Action required in Chile
Cannabis needs Servicio de Salud authorization or it is a criminal offense.
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Chile
93 rules, checked against Chile’s own pages. Last verified September 12, 2026.
Before anything else
9 rules here carry a consequence heavy enough to state whether or not you asked.
Action required in Chile
Cannabis vape cartridges need Servicio de Salud authorization or it is a criminal offense.
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Action required in Chile
THC edibles need Servicio de Salud authorization or it is a criminal offense.
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Action required in Chile
An unexpired criminal sentence, or certain serious convictions, can bar entry to Chile.
Deportation
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Action required in Chile
A standing entry ban or a recent deportation elsewhere can bar entry to Chile.
Deportation
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Action required in Chile
Action required in Chile
Entering Chile on falsified or altered documents can bar re-entry for years.
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Action required in Chile
Action required in Chile
Chile can seize undeclared cash over US$10,000 and prosecute you.
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The final decision rests with the officer.
Look up anything
You do not have to be bringing it.
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Food and plants
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Medication
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Alcohol
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Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine
3
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Cannabis and CBD
1
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Electronics
11
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Batteries and power banks
4
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Drones and professional gear
3
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Cash and monetary instruments
4
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Purchases and valuables
5
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Duty-free allowances
5
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Weapons and blades
1
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Antiques and other restricted goods
7
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Forms and documents
6
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Entry and admissibility
6
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Vaccines and health
5
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Plugs and power
3
Food and plants
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Biosecurity authority
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Dairy
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Standing Limited quantityConfiscation
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Declaring food
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Everything is declaredA fine
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Eggs
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Standing Limited quantityConfiscation
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Fresh fruit
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Standing ProhibitedConfiscation
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Honey
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Standing Limited quantityConfiscation
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Meat and meat products
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Standing ProhibitedConfiscation
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Nuts
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Standing Permitted
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Pet food
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Standing Limited quantityConfiscation
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Sealed packaged snacks
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Standing Permitted
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Seeds, plants, soil
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Standing A permit is requiredConfiscation
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Spices
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Standing Permitted
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Vegetables
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Standing Limited quantityConfiscation
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Medication
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A pharmacist checks each medicine before it is listed here. What follows is what the health authority publishes for every traveler.
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ADHD stimulants
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Standing A permit is required
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Benzodiazepines
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Standing A permit is required
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Codeine products
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Standing A permit is required
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Health authority
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Hormone therapy
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Standing A permit is required
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Insulin and needles
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Standing Not listed as restricted by ANAMED
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Medical cannabis
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Standing A permit is required
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Medication regime
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Controlled medicines need a permit
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Opioid painkillers
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Standing A permit is required
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Original packaging
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Required
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Permit
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Visto Bueno del Servicio de Salud (health-service authorization for controlled medicines)
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Prescription or letter
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Required
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Pseudoephedrine decongestants
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Standing Not listed as restricted by ANAMED
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Quantity ceiling
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180 days
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Sleep aids
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Standing A permit is required
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Alcohol
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Alcohol, any kind
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Alcohol allowance 2.5 liters
age 18+
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Tobacco, vapes, and nicotine
3
Cannabis and CBD
1
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Medical cannabis
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Standing A permit is requiredConfiscation
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Electronics
11
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Camera
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Duty-free 1 per person
age 14+
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Laptop
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Duty-free 1 per person
age 14+
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Phone
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Duty-free 2 per person
age 14+
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Phone registration
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Required
visitors
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Phones needing no registration
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1
visitors
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Register within
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30 days
visitors
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Registration fee
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$0
visitors
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Registration page
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visitors
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Tablet
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Duty-free 1 per person
age 14+
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Used personal effects
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Exempt
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Where a phone is registered
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Online
visitors
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Batteries and power banks
4
Drones and professional gear
3
Cash and monetary instruments
4
Purchases and valuables
5
Duty-free allowances
5
Weapons and blades
1
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Baton
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Standing A permit is requiredConfiscation
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Antiques and other restricted goods
7
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Aviation security authority
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Customs authority
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Drone
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Standing A permit is required
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Permit page Official page
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How you declare
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Red and green channels
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Radio transmitter or ham radio
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Standing A permit is required
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Walkie-talkie
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Standing A permit is required
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Forms and documents
6
Entry and admissibility
6
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A DUI
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Does not bar entry
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A past deportation bars entry for
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5 years
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An arrest with no conviction
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Counts
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How far back it counts
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10 years
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Immigration authority
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Waiver
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Recurso administrativo especial ante el Servicio Nacional de Migraciones (Article 35)
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Vaccines and health
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Health notes for this destination
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Malaria
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CDC's Chile destination page carries no malaria advisory or recommendation for antimalarial medication; Chile is not on CDC's list of countries with malaria risk.
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Travel health insurance
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Not required
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Yellow fever certificate
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Not required
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Yellow fever risk area
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No
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Plugs and power
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Chile publishes these
Who publishes these rules
- Customs Servicio Nacional de Aduanas (Aduanas de Chile)
- Immigration Servicio Nacional de Migraciones (SERMIG)
- Biosecurity Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG)
- Health Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile (ISP) - Agencia Nacional de Medicamentos (ANAMED)
- Civil aviation Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC)
Official portals
- Formulario SAG ADUANA (Declaración Jurada Conjunta Aduanas-SAG) Joint customs and agricultural sworn declaration travelers present on arrival
- Multibanda/SAE - Consulta y registro de IMEI Directory of Subtel-certified companies where foreign visitors register a phone's IMEI to keep using it on a local SIM
- Declaración Jurada Digital SAG-Aduana (ingresoachile.cl) Free digital sworn declaration of plant, animal, and other regulated goods, completed before or on arrival at select border crossings
- Ley 21.325, de Migracion y Extranjeria (LeyChile, Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional) Consolidated text of Chile's immigration law, including Articles 32-35 on grounds for refusing entry
- DGAC - Articulos Prohibidos y Restringidos por Seguridad National civil aviation authority's passenger security brochure covering prohibited items and lithium-battery/power-bank carriage rules
- ISP - Guía para ingresar medicamentos a Chile en el equipaje Official traveler guidance on carrying personal-use medication into Chile: prescription, packaging, and quantity rules
- Aduanas - Productos que requieren autorización o Visto Bueno Aduanas' table of goods (including narcotics/psychotropics and unregistered pharmaceutical-style products) needing another agency's prior authorization to clear customs
Sites that charge extra to “handle” a Chile application are not official. The government issues these directly.