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Chapter 11 · Vegetable products

Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 93.8 million of the goods in this chapter, 0.1% of everything it exported and 0.1% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Colombia (17%), and the main region of origin, Araucanía (67%). It imported US$ 92.3 million, 17% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from Argentina (49%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 93.8 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −0.1% vs January–July 2025
US$ 92.3 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −17% vs January–July 2025
0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.2% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
0102030US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0102030US$ MJ2025FMAMJJASON·DJ2026FMAMJJ·A
ExportsImportsshaded: the months the figures above are read over

«s/d» is a month the Aduanas database does not carry, not a month without trade.

What is inside

January–July 2026

What is exported, by heading

Vegetable products 100%Cereal grains otherwise worked (e.g. hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled,…83%Flour, meal andpowder; of the driedleguminous vegetable…7.1%Malt; whether or notroasted5.1%Cereal flours; otherthan of wheat ormeslin4.3%
Vegetable products 100%Cereal grains otherwise worked(e.g. hulled, rolled, flaked,pearled,…83%Flour,mealand…7.1%Malt;whetheror not…5.1%Cerealflours;other…4.3%

What is imported, by heading

Vegetable products 100%Malt; whether or notroasted22%Starches; inulin18%Wheat gluten;whether or notdried17%Flour, meal, powder, flakes,granules and pellets ofpotatoes13%Cereal flours; other than ofwheat or meslin11%Cereal grains otherwiseworked (e.g. hulled,rolled, flaked,…11%Wheat ormeslin flour4.6%Cerealgroats; mealand pellets2.8%Flour, meal andpowder; of thedried…
Vegetable products 100%Malt; whetheror not roasted22%Starches;inulin18%Wheat gluten;whether ornot dried17%Flour,meal,powder,…13%Cereal flours;other than ofwheat or meslin11%Cereal grainsotherwise worked(e.g. hulled,…11%Wheat ormeslinflour4.6%Cerealgroats;meal an…Flour,meal and…

With which countries

January–July 2026

Each line joins the start and a country this was sold to; it is a relationship, not a route. The other countries, pooled, and the codes that are not a country (free zones, ship stores) add up to US$ 11.1 million and have no line.

Each line arrives from the country where the goods were made; it is a relationship, not a route. The other countries, pooled, and the codes that are not a country (free zones, ship stores) add up to US$ 4.7 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. ColombiaUS$ 16.0 million17%
  2. PeruUS$ 11.6 million12%
  3. GuatemalaUS$ 10.5 million11%
  4. VenezuelaUS$ 9.7 million10%
  5. Dominican RepublicUS$ 6.4 million6.9%
  6. IndiaUS$ 5.9 million6.3%
  7. EcuadorUS$ 5.5 million5.8%
  8. United StatesUS$ 5.0 million5.3%
  9. ArgentinaUS$ 4.3 million4.6%
  10. PanamaUS$ 3.5 million3.8%
  11. NicaraguaUS$ 2.2 million2.3%
  12. VietnamUS$ 2.1 million2.3%
  13. OthersUS$ 11.1 million12%

Where imports come from

  1. ArgentinaUS$ 45.4 million49%
  2. ChinaUS$ 11.5 million13%
  3. NetherlandsUS$ 10.2 million11%
  4. ColombiaUS$ 6.9 million7.4%
  5. GermanyUS$ 4.4 million4.8%
  6. MexicoUS$ 3.1 million3.3%
  7. ParaguayUS$ 2.3 million2.4%
  8. Arica free zone, industrial areaUS$ 1.9 million2.0%
  9. BelgiumUS$ 1.0 million1.1%
  10. United StatesUS$ 994 thousand1.1%
  11. ItalyUS$ 955 thousand1.0%
  12. IndiaUS$ 902 thousand1.0%
  13. OthersUS$ 2.8 million3.0%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. AraucaníaUS$ 62.9 million67%
  2. BiobíoUS$ 10.4 million11%
  3. MetropolitanaUS$ 8.6 million9.1%
  4. ÑubleUS$ 7.9 million8.4%
  5. MauleUS$ 3.1 million3.3%
  6. O'HigginsUS$ 472 thousand0.5%
  7. Los LagosUS$ 230 thousand0.2%
  8. ValparaísoUS$ 80 thousand0.1%
  9. Los RíosUS$ 49 thousand0.1%
  10. CoquimboUS$ 28 thousand<0.1%
  11. TarapacáUS$ 27 thousand<0.1%
  12. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 22 thousand<0.1%
  13. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 14 thousand<0.1%
  14. No region declaredUS$ 8 thousand<0.1%

The region the declaration names as the origin of the exports. An import declares no region.

