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Heading 29.17 · Chemicals

Acids; polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxy-acids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 13.3 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 6.6% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Brazil (78%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (100%). It imported US$ 4.6 million, 2.4% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (74%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 13.3 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +6.6% vs January–July 2025
US$ 4.6 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −2.4% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
0123US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0123US$ 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; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; dioctyl orthophthalates62%Acids; aromaticpolycarboxylic acids; otheresters of orthophthalic a…23%Acids; aromaticpolycarboxylicacids; dinonyl o…8.0%Acids;aromaticpolycarb…3.5%Acids;aromaticpolycarbo…2.6%Acids;acyclic…
Chemicals 100%Acids; aromaticpolycarboxylic acids;dioctyl orthophthalates62%Acids; aromaticpolycarboxylicacids; other…23%Acids; aromaticpolycarboxylicacids; dinonyl or…Acids;aromaticpolycar…Acids;aroma…polyc…

What is imported, by subheading

Chemicals 100%Acids; aromaticpolycarboxylic acids;phthalic anhydride22%Acids; aromaticpolycarboxylic acids;n.e.c. in item no.…18%Acids; acyclicpolycarboxylicacids; n.e.c. in…18%Acids; aromatic polycarboxylicacids; dioctyl orthophthalates15%Acids; aromatic polycarboxylicacids; other esters oforthophthalic a…12%Acids; acyclicpolycarboxylicacids; adipic acid…5.3%Acids; acyclicpolycarboxylic acids;maleic anhydride4.2%Acids;acyclicpolycarboxy…3.6%Acids;acyclicpolyca…Acids;aroma…polyc…
Chemicals 100%Acids; aromaticpolycarboxylicacids; phthalic…22%Acids; aromaticpolycarboxylicacids; n.e.c. i…18%Acids; acyclicpolycarboxylic acids;n.e.c. in item no. 2917.118%Acids;aromaticpolycarboxy…15%Acids;aromaticpolycarbox…12%Acids;acyclicpolycarb…5.3%Acids;acyclicpolyca…4.2%Acids;acyclicpolycarbo…Acids…Aci…

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$ 9 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. BrazilUS$ 10.3 million78%
  2. ArgentinaUS$ 1.0 million7.7%
  3. ColombiaUS$ 848 thousand6.4%
  4. PeruUS$ 334 thousand2.5%
  5. EcuadorUS$ 254 thousand1.9%
  6. MexicoUS$ 200 thousand1.5%
  7. ParaguayUS$ 127 thousand1.0%
  8. SingaporeUS$ 101 thousand0.8%
  9. VenezuelaUS$ 77 thousand0.6%
  10. SpainUS$ 23 thousand0.2%
  11. UruguayUS$ 211<0.1%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 3.4 million74%
  2. South KoreaUS$ 319 thousand6.9%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 188 thousand4.1%
  4. SpainUS$ 135 thousand2.9%
  5. MexicoUS$ 126 thousand2.7%
  6. GermanyUS$ 119 thousand2.6%
  7. ColombiaUS$ 93 thousand2.0%
  8. United StatesUS$ 85 thousand1.9%
  9. IndiaUS$ 74 thousand1.6%
  10. NetherlandsUS$ 35 thousand0.8%
  11. BrazilUS$ 22 thousand0.5%
  12. JapanUS$ 18 thousand0.4%
  13. OthersUS$ 9 thousand0.2%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 13.3 million100%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 10 thousand0.1%

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$ 12.0 million90%US$ 3.7 million80%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 1.2 million8.7%US$ 39 thousand0.8%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 584 thousand13%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 123 thousand0.9%US$ 283 thousand6.1%
Other Chilean ports——US$ 22 thousand0.5%
CoronelCoronel——US$ 7 thousand0.1%

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$ 12.0 million90%
  2. RoadUS$ 1.2 million8.7%
  3. AirUS$ 123 thousand0.9%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 4.3 million93%
  2. AirUS$ 259 thousand5.6%
  3. RoadUS$ 61 thousand1.3%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 25 thousand0.5%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 12.0 million90%US$ 3.7 million80%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 1.2 million8.7%US$ 61 thousand1.3%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 584 thousand13%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 123 thousand0.9%US$ 283 thousand6.1%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 7 thousand0.1%

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$ 13.3 million · 100%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 10 thousand · 0.1%San AntonioUS$ 12.0 million · 90%MetropolitanaUS$ 123 thousand · 0.9%Los AndesUS$ 1.2 million · 8.7%ColombiaUS$ 848 thousand · 6.4%PeruUS$ 334 thousand · 2.5%EcuadorUS$ 254 thousand · 1.9%MexicoUS$ 200 thousand · 1.5%BrazilUS$ 10.3 million · 78%ArgentinaUS$ 1.0 million · 7.7%ParaguayUS$ 127 thousand · 1.0%OthersUS$ 200 thousand · 1.5%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…100%Nationalis…0.1%San A…90%Metro…0.9%Los A…8.7%Colombia6.4%Peru2.5%Ecuador1.9%Mexico1.5%Brazil78%Argentina7.7%Paraguay1.0%Others1.5%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 3.4 million · 74%South KoreaUS$ 319 thousand · 6.9%ArgentinaUS$ 188 thousand · 4.1%SpainUS$ 135 thousand · 2.9%MexicoUS$ 126 thousand · 2.7%GermanyUS$ 119 thousand · 2.6%ColombiaUS$ 93 thousand · 2.0%OthersUS$ 244 thousand · 5.3%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 4.3 million · 93%AirUS$ 259 thousand · 5.6%RoadUS$ 61 thousand · 1.3%Courier (air)US$ 25 thousand · 0.5%San AntonioUS$ 3.7 million · 80%ValparaísoUS$ 584 thousand · 13%TalcahuanoUS$ 7 thousand · 0.1%MetropolitanaUS$ 283 thousand · 6.1%Los AndesUS$ 61 thousand · 1.3%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina74%South Korea6.9%Argentina4.1%Spain2.9%Mexico2.7%Germany2.6%Colombia2.0%Others5.3%Sea, …93%Air5.6%Road1.3%Couri…0.5%San Antonio80%Valparaíso13%Talcahuano0.1%Metropolit…6.1%Los Andes1.3%

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 13 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
2917.32Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; dioctyl orthophthalatesUS$ 8.2 million+11%US$ 671 thousand
2917.34Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; other esters of orthophthalic acidsUS$ 3.1 million−12%US$ 552 thousand
2917.35Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; phthalic anhydrideUS$ 467 thousandUS$ 1.0 million−26%
2917.39Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; n.e.c. in item no. 2917.3US$ 345 thousandUS$ 844 thousand
2917.33Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; dinonyl or didecyl orthophthalatesUS$ 1.1 millionUS$ 39 thousand
2917.19Acids; acyclic polycarboxylic acids; n.e.c. in item no. 2917.1US$ 31 thousandUS$ 832 thousand
2917.12Acids; acyclic polycarboxylic acids; adipic acid, its salts and estersUS$ 103 thousandUS$ 245 thousand
2917.14Acids; acyclic polycarboxylic acids; maleic anhydride—US$ 195 thousand
2917.11Acids; acyclic polycarboxylic acids; oxalic acid, its salts and esters—US$ 164 thousand
2917.13Acids; acyclic polycarboxylic acids; azelaic acid, sebacic acid, their salts and estersUS$ 2 thousandUS$ 49 thousand
2917.36Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; terephthalic acid and its salts—US$ 329
2917.20Acids; cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and derivatives——
2917.37Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; dimethyl terephthalate——

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

11 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 →