All new residents of Chile under a Temporary Residency Visa in Chile receive a one time tax free import of $5,000 US on personal goods per family, and an additional $1,600 tax free import of work related tools or items when moving to Chile.

1. You must apply for  Temporary Residency in Chile before you can receive this benefit. DO NOT ship your container of household goods or other items, until you have applied for temporary residency. This normally means you must ship your personal household items after you have arrived in Chile.

2. The receipt that you receive from immigration acknowledging they have received your application for residency is normally sufficient for Chilean customs to give you this benefit, and your customs agent can  submit that to customs for you. DO NOT allow your shipping company or customs agent to claim this benefit without actually applying for residency in Chile. You are responsible for the declarations your customs agent or shipping company makes to the Chilean customs or tax authorities on your behalf, and can also lead to problems later with such third-parties as insurance companies and others.

3. You must use this right within your first year of temporary residency in Chile. You can not use it either before or after your temporary residency. It is one time, per family. You must pay import taxes as normal on all other imports.