Heading 29.15 · Chemicals

Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated…

Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 1.3 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 21% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Argentina (46%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (52%). It imported US$ 24.1 million, 1.3% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (41%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 1.3 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +21% vs January–July 2025
US$ 24.1 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −1.3% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
0246US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0246US$ 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%Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids;ethyl acetate42%Acids; saturated acyclicmonocarboxylic acids;formic acid21%Acids; saturatedacyclicmonocarboxylic…17%Acids;saturatedacyclic…5.6%Acids;saturatedacyclic…5.4%Acids;saturatedacyclic…5.0%Acids;saturatedacyclic…Acids;saturated…Acids;saturated…
Chemicals 100%Acids; saturatedacyclic monocarboxylicacids; ethyl acetate42%Acids; saturated acyclicmonocarboxylic acids;formic acid21%Acids;saturatedacyclic…17%Acids;saturat…acyclic…5.6%Acids;satura…acycli…5.4%Acids;saturatedacyclic…5.0%Acids;saturat…Aci…sat…acy…

What is imported, by subheading

Chemicals 100%Acids; saturatedacyclic monocarboxylicacids; vinyl acetate20%Acids; saturated acyclicmonocarboxylic acids; ethylacetate13%Acids; saturated acyclicmonocarboxylic acids; palmiticacid, stearic…11%Acids; saturatedacyclic monocarboxylicacids; acetic acid an…10%Acids; saturatedacyclic monocarboxylicacids; esters of…9.5%Acids;saturatedacyclic…8.3%Acids; saturatedacyclicmonocarboxylic…5.5%Acids;saturatedacyclic…5.5%Acids;saturatedacyclic…5.3%Acids;saturatedacyclic…5.0%Acids; saturatedacyclicmonocarboxylic…4.2%Acids;saturatedacyclic…Acids;satura…acycli…
Chemicals 100%Acids;saturatedacyclic…20%Acids; saturatedacyclicmonocarboxylic…13%Acids; saturatedacyclicmonocarboxylic…11%Acids;saturatedacyclic…10%Acids;saturatedacyclic…9.5%Acids;saturatedacyclic…8.3%Acids;saturatedacyclic…5.5%Acids;saturatedacyclic…5.5%Acids;saturatedacyclic…Acids;saturated…Acids;satura…acycli…4.2%Acid…satu…acyc…Acid…satu…

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$ 1 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$ 805 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. ArgentinaUS$ 610 thousand46%
  2. PeruUS$ 430 thousand33%
  3. BoliviaUS$ 218 thousand17%
  4. BrazilUS$ 26 thousand2.0%
  5. UruguayUS$ 19 thousand1.4%
  6. ColombiaUS$ 16 thousand1.2%
  7. ParaguayUS$ 1 thousand0.1%
  8. SpainUS$ 16<0.1%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 10.0 million41%
  2. United StatesUS$ 5.4 million23%
  3. GermanyUS$ 1.4 million5.7%
  4. BrazilUS$ 1.1 million4.6%
  5. IndonesiaUS$ 1.0 million4.2%
  6. MexicoUS$ 1.0 million4.2%
  7. NetherlandsUS$ 906 thousand3.8%
  8. ArgentinaUS$ 829 thousand3.4%
  9. IndiaUS$ 765 thousand3.2%
  10. CanadaUS$ 343 thousand1.4%
  11. ColombiaUS$ 331 thousand1.4%
  12. South KoreaUS$ 230 thousand1.0%
  13. OthersUS$ 805 thousand3.3%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 691 thousand52%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 568 thousand43%
  3. ValparaísoUS$ 61 thousand4.6%
  4. No region declaredUS$ 31<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$ 153 thousand12%US$ 18.4 million76%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 2.9 million12%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 672 thousand51%US$ 1.9 million7.8%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 31<0.1%US$ 536 thousand2.2%
CoronelCoronel——US$ 337 thousand1.4%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 293 thousand22%——
ChungaráPutreUS$ 202 thousand15%——
LirquénPenco——US$ 68 thousand0.3%
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 41 thousand0.2%
Other Chilean ports——US$ 833<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. RoadUS$ 1.2 million88%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 153 thousand12%
  3. AirUS$ 31<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 21.7 million90%
  2. RoadUS$ 1.9 million7.8%
  3. AirUS$ 475 thousand2.0%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 61 thousand0.3%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 153 thousand12%US$ 18.4 million76%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 2.9 million12%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 672 thousand51%US$ 1.9 million7.8%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 67 thousand5.1%US$ 536 thousand2.2%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 446 thousand1.9%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 428 thousand32%——