Where it leaves and lands

January–July 2026
Port or crossingComunaLoaded (exports)%Unloaded (imports)%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 4.3 million4.6%US$ 36.3 million39%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 34.7 million37%US$ 704 thousand0.8%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 4.1 million4.4%US$ 30.3 million33%
CoronelCoronelUS$ 27.9 million30%US$ 5.1 million5.5%
LirquénPencoUS$ 17.1 million18%US$ 4.7 million5.1%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 2.5 million2.6%US$ 8.0 million8.7%
Pino Hachado (Liucura)LonquimayUS$ 1.8 million1.9%US$ 4.4 million4.8%
AricaArica——US$ 1.9 million2.0%
Cardenal SamorePuyehueUS$ 682 thousand0.7%——
Other portsUS$ 630 thousand0.7%US$ 870 thousand0.9%

The Chilean port where the exports were loaded and the imports unloaded: where the cargo passes, which is not always the office that processes it. The eight largest are named; the rest are in «other ports». Every port →

Exports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 86.4 million92%
  2. RoadUS$ 6.9 million7.3%
  3. AirUS$ 422 thousand0.4%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 148 thousand0.2%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 48.9 million53%
  2. RoadUS$ 43.2 million47%
  3. AirUS$ 141 thousand0.2%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 12 thousand<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 80.1 million85%US$ 11.6 million13%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 4.3 million4.6%US$ 36.6 million40%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 4.1 million4.4%US$ 30.2 million33%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 2.5 million2.6%US$ 8.0 million8.7%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 1.5 million1.6%US$ 3.3 million3.6%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 41 thousand<0.1%US$ 1.9 million2.1%
OsornoLos LagosUS$ 682 thousand0.7%US$ 193 thousand0.2%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 589 thousand0.6%US$ 153 thousand0.2%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 231 thousand0.3%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 36 thousand<0.1%

The office is the branch of the Service that processed the declaration. An import is counted at the office that clears it.

From where to where

January–July 2026

What leaves: region of origin, customs office, destination

Region of originCustoms officeDestinationAraucaníaUS$ 62.9 million · 67%BiobíoUS$ 10.4 million · 11%MetropolitanaUS$ 8.6 million · 9.1%ÑubleUS$ 7.9 million · 8.4%MauleUS$ 3.1 million · 3.3%O'HigginsUS$ 472 thousand · 0.5%Other regionsUS$ 459 thousand · 0.5%AraucaníaUS$ 1.5 million · 1.6%TalcahuanoUS$ 80.1 million · 85%Los AndesUS$ 4.3 million · 4.6%San AntonioUS$ 4.1 million · 4.4%ValparaísoUS$ 2.5 million · 2.6%Other officesUS$ 1.3 million · 1.4%GuatemalaUS$ 10.5 million · 11%VenezuelaUS$ 9.7 million · 10%PeruUS$ 11.6 million · 12%ColombiaUS$ 16.0 million · 17%IndiaUS$ 5.9 million · 6.3%Dominican RepublicUS$ 6.4 million · 6.9%EcuadorUS$ 5.5 million · 5.8%OthersUS$ 28.2 million · 30%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationAraucanía67%Biobío11%Metropolit…9.1%Ñuble8.4%Maule3.3%O'Higgins0.5%Other regi…0.5%Arauc…1.6%Talca…85%Los A…4.6%San A…4.4%Valpa…2.6%Other…1.4%Guatemala11%Venezuela10%Peru12%Colombia17%India6.3%Dominican …6.9%Ecuador5.8%Others30%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeArgentinaUS$ 45.4 million · 49%ChinaUS$ 11.5 million · 13%NetherlandsUS$ 10.2 million · 11%ColombiaUS$ 6.9 million · 7.4%GermanyUS$ 4.4 million · 4.8%MexicoUS$ 3.1 million · 3.3%ParaguayUS$ 2.3 million · 2.4%OthersUS$ 8.5 million · 9.2%RoadUS$ 43.2 million · 47%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 48.9 million · 53%Courier (air)US$ 12 thousand · 0.0%AirUS$ 141 thousand · 0.2%Los AndesUS$ 36.6 million · 40%AraucaníaUS$ 3.3 million · 3.6%TalcahuanoUS$ 11.6 million · 13%San AntonioUS$ 30.2 million · 33%ValparaísoUS$ 8.0 million · 8.7%Other officesUS$ 2.5 million · 2.7%
OriginTransportCustoms officeArgentina49%China13%Netherlands11%Colombia7.4%Germany4.8%Mexico3.3%Paraguay2.4%Others9.2%Road47%Sea, …53%Couri…0.0%Air0.2%Los Andes40%Araucanía3.6%Talcahuano13%San Antonio33%Valparaíso8.7%Other offi…2.7%

