Chapter 32 · Chemicals

Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 30.9 million of the goods in this chapter, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 4.4% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Argentina (30%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (81%). It imported US$ 198 million, 11% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (24%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 30.9 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +4.4% vs January–July 2025
US$ 198 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −11% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.4% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
0204060US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0204060US$ 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 heading

Chemicals 100%Colouring matter and preparationsthereof n.e.c. in heading no.3203,…28%Ink; printing, writing ordrawing ink and other inks;whether or not…26%Glaziers' putty, graftingputty, resin cements,caulking compounds an…22%Paints,varnishes;(enamels and…7.2%Colouringmatter ofvegetable or…6.0%Syntheticorganiccolouring…5.1%Paints andvarnishes(including…3.8%Pigments(metallic…
Chemicals 100%Colouring matterand preparationsthereof n.e.c. in…28%Ink; printing,writing or drawingink and other inks…26%Glaziers' putty,grafting putty,resin cements,…22%Paints,varnishes;(enamels…7.2%Colouringmatter ofvegetabl…6.0%Syntheticorganiccolourin…5.1%Paintsandvarni…3.8%

What is imported, by heading

Chemicals 100%Synthetic organiccolouring matter andpreparations based…19%Glaziers' putty,grafting putty,resin cements,…18%Colouring matterand preparationsthereof n.e.c. in…17%Paints, varnishes;(enamels andlacquers) based o…16%Ink; printing, writingor drawing ink andother inks; whether or…14%Paints andvarnishes(including…6.8%Colouringmatter ofvegetable…2.7%Pigmen…(metal…powder…1.6%Colou…artis…stude…1.6%Paintsandvarnis…Pigment…prepare…Colourlakes;…Tan…sub…syn…
Chemicals 100%Syntheticorganiccolouring…19%Glaziers'putty,grafting…18%Colouringmatter andpreparation…17%Paints,varnishes;(enamels an…16%Ink;printing,writing or…14%Paints andvarnishes(including…Colou…matterof…Pigmen…Colo…arti…stud…Pigm…Colo…

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$ 1.5 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$ 37.8 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. ArgentinaUS$ 9.3 million30%
  2. PeruUS$ 7.5 million24%
  3. ColombiaUS$ 2.9 million9.3%
  4. BoliviaUS$ 1.8 million6.0%
  5. EcuadorUS$ 1.7 million5.5%
  6. GuatemalaUS$ 1.6 million5.1%
  7. BrazilUS$ 1.5 million4.8%
  8. MexicoUS$ 928 thousand3.0%
  9. UruguayUS$ 866 thousand2.8%
  10. South KoreaUS$ 708 thousand2.3%
  11. Dominican RepublicUS$ 297 thousand1.0%
  12. BelgiumUS$ 272 thousand0.9%
  13. OthersUS$ 1.5 million4.8%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 47.0 million24%
  2. United StatesUS$ 27.1 million14%
  3. BrazilUS$ 15.6 million7.9%
  4. FranceUS$ 12.1 million6.1%
  5. GermanyUS$ 9.8 million5.0%
  6. SpainUS$ 9.0 million4.6%
  7. IndiaUS$ 8.1 million4.1%
  8. United KingdomUS$ 6.8 million3.4%
  9. ArgentinaUS$ 6.7 million3.4%
  10. SwitzerlandUS$ 6.5 million3.3%
  11. TürkiyeUS$ 6.1 million3.1%
  12. PeruUS$ 5.1 million2.6%
  13. OthersUS$ 37.8 million19%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 24.9 million81%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 3.6 million12%
  3. BiobíoUS$ 882 thousand2.9%
  4. TarapacáUS$ 734 thousand2.4%
  5. CoquimboUS$ 447 thousand1.4%
  6. ValparaísoUS$ 127 thousand0.4%
  7. No region declaredUS$ 120 thousand0.4%
  8. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 10 thousand<0.1%
  9. MauleUS$ 8 thousand<0.1%
  10. O'HigginsUS$ 6 thousand<0.1%
  11. AntofagastaUS$ 83<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$ 13.3 million43%US$ 108 million54%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 359 thousand1.2%US$ 37.4 million19%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 11.3 million36%US$ 18.8 million9.5%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 2.6 million8.4%US$ 15.9 million8.1%
LirquénPenco——US$ 7.0 million3.5%
CoronelCoronel——US$ 5.8 million2.9%
Pino Hachado (Liucura)LonquimayUS$ 531 thousand1.7%US$ 1.2 million0.6%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 1.6 million5.3%——
Other Chilean ports——US$ 1.2 million0.6%
ChungaráPutreUS$ 990 thousand3.2%——
OllagueOllagüeUS$ 74 thousand0.2%——
Other portsUS$ 150 thousand0.5%US$ 2.7 million1.4%

