Heading 29.16 · Chemicals

Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic, cyclic monocarboxylic, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrate…

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

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 149 thousand of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported. The main destination was Bolivia (51%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (69%). It imported US$ 17.9 million, 13% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (35%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 149 thousand
exported, January–July 2026
US$ 17.9 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +13% 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

Chemicals 100%Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic, cyclic monocarboxylic,the…53%Acids; aromaticmonocarboxylic acids,benzoic acid, its salts…21%Acids; aromaticmonocarboxylicacids, benzoyl…11%Acids;aromaticmonocarboxyli…8.6%Acids; unsaturated acyclicmonocarboxylic acids; oleic,linoleic or l…6.5%Aci…uns…acy…
Chemicals 100%Acids; unsaturatedacyclicmonocarboxylic,…53%Acids; aromaticmonocarboxylicacids, benzoic…21%Acids;aromaticmonocarbox…11%Acids;aromaticmonocarb…8.6%Acids; unsaturatedacyclic…

What is imported, by subheading

Chemicals 100%Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of acrylic ac…59%Acids; unsaturatedacyclicmonocarboxylic,…18%Acids;aromaticmonocarboxyli…5.3%Acids;unsaturatedacyclic…4.9%Acids;aromaticmonocarboxyli…3.8%Acids; aromaticmonocarboxylicacids, benzoyl…Acids;unsaturatedacyclic…Acids;unsaturatedacyclic…Acids;unsaturated…
Chemicals 100%Acids; unsaturatedacyclic monocarboxylicacids; esters of…59%Acids;unsaturatedacyclic…18%Acids;aromaticmonocarb…5.3%Acids;unsatur…acyclic…4.9%Acids;aromaticmonocarb…Acids;aromatic…Acids;…Acid…unsa…acyc…Aci…uns…acy…

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.

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$ 190 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. BoliviaUS$ 77 thousand51%
  2. PeruUS$ 39 thousand26%
  3. BrazilUS$ 13 thousand8.6%
  4. ArgentinaUS$ 10 thousand6.5%
  5. Costa RicaUS$ 9 thousand6.2%
  6. El SalvadorUS$ 1 thousand0.7%
  7. ParaguayUS$ 5130.3%
  8. PanamaUS$ 10<0.1%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 6.3 million35%
  2. BrazilUS$ 3.7 million21%
  3. United StatesUS$ 3.2 million18%
  4. GermanyUS$ 1.3 million7.4%
  5. IndiaUS$ 757 thousand4.2%
  6. SpainUS$ 727 thousand4.1%
  7. NetherlandsUS$ 549 thousand3.1%
  8. ArgentinaUS$ 351 thousand2.0%
  9. South KoreaUS$ 311 thousand1.7%
  10. EstoniaUS$ 259 thousand1.4%
  11. BelgiumUS$ 198 thousand1.1%
  12. ColombiaUS$ 62 thousand0.3%
  13. OthersUS$ 190 thousand1.1%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 103 thousand69%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 33 thousand22%
  3. ValparaísoUS$ 13 thousand8.6%
  4. No region declaredUS$ 1590.1%

