Heading 19.04 · Food, beverages and tobacco

Prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting cereals or cereal products (e.g. corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form o…

Prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting cereals or cereal products (e.g. corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (not flour and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, n.e.c.

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 12.5 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 19% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Peru (39%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (57%). It imported US$ 13.7 million, 39% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from Colombia (55%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 12.5 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −19% vs January–July 2025
US$ 13.7 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +39% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
01234US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
01234US$ 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 subheading

Food, beverages and tobacco 100%Food preparations; obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or…66%Food preparations; cereal or cerealproducts (excluding maize), in gr…32%
Food, beverages and tobacco 100%Food preparations;obtained by the swellingor roasting of cereals…66%Foodpreparations;cereal or…32%

What is imported, by subheading

Food, beverages and tobacco 100%Food preparations; obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or…87%Foodpreparations;cereal or…8.0%Foodpreparation…obtained…3.9%
Food, beverages and tobacco 100%Food preparations; obtained bythe swelling or roasting ofcereals or…87%Foodprepa…cerea…8.0%Foodprepa…obtai…3.9%Prepar…

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$ 577 thousand 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$ 638 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PeruUS$ 4.9 million39%
  2. EcuadorUS$ 2.6 million21%
  3. ColombiaUS$ 837 thousand6.7%
  4. IsraelUS$ 759 thousand6.1%
  5. ChinaUS$ 662 thousand5.3%
  6. ArgentinaUS$ 553 thousand4.4%
  7. ParaguayUS$ 512 thousand4.1%
  8. MalaysiaUS$ 362 thousand2.9%
  9. JamaicaUS$ 254 thousand2.0%
  10. PhilippinesUS$ 222 thousand1.8%
  11. BoliviaUS$ 146 thousand1.2%
  12. MexicoUS$ 133 thousand1.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 577 thousand4.6%

Where imports come from

  1. ColombiaUS$ 7.5 million55%
  2. GermanyUS$ 1.5 million11%
  3. ChinaUS$ 1.1 million8.1%
  4. PeruUS$ 730 thousand5.3%
  5. ArgentinaUS$ 588 thousand4.3%
  6. United StatesUS$ 438 thousand3.2%
  7. BrazilUS$ 318 thousand2.3%
  8. ParaguayUS$ 311 thousand2.3%
  9. SpainUS$ 140 thousand1.0%
  10. AustraliaUS$ 127 thousand0.9%
  11. South KoreaUS$ 122 thousand0.9%
  12. ItalyUS$ 116 thousand0.8%
  13. OthersUS$ 638 thousand4.7%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 7.1 million57%
  2. AraucaníaUS$ 4.8 million39%
  3. ValparaísoUS$ 396 thousand3.2%
  4. O'HigginsUS$ 106 thousand0.8%
  5. ÑubleUS$ 28 thousand0.2%
  6. BiobíoUS$ 26 thousand0.2%
  7. MauleUS$ 24 thousand0.2%
  8. No region declaredUS$ 6 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)%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 4.3 million34%US$ 11.0 million81%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 2.0 million16%US$ 1.5 million11%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 3.1 million25%US$ 12 thousand0.1%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 1.1 million8.7%US$ 898 thousand6.6%
CoronelCoronelUS$ 1.2 million9.5%——
LirquénPencoUS$ 518 thousand4.1%——
Pino Hachado (Liucura)LonquimayUS$ 144 thousand1.2%US$ 30 thousand0.2%
ChungaráPutreUS$ 139 thousand1.1%US$ 22 thousand0.2%
ChacallutaArica——US$ 102 thousand0.7%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuel——US$ 44 thousand0.3%
Other portsUS$ 18 thousand0.1%US$ 4 thousand<0.1%

