Heading 30.04 · Chemicals

Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic use, put up in measured dose…

Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic use, put up in measured doses (incl. those in the form of transdermal admin. systems) or packed for retail sale

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 110 million of this product, 0.1% of everything it exported and 25% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Ecuador (30%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (88%). It imported US$ 1,056 million, 11% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from India (11%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 110 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +25% vs January–July 2025
US$ 1,056 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +11% vs January–July 2025
0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 2.0% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
050100150200US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
050100150200US$ 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%Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in headin…79%Medicaments; containingantibiotics (other thanpenicillins, streptom…7.5%Medicaments;containingcorticoster…3.6%Medicaments;containinghormones…2.5%Medicaments;containingpenicillins,…Medicaments;containingalkaloids or…Medic…conta…alkal…1.2%Medicam…contain…vitamin…
Chemicals 100%Medicaments; consisting ofmixed or unmixed productsn.e.c. in headin…79%Medicame…containi…antibiot…7.5%Medicame…containi…corticos…Medicamen…containin…Medicamen…containin…Medicamen…Med…con…alk…Medi…cont…

What is imported, by subheading

Chemicals 100%Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in headin…70%Medicaments; containing hormones(but not insulin), adrenal cortexho…16%Medicaments;containingantibiotics…4.4%Medicame…containi…corticos…3.4%Medicaments;containing insulin,for therapeutic or…Medic…conta…vitam…1.1%Medic…conta…alkal…1.0%Medi…cont…peni…
Chemicals 100%Medicaments; consisting ofmixed or unmixed productsn.e.c. in headin…70%Medicaments;containinghormones…16%Medica…contai…antibi…4.4%Medic…conta…corti…3.4%Medica…contai…insuli…2.9%Med…con…vit…Medicam…

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$ 11.3 million 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$ 257 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. EcuadorUS$ 33.5 million30%
  2. ParaguayUS$ 12.2 million11%
  3. PeruUS$ 11.3 million10%
  4. BoliviaUS$ 9.3 million8.4%
  5. SpainUS$ 6.7 million6.1%
  6. ColombiaUS$ 6.2 million5.6%
  7. Costa RicaUS$ 4.8 million4.3%
  8. PanamaUS$ 4.8 million4.3%
  9. MexicoUS$ 3.0 million2.7%
  10. UruguayUS$ 2.4 million2.2%
  11. United StatesUS$ 2.3 million2.1%
  12. VenezuelaUS$ 2.2 million2.0%
  13. OthersUS$ 11.3 million10%

Where imports come from

  1. IndiaUS$ 116 million11%
  2. GermanyUS$ 115 million11%
  3. United StatesUS$ 114 million11%
  4. DenmarkUS$ 91.0 million8.6%
  5. MexicoUS$ 64.7 million6.1%
  6. IrelandUS$ 63.3 million6.0%
  7. ItalyUS$ 60.1 million5.7%
  8. SwitzerlandUS$ 38.6 million3.7%
  9. FranceUS$ 37.5 million3.5%
  10. SpainUS$ 35.4 million3.4%
  11. ArgentinaUS$ 34.2 million3.2%
  12. BrazilUS$ 29.0 million2.7%
  13. OthersUS$ 257 million24%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 96.4 million88%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 10.2 million9.2%
  3. MauleUS$ 2.7 million2.4%
  4. ValparaísoUS$ 512 thousand0.5%
  5. BiobíoUS$ 128 thousand0.1%
  6. No region declaredUS$ 111 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)%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 34.1 million31%US$ 659 million62%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 48.9 million45%US$ 251 million24%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 4.6 million4.2%US$ 127 million12%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 18.0 million16%US$ 17.4 million1.7%
ChungaráPutreUS$ 1.8 million1.7%——
ColchaneColchaneUS$ 1.2 million1.1%——
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 1.0 million0.9%US$ 6 thousand<0.1%
Pino Hachado (Liucura)Lonquimay——US$ 810 thousand0.1%
Other Chilean ports——US$ 245 thousand<0.1%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 128 thousand0.1%——
No port declared——US$ 7 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$ 53.7 million49%
  2. AirUS$ 32.2 million29%
  3. RoadUS$ 22.1 million20%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 1.9 million1.7%

