU trade agreements with a Latin American country, covering goods, services, investment, and sustainable development.
- Tariff access
- Most Chilean industrial and agri-food goods benefit from duty-free or substantially reduced tariff access under the EU-Chile agreement. Fresh fruit, wine, salmon, copper products, and chemical precursors are the main beneficiary categories.
- SPS compliance
- SAG (Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero) is Chile's competent authority for SPS matters. Chilean fresh fruit and salmon exports maintain established EU market access. Phytosanitary standards in the export sector are internationally credible.
Logistics & Supply Chain
Logistics & Supply Chain
- Primary export corridor
- Valparaíso / San Antonio → Pacific Ocean → Panama Canal → Atlantic → EU ports
- Key transit chokepoints
- Panama Canal (transit booking and drought-related capacity constraints)
- Main EU destination ports
- Rotterdam, Hamburg, Antwerp, Le Havre
- Typical transit time
- 22–28 days to Northwest Europe via Panama Canal
- Traceability
- Chilean export supply chains — particularly fresh fruit and salmon — have well-developed traceability systems driven by EU and US market requirements. SAG certification provides farm/establishment-level identification for the main export categories.