Heading 32.04 · Chemicals

Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon; synthetic organic products used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores; whethe…

Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon; synthetic organic products used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores; whether or not chemically defined

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 1.6 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 0.5% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Peru (29%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (70%). It imported US$ 36.9 million, 25% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (29%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 1.6 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +0.5% vs January–July 2025
US$ 36.9 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −25% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
051015US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
051015US$ 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%Dyes; pigments and preparations based thereon76%Dyes; n.e.c., includingmixtures of colouring matterof two or more o…16%Dyes; synthetic organicproducts n.e.c. inheading no. 3204 (e.g.…6.5%Dyes;acid,…Dyes;reactiv…Dyes;caro…
Chemicals 100%Dyes; pigments andpreparations based thereon76%Dyes;n.e.c.,including…16%Dyes;syntheticorganic…6.5%Dye…

What is imported, by subheading

Chemicals 100%Dyes; n.e.c., including mixtures of colouring matter of two ormore o…51%Dyes; pigments andpreparations basedthereon22%Dyes; carotenoid colouring mattersand preparations based thereon11%Dyes; directdyes andpreparations…3.4%Dyes;syntheticorganic…3.2%Dyes;dispersedyes and…3.1%Dyes;syntheticorganic…2.8%Dyes;acid,whether…1.6%Dyes;reactivedyes and…1.6%
Chemicals 100%Dyes; n.e.c.,including mixturesof colouring…51%Dyes; pigmentsand preparationsbased thereon22%Dyes; carotenoidcolouring matters andpreparations based…Dyes;directdyes and…Dyes;syntheticorganic…Dyes;disper…dyes…3.1%Dyes;synthe…organi…2.8%Dyes;acid,wheth…Dyes;react…dyes…

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$ 258 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$ 1.7 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PeruUS$ 465 thousand29%
  2. ArgentinaUS$ 353 thousand22%
  3. BrazilUS$ 237 thousand15%
  4. BoliviaUS$ 213 thousand13%
  5. ChinaUS$ 116 thousand7.3%
  6. UruguayUS$ 65 thousand4.1%
  7. ColombiaUS$ 43 thousand2.7%
  8. MexicoUS$ 42 thousand2.7%
  9. EcuadorUS$ 36 thousand2.3%
  10. ParaguayUS$ 12 thousand0.7%
  11. South AfricaUS$ 6 thousand0.4%
  12. SpainUS$ 1 thousand0.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 256<0.1%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 10.7 million29%
  2. FranceUS$ 10.1 million27%
  3. IndiaUS$ 6.0 million16%
  4. BrazilUS$ 1.6 million4.4%
  5. SpainUS$ 1.3 million3.4%
  6. CanadaUS$ 1.2 million3.2%
  7. United StatesUS$ 1.1 million3.1%
  8. GermanyUS$ 987 thousand2.7%
  9. GuatemalaUS$ 768 thousand2.1%
  10. TürkiyeUS$ 757 thousand2.1%
  11. DenmarkUS$ 374 thousand1.0%
  12. MexicoUS$ 279 thousand0.8%
  13. OthersUS$ 1.7 million4.7%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 1.1 million70%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 380 thousand24%
  3. No region declaredUS$ 81 thousand5.1%
  4. ValparaísoUS$ 6 thousand0.4%
  5. O'HigginsUS$ 6 thousand0.4%
  6. TarapacáUS$ 6 thousand0.4%