Imports, by transport

  1. AirUS$ 653 million62%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 378 million36%
  3. RoadUS$ 18.5 million1.8%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 5.9 million0.6%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 36.8 million34%US$ 659 million62%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 48.9 million45%US$ 251 million24%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 4.6 million4.2%US$ 127 million12%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 18.0 million16%US$ 17.7 million1.7%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 1.3 million1.2%US$ 6 thousand<0.1%
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 810 thousand0.1%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 128 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$ 96.4 million · 88%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 10.2 million · 9.2%MauleUS$ 2.7 million · 2.4%ValparaísoUS$ 512 thousand · 0.5%BiobíoUS$ 128 thousand · 0.1%No region declaredUS$ 111 thousand · 0.1%AricaUS$ 1.3 million · 1.2%Los AndesUS$ 18.0 million · 16%MetropolitanaUS$ 36.8 million · 34%San AntonioUS$ 48.9 million · 45%ValparaísoUS$ 4.6 million · 4.2%Other officesUS$ 128 thousand · 0.1%ParaguayUS$ 12.2 million · 11%BoliviaUS$ 9.3 million · 8.4%SpainUS$ 6.7 million · 6.1%Costa RicaUS$ 4.8 million · 4.3%PeruUS$ 11.3 million · 10%ColombiaUS$ 6.2 million · 5.6%EcuadorUS$ 33.5 million · 30%OthersUS$ 26.0 million · 24%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…88%Nationalis…9.2%Maule2.4%Valparaíso0.5%Biobío0.1%No region …0.1%Arica1.2%Los A…16%Metro…34%San A…45%Valpa…4.2%Other…0.1%Paraguay11%Bolivia8.4%Spain6.1%Costa Rica4.3%Peru10%Colombia5.6%Ecuador30%Others24%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeIndiaUS$ 116 million · 11%GermanyUS$ 115 million · 11%United StatesUS$ 114 million · 11%DenmarkUS$ 91.0 million · 8.6%MexicoUS$ 64.7 million · 6.1%IrelandUS$ 63.3 million · 6.0%ItalyUS$ 60.1 million · 5.7%OthersUS$ 432 million · 41%Courier (air)US$ 5.9 million · 0.6%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 378 million · 36%AirUS$ 653 million · 62%RoadUS$ 18.5 million · 1.8%San AntonioUS$ 251 million · 24%ValparaísoUS$ 127 million · 12%MetropolitanaUS$ 659 million · 62%Los AndesUS$ 17.7 million · 1.7%AraucaníaUS$ 810 thousand · 0.1%Other officesUS$ 6 thousand · 0.0%
OriginTransportCustoms officeIndia11%Germany11%United Sta…11%Denmark8.6%Mexico6.1%Ireland6.0%Italy5.7%Others41%Couri…0.6%Sea, …36%Air62%Road1.8%San Antonio24%Valparaíso12%Metropolit…62%Los Andes1.7%Araucanía0.1%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 12 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
3004.90Medicaments; consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleUS$ 87.2 million+29%US$ 739 million+6.5%
3004.39Medicaments; containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleUS$ 2.8 million+54%US$ 173 million+37%
3004.20Medicaments; containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleUS$ 8.2 million+11%US$ 46.7 million+12%
3004.32Medicaments; containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleUS$ 4.0 million+5.9%US$ 35.8 million+23%
3004.31Medicaments; containing insulin, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleUS$ 500US$ 30.3 million−4.6%
3004.50Medicaments; containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail saleUS$ 1.3 million+3.9%US$ 11.9 million+13%
3004.10Medicaments; containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleUS$ 2.5 million+20%US$ 9.1 million−16%
3004.49Medicaments; containing alkaloids or their derivatives; other than ephedrine, pseudoephedrine (INN) or norephedrine or their salts; for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleUS$ 1.3 million−14%US$ 10.1 million+21%
3004.42Medicaments; containing alkaloids or their derivatives, containing pseudoephedrine (INN) or its salts, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleUS$ 2.3 million−1.3%—
3004.41Medicaments; containing alkaloids or their derivatives, containing ephedrine or its salts, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleUS$ 321 thousandUS$ 34 thousand
3004.60Medicaments; containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale—US$ 4 thousand
3004.43Medicaments; containing alkaloids or their derivatives, containing norephedrine or its salts, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale——

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

4 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 →