Iquique being the free port these cars are then exported to the neighboring Countries like Peru and Bolivia. There is a big demand for Toyota Yaris, Nissan, Honda Accord, Sports cars , caravans, 4X4 and lately its been Hummers.
The Zofri of Iquique is famous for the its importation of used cars. Iquique imports used cars from Countries like Japan and the USA. Close to 170,000 cars are imported with brand names like Toyota, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Ford, BMW, Audi, Volkswagen, Chevrolet, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, Mustang, Jeep, Honda, Nissan.. etc.
Iquique also import Rugged, dependable underground mining vehicles and industrial vehicles.
The importers have these new and used cars for sale on exhibition in their Galpons (Warehouse) and sometimes on the beaches of Iquique. Since there is not much duty on these cars, Some of them are sold as low as 1000 dollars per piece.
The poorest of People can afford to drive a Car in Iquique Chile.