Heading 28.27 · Chemicals

Chlorides; chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 43.5 million of this product, 0.1% of everything it exported and 8.3% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was the United States (46%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (98%). It imported US$ 23.1 million, 8.9% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (80%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 43.5 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +8.3% vs January–July 2025
US$ 23.1 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −8.9% vs January–July 2025
0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
051015US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
051015US$ 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

Chemicals 100%Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; of copper49%Iodides and iodide oxides49%Chl…oth…tha…Chl…ofcal…
Chemicals 100%Chloride oxides and chloridehydroxides; of copper49%Iodides and iodide oxides49%

What is imported, by subheading

Chemicals 100%Chlorides; of calcium66%Chlorides; other than ofammonium, calcium,magnesium, aluminium…13%Chlorides; of aluminium7.3%Chloride oxidesand chloridehydroxides;…6.8%Iodides andiodide oxides3.8%Chloride…ofmagnesiumChl…ofamm…Chl…oxi…Bro…
Chemicals 100%Chlorides; of calcium66%Chlorides;other than ofammonium,…13%Chlorides; ofaluminium7.3%Chloride oxidesand chloridehydroxides;…Iodidesandiodide…Chlor…of…

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$ 82 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$ 236 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. United StatesUS$ 20.1 million46%
  2. ChinaUS$ 15.2 million35%
  3. BrazilUS$ 2.4 million5.4%
  4. ColombiaUS$ 2.0 million4.6%
  5. FranceUS$ 1.0 million2.3%
  6. ArgentinaUS$ 624 thousand1.4%
  7. MexicoUS$ 553 thousand1.3%
  8. South KoreaUS$ 489 thousand1.1%
  9. GuatemalaUS$ 426 thousand1.0%
  10. TürkiyeUS$ 288 thousand0.7%
  11. IsraelUS$ 211 thousand0.5%
  12. PeruUS$ 95 thousand0.2%
  13. OthersUS$ 82 thousand0.2%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 18.5 million80%
  2. ArgentinaUS$ 821 thousand3.6%
  3. ColombiaUS$ 800 thousand3.5%
  4. FranceUS$ 687 thousand3.0%
  5. GermanyUS$ 521 thousand2.3%
  6. IndiaUS$ 345 thousand1.5%
  7. MexicoUS$ 265 thousand1.1%
  8. SpainUS$ 258 thousand1.1%
  9. United StatesUS$ 221 thousand1.0%
  10. CzechiaUS$ 186 thousand0.8%
  11. BrazilUS$ 137 thousand0.6%
  12. PeruUS$ 135 thousand0.6%
  13. OthersUS$ 236 thousand1.0%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 42.8 million98%
  2. TarapacáUS$ 414 thousand1.0%
  3. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 291 thousand0.7%
  4. No region declaredUS$ 886<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$ 24.6 million57%US$ 5.4 million24%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 15.7 million36%US$ 684 thousand3.0%
Puerto AngamosMejillones——US$ 7.3 million32%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 7.0 million30%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 2.9 million6.8%US$ 811 thousand3.5%
LirquénPenco——US$ 1.1 million5.0%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 136 thousand0.3%US$ 355 thousand1.5%
CoronelCoronel——US$ 277 thousand1.2%
Paso JamaSan Pedro de AtacamaUS$ 94 thousand0.2%——
ChungaráPutreUS$ 1 thousand<0.1%——
Other ports——US$ 86 thousand0.4%

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$ 40.3 million93%
  2. RoadUS$ 3.0 million7.0%
  3. AirUS$ 136 thousand0.3%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 3<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 21.8 million95%
  2. RoadUS$ 897 thousand3.9%
  3. AirUS$ 316 thousand1.4%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 39 thousand0.2%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 24.6 million57%US$ 5.4 million24%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 15.7 million36%US$ 684 thousand3.0%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 94 thousand0.2%US$ 14.3 million62%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 2.9 million6.8%US$ 897 thousand3.9%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 1.4 million6.2%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 136 thousand0.3%US$ 355 thousand1.5%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 1 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$ 42.8 million · 98%TarapacáUS$ 414 thousand · 1.0%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 291 thousand · 0.7%No region declaredUS$ 886 · 0.0%ValparaísoUS$ 15.7 million · 36%MetropolitanaUS$ 136 thousand · 0.3%San AntonioUS$ 24.6 million · 57%Los AndesUS$ 2.9 million · 6.8%AntofagastaUS$ 94 thousand · 0.2%Other officesUS$ 1 thousand · 0.0%ChinaUS$ 15.2 million · 35%MexicoUS$ 553 thousand · 1.3%FranceUS$ 1.0 million · 2.3%United StatesUS$ 20.1 million · 46%ColombiaUS$ 2.0 million · 4.6%BrazilUS$ 2.4 million · 5.4%ArgentinaUS$ 624 thousand · 1.4%OthersUS$ 1.6 million · 3.7%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…98%Tarapacá1.0%Nationalis…0.7%No region …0.0%Valpa…36%Metro…0.3%San A…57%Los A…6.8%Antof…0.2%Other…0.0%China35%Mexico1.3%France2.3%United Sta…46%Colombia4.6%Brazil5.4%Argentina1.4%Others3.7%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 18.5 million · 80%ArgentinaUS$ 821 thousand · 3.6%ColombiaUS$ 800 thousand · 3.5%FranceUS$ 687 thousand · 3.0%GermanyUS$ 521 thousand · 2.3%IndiaUS$ 345 thousand · 1.5%MexicoUS$ 265 thousand · 1.1%OthersUS$ 1.2 million · 5.1%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 21.8 million · 95%RoadUS$ 897 thousand · 3.9%AirUS$ 316 thousand · 1.4%Courier (air)US$ 39 thousand · 0.2%AntofagastaUS$ 14.3 million · 62%San AntonioUS$ 5.4 million · 24%TalcahuanoUS$ 1.4 million · 6.2%ValparaísoUS$ 684 thousand · 3.0%Los AndesUS$ 897 thousand · 3.9%Other officesUS$ 355 thousand · 1.5%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina80%Argentina3.6%Colombia3.5%France3.0%Germany2.3%India1.5%Mexico1.1%Others5.1%Sea, …95%Road3.9%Air1.4%Couri…0.2%Antofagasta62%San Antonio24%Talcahuano6.2%Valparaíso3.0%Los Andes3.9%Other offi…1.5%

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 11 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
2827.60Iodides and iodide oxidesUS$ 21.1 million−30%US$ 888 thousand
2827.41Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; of copperUS$ 21.2 million+189%US$ 93 thousand
2827.20Chlorides; of calciumUS$ 285 thousand−82%US$ 15.3 million−6.8%
2827.39Chlorides; other than of ammonium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium and nickelUS$ 887 thousandUS$ 3.1 million−29%
2827.32Chlorides; of aluminium—US$ 1.7 million
2827.49Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; other than of copper—US$ 1.6 million−44%
2827.31Chlorides; of magnesium—US$ 270 thousand
2827.10Chlorides; of ammonium—US$ 134 thousand
2827.51Bromides; of sodium or of potassiumUS$ 15 thousandUS$ 37 thousand
2827.59Bromides and bromide oxides; other than item no. 2827.51US$ 750US$ 3 thousand
2827.35Chlorides; of nickel—US$ 3 thousand

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

7 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 →