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. RoadUS$ 14.6 million47%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 13.7 million44%
  3. AirUS$ 1.8 million5.9%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 795 thousand2.6%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 159 million81%
  2. RoadUS$ 22.4 million11%
  3. AirUS$ 13.7 million6.9%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 2.2 million1.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 13.3 million43%US$ 107 million54%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 359 thousand1.2%US$ 37.5 million19%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 11.3 million36%US$ 20.0 million10%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 2.1 million6.8%US$ 15.9 million8.1%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 129 thousand0.4%US$ 13.8 million7.0%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 2.5 million8.0%US$ 381 thousand0.2%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 475 thousand1.5%US$ 1.1 million0.6%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 732 thousand2.4%US$ 570 thousand0.3%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 73 thousand0.2%US$ 690 thousand0.3%
OsornoLos Lagos——US$ 202 thousand0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanes——US$ 9 thousand<0.1%
Puerto MonttLos Lagos——US$ 218<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$ 24.9 million · 81%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 3.6 million · 12%BiobíoUS$ 882 thousand · 2.9%TarapacáUS$ 734 thousand · 2.4%CoquimboUS$ 447 thousand · 1.4%ValparaísoUS$ 127 thousand · 0.4%Other regionsUS$ 145 thousand · 0.5%San AntonioUS$ 13.3 million · 43%AricaUS$ 2.5 million · 8.0%Los AndesUS$ 11.3 million · 36%MetropolitanaUS$ 2.1 million · 6.8%IquiqueUS$ 732 thousand · 2.4%Other officesUS$ 1.0 million · 3.4%ColombiaUS$ 2.9 million · 9.3%EcuadorUS$ 1.7 million · 5.5%PeruUS$ 7.5 million · 24%GuatemalaUS$ 1.6 million · 5.1%BoliviaUS$ 1.8 million · 6.0%BrazilUS$ 1.5 million · 4.8%ArgentinaUS$ 9.3 million · 30%OthersUS$ 4.6 million · 15%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…81%Nationalis…12%Biobío2.9%Tarapacá2.4%Coquimbo1.4%Valparaíso0.4%Other regi…0.5%San A…43%Arica8.0%Los A…36%Metro…6.8%Iquiq…2.4%Other…3.4%Colombia9.3%Ecuador5.5%Peru24%Guatemala5.1%Bolivia6.0%Brazil4.8%Argentina30%Others15%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 47.0 million · 24%United StatesUS$ 27.1 million · 14%BrazilUS$ 15.6 million · 7.9%FranceUS$ 12.1 million · 6.1%GermanyUS$ 9.8 million · 5.0%SpainUS$ 9.0 million · 4.6%IndiaUS$ 8.1 million · 4.1%OthersUS$ 68.9 million · 35%Courier (air)US$ 2.2 million · 1.1%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 159 million · 81%RoadUS$ 22.4 million · 11%AirUS$ 13.7 million · 6.9%ValparaísoUS$ 37.5 million · 19%San AntonioUS$ 107 million · 54%TalcahuanoUS$ 13.8 million · 7.0%Los AndesUS$ 20.0 million · 10%MetropolitanaUS$ 15.9 million · 8.1%Other officesUS$ 3.0 million · 1.5%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina24%United Sta…14%Brazil7.9%France6.1%Germany5.0%Spain4.6%India4.1%Others35%Couri…1.1%Sea, …81%Road11%Air6.9%Valparaíso19%San Antonio54%Talcahuano7.0%Los Andes10%Metropolit…8.1%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 15 headings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
32.06Colouring matter and preparations thereof n.e.c. in heading no. 3203, 3204, 3205; inorganic products, kind used as luminophores whether or not chemically definedUS$ 8.6 million−1.1%US$ 33.9 million−8.9%
32.14Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings; non-refractory surfacing preparations for facades, indoor walls, floors, ceilings or the likeUS$ 6.8 million−9.2%US$ 35.6 million+9.5%
32.04Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon; synthetic organic products used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores; whether or not chemically definedUS$ 1.6 million+0.5%US$ 36.9 million−25%
32.15Ink; printing, writing or drawing ink and other inks; whether or not concentrated or solidUS$ 8.1 million+11%US$ 27.6 million−4.9%
32.08Paints, varnishes; (enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous mediumUS$ 2.2 million+16%US$ 31.4 million−10%
32.09Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous mediumUS$ 1.2 million+0.6%US$ 13.4 million−12%
32.03Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing extracts, not animal black); whether or not chemically defined; preparations based on colouring matter of vegetable or animal originUS$ 1.9 millionUS$ 5.4 million−14%
32.12Pigments (metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in non-aqueous media in liquid or paste form, as used in manufacture of paints (including enamels); stamping foils, dyes etc in forms, packing for retail saleUS$ 434 thousandUS$ 3.2 million−38%
32.13Colours; artists, students, or signboard painters, modifying tints, amusement colours and the like; in tablets, tubes, jars, bottles, pan or in similar forms or packingsUS$ 16 thousandUS$ 3.2 million+3.7%
32.10Paints and varnishes (including enamels, lacquers and distempers), excluding those of heading no. 3209, prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leatherUS$ 21 thousandUS$ 1.9 million−38%
32.07Pigments, prepared; opacifiers, colours, vitrifiable enamels, glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres etc as used in the ceramic enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and powder, granules or flakesUS$ 10 thousandUS$ 1.5 million+9.8%
32.05Colour lakes; preparations based on colour lakes as specified in note 3 to this chapterUS$ 3 thousandUS$ 1.4 million−15%
32.02Tanning substances; synthetic organic or inorganic tanning substances; tanning preparations, whether or not containing natural tanning substances, enzymatic preparations for pre-tanningUS$ 34 thousandUS$ 880 thousand−25%
32.11Driers; preparedUS$ 10 thousandUS$ 702 thousand−38%
32.01Tanning extracts of vegetable origin; tannins and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivativesUS$ 39 thousandUS$ 662 thousand

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

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.

Source: Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How each figure is checked →