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$ 26 thousand17%US$ 13.8 million77%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 1 thousand0.7%US$ 2.2 million12%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 66 thousand44%US$ 1.4 million7.8%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 13 thousand8.8%US$ 477 thousand2.7%
Puerto AngamosMejillones——US$ 76 thousand0.4%
Other Chilean ports——US$ 58 thousand0.3%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 23 thousand15%——
ChungaráPutreUS$ 21 thousand14%——
Pino Hachado (Liucura)Lonquimay——US$ 1 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. RoadUS$ 110 thousand73%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 27 thousand18%
  3. AirUS$ 13 thousand8.8%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 16.0 million89%
  2. RoadUS$ 1.5 million8.1%
  3. AirUS$ 431 thousand2.4%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 46 thousand0.3%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 26 thousand17%US$ 13.7 million77%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 1 thousand0.7%US$ 2.2 million12%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 66 thousand44%US$ 1.5 million8.1%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 36 thousand24%US$ 477 thousand2.7%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 82 thousand0.5%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 21 thousand14%——
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 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$ 103 thousand · 69%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 33 thousand · 22%ValparaísoUS$ 13 thousand · 8.6%No region declaredUS$ 159 · 0.1%San AntonioUS$ 26 thousand · 17%AricaUS$ 21 thousand · 14%ValparaísoUS$ 1 thousand · 0.7%Los AndesUS$ 66 thousand · 44%MetropolitanaUS$ 36 thousand · 24%Costa RicaUS$ 9 thousand · 6.2%El SalvadorUS$ 1 thousand · 0.7%PeruUS$ 39 thousand · 26%BoliviaUS$ 77 thousand · 51%ArgentinaUS$ 10 thousand · 6.5%ParaguayUS$ 513 · 0.3%BrazilUS$ 13 thousand · 8.6%OthersUS$ 10 · 0.0%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…69%Nationalis…22%Valparaíso8.6%No region …0.1%San A…17%Arica14%Valpa…0.7%Los A…44%Metro…24%Costa Rica6.2%El Salvador0.7%Peru26%Bolivia51%Argentina6.5%Paraguay0.3%Brazil8.6%Others0.0%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 6.3 million · 35%BrazilUS$ 3.7 million · 21%United StatesUS$ 3.2 million · 18%GermanyUS$ 1.3 million · 7.4%IndiaUS$ 757 thousand · 4.2%SpainUS$ 727 thousand · 4.1%NetherlandsUS$ 549 thousand · 3.1%OthersUS$ 1.4 million · 7.6%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 16.0 million · 89%RoadUS$ 1.5 million · 8.1%Courier (air)US$ 46 thousand · 0.3%AirUS$ 431 thousand · 2.4%San AntonioUS$ 13.7 million · 77%ValparaísoUS$ 2.2 million · 12%AntofagastaUS$ 82 thousand · 0.5%Los AndesUS$ 1.5 million · 8.1%MetropolitanaUS$ 477 thousand · 2.7%Other officesUS$ 1 thousand · 0.0%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina35%Brazil21%United Sta…18%Germany7.4%India4.2%Spain4.1%Netherlands3.1%Others7.6%Sea, …89%Road8.1%Couri…0.3%Air2.4%San Antonio77%Valparaíso12%Antofagasta0.5%Los Andes8.1%Metropolit…2.7%Other offi…0.0%

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
2916.12Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of acrylic acid—US$ 10.6 million+29%
2916.19Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic, cyclic monocarboxylic, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, n.e.c. in item no. 2916.1US$ 79 thousandUS$ 3.3 million+14%
2916.31Acids; aromatic monocarboxylic acids, benzoic acid, its salts and estersUS$ 31 thousandUS$ 942 thousand−10%
2916.14Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of methacrylic acidUS$ 1 thousandUS$ 876 thousand
2916.39Acids; aromatic monocarboxylic acids, and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, other than benzoic acid, its salts and esters, benzoyl peroxide and benzoyl chloride, phenylacetic acid and its saltsUS$ 13 thousandUS$ 674 thousand−39%
2916.32Acids; aromatic monocarboxylic acids, benzoyl peroxide and benzoyl chlorideUS$ 16 thousandUS$ 487 thousand
2916.11Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; acrylic acid and its salts—US$ 382 thousand
2916.15Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; oleic, linoleic or linolenic acids, their salts and estersUS$ 10 thousandUS$ 313 thousand
2916.13Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; methacrylic acid and its salts—US$ 238 thousand
2916.20Acids; cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives—US$ 168 thousand
2916.34Acids; aromatic monocarboxylic acids, phenylacetic acid and its salts—US$ 817

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

10 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 →