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$ 11.1 million89%
  2. RoadUS$ 1.4 million11%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 10 thousand0.1%
  4. AirUS$ 4 thousand<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 12.6 million92%
  2. RoadUS$ 1.1 million7.7%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 37 thousand0.3%
  4. AirUS$ 8 thousand0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 4.3 million35%US$ 11.0 million81%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 4.8 million39%US$ 12 thousand0.1%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 1.9 million16%US$ 1.5 million11%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 1.1 million8.7%US$ 898 thousand6.6%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 140 thousand1.1%US$ 124 thousand0.9%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 161 thousand1.3%US$ 45 thousand0.3%
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 30 thousand0.2%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 3 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 officeDestinationMetropolitanaUS$ 7.1 million · 57%AraucaníaUS$ 4.8 million · 39%ValparaísoUS$ 396 thousand · 3.2%O'HigginsUS$ 106 thousand · 0.8%ÑubleUS$ 28 thousand · 0.2%BiobíoUS$ 26 thousand · 0.2%Other regionsUS$ 30 thousand · 0.2%ValparaísoUS$ 1.9 million · 16%Los AndesUS$ 1.1 million · 8.7%San AntonioUS$ 4.3 million · 35%MetropolitanaUS$ 161 thousand · 1.3%TalcahuanoUS$ 4.8 million · 39%Other officesUS$ 140 thousand · 1.1%IsraelUS$ 759 thousand · 6.1%ArgentinaUS$ 553 thousand · 4.4%ColombiaUS$ 837 thousand · 6.7%ParaguayUS$ 512 thousand · 4.1%EcuadorUS$ 2.6 million · 21%PeruUS$ 4.9 million · 39%ChinaUS$ 662 thousand · 5.3%OthersUS$ 1.7 million · 14%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…57%Araucanía39%Valparaíso3.2%O'Higgins0.8%Ñuble0.2%Biobío0.2%Other regi…0.2%Valpa…16%Los A…8.7%San A…35%Metro…1.3%Talca…39%Other…1.1%Israel6.1%Argentina4.4%Colombia6.7%Paraguay4.1%Ecuador21%Peru39%China5.3%Others14%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeColombiaUS$ 7.5 million · 55%GermanyUS$ 1.5 million · 11%ChinaUS$ 1.1 million · 8.1%PeruUS$ 730 thousand · 5.3%ArgentinaUS$ 588 thousand · 4.3%United StatesUS$ 438 thousand · 3.2%BrazilUS$ 318 thousand · 2.3%OthersUS$ 1.5 million · 11%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 12.6 million · 92%RoadUS$ 1.1 million · 7.7%Courier (air)US$ 37 thousand · 0.3%AirUS$ 8 thousand · 0.1%San AntonioUS$ 11.0 million · 81%ValparaísoUS$ 1.5 million · 11%Los AndesUS$ 898 thousand · 6.6%AricaUS$ 124 thousand · 0.9%MetropolitanaUS$ 45 thousand · 0.3%Other officesUS$ 45 thousand · 0.3%
OriginTransportCustoms officeColombia55%Germany11%China8.1%Peru5.3%Argentina4.3%United Sta…3.2%Brazil2.3%Others11%Sea, …92%Road7.7%Couri…0.3%Air0.1%San Antonio81%Valparaíso11%Los Andes6.6%Arica0.9%Metropolit…0.3%Other offi…0.3%

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 4 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
1904.10Food preparations; obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal productsUS$ 8.3 million−18%US$ 12.0 million+57%
1904.90Food preparations; cereal or cereal products (excluding maize), in grain form, pre-cooked or otherwise preparedUS$ 4.0 million−21%US$ 1.1 million−38%
1904.20Food preparations; obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cerealsUS$ 197 thousandUS$ 534 thousand
1904.30Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (e.g. corn flakes); cereals, not maize (corn), in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains, from bulgur wheat—US$ 102 thousand

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

2 of these subheadings have no page of their own (they moved less than US$ 10.0 million); their figures are the ones in this table.

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.
What has a page
A subheading has a page of its own if it moved at least US$ 10.0 million in exports and imports over every month the databases cover; the rest are, with their figures, in this page's table.

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