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$ 727 thousand46%US$ 19.0 million52%
LirquénPenco——US$ 5.5 million15%
CoronelCoronel——US$ 5.3 million14%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 5<0.1%US$ 5.0 million14%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 579 thousand36%US$ 1.1 million3.0%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 159 thousand10%US$ 906 thousand2.5%
ChungaráPutreUS$ 61 thousand3.8%——
AricaAricaUS$ 58 thousand3.6%——
Other Chilean ports——US$ 31 thousand0.1%
Cardenal SamorePuyehue——US$ 29 thousand0.1%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 6 thousand0.4%——
Other ports——US$ 38 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$ 727 thousand46%
  2. RoadUS$ 703 thousand44%
  3. AirUS$ 150 thousand9.4%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 9 thousand0.6%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 34.8 million94%
  2. RoadUS$ 1.2 million3.2%
  3. AirUS$ 739 thousand2.0%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 167 thousand0.5%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 727 thousand46%US$ 19.0 million52%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 10.8 million29%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 5<0.1%US$ 5.0 million14%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 579 thousand36%US$ 1.1 million3.1%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 153 thousand9.6%US$ 907 thousand2.5%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 124 thousand7.8%US$ 23 thousand0.1%
OsornoLos Lagos——US$ 29 thousand0.1%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 6 thousand0.4%US$ 4 thousand<0.1%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 804<0.1%
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 686<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$ 1.1 million · 70%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 380 thousand · 24%No region declaredUS$ 81 thousand · 5.1%ValparaísoUS$ 6 thousand · 0.4%O'HigginsUS$ 6 thousand · 0.4%TarapacáUS$ 6 thousand · 0.4%San AntonioUS$ 727 thousand · 46%Los AndesUS$ 579 thousand · 36%AricaUS$ 124 thousand · 7.8%MetropolitanaUS$ 153 thousand · 9.6%IquiqueUS$ 6 thousand · 0.4%Other officesUS$ 5 · 0.0%ColombiaUS$ 43 thousand · 2.7%PeruUS$ 465 thousand · 29%BrazilUS$ 237 thousand · 15%ArgentinaUS$ 353 thousand · 22%UruguayUS$ 65 thousand · 4.1%BoliviaUS$ 213 thousand · 13%ChinaUS$ 116 thousand · 7.3%OthersUS$ 97 thousand · 6.1%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…70%Nationalis…24%No region …5.1%Valparaíso0.4%O'Higgins0.4%Tarapacá0.4%San A…46%Los A…36%Arica7.8%Metro…9.6%Iquiq…0.4%Other…0.0%Colombia2.7%Peru29%Brazil15%Argentina22%Uruguay4.1%Bolivia13%China7.3%Others6.1%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 10.7 million · 29%FranceUS$ 10.1 million · 27%IndiaUS$ 6.0 million · 16%BrazilUS$ 1.6 million · 4.4%SpainUS$ 1.3 million · 3.4%CanadaUS$ 1.2 million · 3.2%United StatesUS$ 1.1 million · 3.1%OthersUS$ 4.9 million · 13%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 34.8 million · 94%RoadUS$ 1.2 million · 3.2%Courier (air)US$ 167 thousand · 0.5%AirUS$ 739 thousand · 2.0%San AntonioUS$ 19.0 million · 52%TalcahuanoUS$ 10.8 million · 29%ValparaísoUS$ 5.0 million · 14%Los AndesUS$ 1.1 million · 3.1%MetropolitanaUS$ 907 thousand · 2.5%Other officesUS$ 57 thousand · 0.2%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina29%France27%India16%Brazil4.4%Spain3.4%Canada3.2%United Sta…3.1%Others13%Sea, …94%Road3.2%Couri…0.5%Air2.0%San Antonio52%Talcahuano29%Valparaíso14%Los Andes3.1%Metropolit…2.5%Other offi…0.2%

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
3204.19Dyes; n.e.c., including mixtures of colouring matter of two or more of those from item no. 3204.11 to 3204.19US$ 258 thousandUS$ 18.9 million−34%
3204.17Dyes; pigments and preparations based thereonUS$ 1.2 million+0.8%US$ 8.1 million−6.3%
3204.18Dyes; carotenoid colouring matters and preparations based thereonUS$ 6 thousandUS$ 3.9 million−36%
3204.90Dyes; synthetic organic products n.e.c. in heading no. 3204 (e.g. of a kind used as luminophores), whether or not chemically definedUS$ 104 thousandUS$ 1.2 million+1.4%
3204.14Dyes; direct dyes and preparations based thereon—US$ 1.2 million
3204.11Dyes; disperse dyes and preparations based thereon—US$ 1.1 million−19%
3204.20Dyes; synthetic organic products of a kind used as fluorescent brightening agentsUS$ 3 thousandUS$ 1.0 million
3204.12Dyes; acid, whether or not premetallised and preparations based thereon, mordant dyes and preparations based thereonUS$ 9 thousandUS$ 604 thousand
3204.16Dyes; reactive dyes and preparations based thereonUS$ 8 thousandUS$ 592 thousand
3204.13Dyes; basic dyes and preparations based thereon—US$ 186 thousand
3204.15Dyes; vat dyes (including those usable in that state as pigments) and preparations based thereon—US$ 3 thousand

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

8 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 →