• Nueva Guía para Hacer Negocios en los EE.UU.

    Luego de recopilar durante años los pedidos y consultas de nuestros socios y la comunidad, AmCham publica un catálogo sistemático sobre cómo hacer negocios en los EE.UU., la que puede consultar aquí.  Esta publicación intenta responder preguntas como: ¿Qué trámites involucra contratar un empleado en los EE.UU.? ¿Qué inscripciones se requieren para el pago de impuestos? ¿Conviene más abrir una sucursal o crear una filial nueva? ¿Y qué sobre un joint-venture? ¿Cómo se comparan los diferentes estados en materia de ingreso?... Estos y muchos otros temas se abordan en esta guía. 

  • Aspectos relevantes del Tratado para Evitar Doble Tributación

    Especialistas tributarios abordan los usos, ventajas y oportunidades del Convenio para Evitar la Doble Tributación entre Chile y Estados Unidos aquí.  Texto en español del convenio. Texto en inglés del convenio.

  • Obligaciones Laborales y "Fuerza Mayor".

    Como consecuencia de los graves efectos del terremoto que recientemente ha afectado diversas unidades productivas del país, parece importante resaltar algunas ideas del concepto de “fuerza mayor” y como ésta puede influir en el cumplimiento de las obligaciones laborales, en especial, frente a la desvinculación de trabajadores con ocasión de ese lamentable suceso. El abogado Fernando Hurtado, presenta un artículo referente al tema, que lo puede ver aquí.

  • Los Estados Unidos: Un País, Muchos Mercados.

    EE.UU. es un mercado de 50 contrapartes comerciales, cada uno con sus características distintivas propias. Conozca los 10 Estados que más comercian con Chile, haciendo click aquí.

  • Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Manual

    The complete manual of “Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Manual” of the U.S. Chamber’s Global Intellectual Property Center is available online here. The manual is intended to provide business owners with strategies for fighting the global problem of counterfeiting and piracy.

  • U.S. Wine Market, U.S. Wine Consumption and U.S. - Chile Wine Trade
    As demand for high quality premium wines continues to soar, wine imports fill the gap in US wine production.  Imports rose faster han exports in the US over the last five years, rising 40% to almost 9 million hectoliters in 2007.  In 2007, Chile accounted for only 5% of US wine imports, leaving ample room for expansion and export opportunities for Chilean wine producers.  To learn more about US wine consumption, please read AmCham's report on Chile-US wine trade, the Foreign Agricultural Service Global Wine Analysis, and Wine America Fact Sheet.  
  • Mining

    Throughout Chile’s history, mining has consistently been a leading industry in the country. The Chilean government strongly supports foreign investment in the sector and has modified its mining industry laws and regulations to create a favorable investing environment for foreigners. Thanks to a large amount of copper resources, progressive legislation and a healthy investment environment, Chile has become the copper mining capital of the world, producing over 1/3 of the global copper output. Read more

  • Agrobusiness

    Chile’s position in the Southern Hemisphere leads to an agricultural  season cycle opposite to those of the principal consumer markets, primarily located in the Northern Hemisphere. Chile’s extreme north-south orientation produces 7 different macro-regions distinguished by climate and geographical features, which allows the country itself to stagger harvests and results in extended harvesting seasons. Through Chile’s trade agreements, its agricultural products have gained access to a market controlling 77% of the world’s GDP and by approximately 2012, 74% of Chilean agribusiness exports will be duty free. Read more

  • Salmon
    Chile is the second largest producer of salmon in the world. As of August 2007, Chile’s share of worldwide salmon industry sales was 38.2%, rising from just 10% in 1990. The average growth rate of the industry for the 20 years between 1984 and 2004 was 42% per year. The presence of large foreign firms in the salmon industry has brought what probably most contributes to Chile’s burgeoning salmon production, technology. Technology transfer has allowed Chile to build its global competitiveness and innovation and has led to the expansion of production as well as to an increase in average firm size in the industry. Read more
  • Forestry
    The Chilean forestry industry grew to comprise 13% of the country’s total exports in 2005, making it one of the largest export sectors for Chile. Radiata Pine and Eucalyptus comprise the vast majority of Chile´s forestry exports. Within the forestry sector, the largest contributor to total production is pulp, followed by wood-based panels and lumber. Due to popular and increasing demands for Chile’s forestry products, the government is currently focusing on increasing the already vast acreage of Chile’s Pine and Eucalyptus plantations as well as opening new industrial plants, with the goal to double exports in the next decade. Read more