Every column adds up to the same total; the largest are named and the rest pooled into «others». Hover a ribbon to see how much it carries.

Its 9 headings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
11.04Cereal grains otherwise worked (e.g. hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled) except rice of heading no. 1006; germ of cereals whole, rolled, flaked or groundUS$ 78.1 million−1.1%US$ 9.7 million+17%
11.07Malt; whether or not roastedUS$ 4.8 million+7.9%US$ 19.9 million−24%
11.08Starches; inulinUS$ 17 thousandUS$ 16.3 million−11%
11.09Wheat gluten; whether or not driedUS$ 67 thousandUS$ 15.4 million−51%
11.02Cereal flours; other than of wheat or meslinUS$ 4.0 million−0.5%US$ 10.6 million−0.6%
11.05Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoesUS$ 74US$ 11.6 million+31%
11.06Flour, meal and powder; of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading no. 0713, of sago or of roots or tubers of heading no. 0714 or of the products of chapter 8US$ 6.7 million+6.3%US$ 1.9 million−8.3%
11.01Wheat or meslin flourUS$ 92 thousandUS$ 4.2 million+6.4%
11.03Cereal groats; meal and pelletsUS$ 7 thousandUS$ 2.6 million+14%

A change is shown only where the same months of the year before added up to at least US$ 1.0 million.

How it is measured

Where the figures come from
Every export and import declaration the Servicio Nacional de Aduanas processed since January 2025, added up as Aduanas publishes them in its open databases. Nothing is estimated. They are amounts of trade, not PuroChile indicators, and they are never divided by census figures.
FOB and CIF
Exports are valued FOB («free on board»): what the goods are worth loaded on the ship, plane or truck that takes them out of Chile. Imports are valued CIF («cost, insurance and freight»): what they are worth on arrival in Chile, with insurance and freight paid. That is how Aduanas publishes them. So «exports less imports» is not the Central Bank's trade balance, which values imports without insurance or freight.
Which months
The figures at the top add up January–July 2026: the months of this year both databases already carry, against the same months of 2025. Aduanas replaces the running year's database every month, so this year's months can still be corrected. «s/d» on a chart is a month the database does not carry — not a month without trade.
Changes
A change is shown only where the same months of the year before added up to at least US$ 1.0 million.
The codes
Aduanas classifies every good with a code of the Arancel Aduanero, which is the international Harmonized System with two Chilean digits added: 2 digits are the chapter (74, copper), 4 the heading (74.03, refined copper), 6 the subheading (7403.11, cathodes) and 8 Chile's own tariff line. Names are the Arancel's; in English, the Harmonized System 2022's. Chile's Section 0 and its 8-digit lines have no English text and are shown in Spanish.
Port and customs office
The port is where the cargo physically passes: loaded for an export, unloaded for an import. The customs office is the branch of the Service that processes the declaration. They are not always the same place: the Aduana de Antofagasta processes what is loaded at Mejillones.
What is not here
Customs agents: every declaration names the agent who filed it, but Aduanas's open databases leave that field out, and PuroChile does not estimate it.
A month at zero
A month with no bar is one in which nothing was declared under this code; «s/d» is one the database does not carry.

Source: Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How each figure is checked →