No official announcement of proposed rule changes precedes these requirements. The application of certain phytosanitary requirements to wheat and fresh fruit and overly stringent health standards to poultry are non-tariff barriers seemingly meant to discourage imports. Chilean authorities have in some instances eliminated or liberalized specific requirements when presented scientific evidence by U.S. animal health or phytosanitary officials. Firearms can be imported, but they require a special permit from a military authority in Chile. It should be noted that all films, videos, and TV programs, imported or locally produced, are reviewed for suitability.
Chile also has a trade liberalization agreement with Bolivia.
Neogtiations are underway with Peru and, in a longer term process, the European Union.