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$ 691 thousand · 52%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 568 thousand · 43%ValparaísoUS$ 61 thousand · 4.6%No region declaredUS$ 31 · 0.0%AricaUS$ 428 thousand · 32%San AntonioUS$ 153 thousand · 12%Los AndesUS$ 672 thousand · 51%MetropolitanaUS$ 67 thousand · 5.1%PeruUS$ 430 thousand · 33%BoliviaUS$ 218 thousand · 17%ColombiaUS$ 16 thousand · 1.2%BrazilUS$ 26 thousand · 2.0%UruguayUS$ 19 thousand · 1.4%ParaguayUS$ 1 thousand · 0.1%ArgentinaUS$ 610 thousand · 46%OthersUS$ 16 · 0.0%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…52%Nationalis…43%Valparaíso4.6%No region …0.0%Arica32%San A…12%Los A…51%Metro…5.1%Peru33%Bolivia17%Colombia1.2%Brazil2.0%Uruguay1.4%Paraguay0.1%Argentina46%Others0.0%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 10.0 million · 41%United StatesUS$ 5.4 million · 23%GermanyUS$ 1.4 million · 5.7%BrazilUS$ 1.1 million · 4.6%IndonesiaUS$ 1.0 million · 4.2%MexicoUS$ 1.0 million · 4.2%NetherlandsUS$ 906 thousand · 3.8%OthersUS$ 3.3 million · 14%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 21.7 million · 90%Courier (air)US$ 61 thousand · 0.3%AirUS$ 475 thousand · 2.0%RoadUS$ 1.9 million · 7.8%San AntonioUS$ 18.4 million · 76%ValparaísoUS$ 2.9 million · 12%TalcahuanoUS$ 446 thousand · 1.9%MetropolitanaUS$ 536 thousand · 2.2%Los AndesUS$ 1.9 million · 7.8%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina41%United Sta…23%Germany5.7%Brazil4.6%Indonesia4.2%Mexico4.2%Netherlands3.8%Others14%Sea, …90%Couri…0.3%Air2.0%Road7.8%San Antonio76%Valparaíso12%Talcahuano1.9%Metropolit…2.2%Los Andes7.8%

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 15 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
2915.32Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetateUS$ 222 thousandUS$ 4.9 million−2.8%
2915.31Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; ethyl acetateUS$ 555 thousandUS$ 3.1 million+1.2%
2915.70Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and estersUS$ 13 thousandUS$ 2.6 million+4.1%
2915.29Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; acetic acid and its salts n.e.c. in item no. 2915.2—US$ 2.4 million−7.3%
2915.39Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of acetic acid n.e.c. in item no. 2915.3US$ 71 thousandUS$ 2.3 million−8.3%
2915.90Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, n.e.c. in heading no. 2915US$ 67 thousandUS$ 2.0 million−13%
2915.11Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; formic acidUS$ 283 thousandUS$ 1.3 million−12%
2915.21Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; acetic acid—US$ 1.3 million+27%
2915.60Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; butanoic acids, pentanoic acids, their salts and esters—US$ 1.3 million+21%
2915.40Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; mono-, di- or trichloroacetic acids, their salts and esters—US$ 1.2 million
2915.50Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; propionic acid, its salts and estersUS$ 73 thousandUS$ 1.0 million−14%
2915.33Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; n-butyl acetateUS$ 19 thousandUS$ 407 thousand
2915.12Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; salts of formic acidsUS$ 16 thousandUS$ 253 thousand
2915.13Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of formic acid—US$ 10 thousand
2915.24Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; acetic anhydride—US$ 2 thousand

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

14 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 →