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Heading 34.01 · Chemicals

Soap; organic surface-active preparations used as soap, skin washing, in bars, cakes, moulded pieces, shapes, liquid or cream, containing soap or not; for reta…

Soap; organic surface-active preparations used as soap, skin washing, in bars, cakes, moulded pieces, shapes, liquid or cream, containing soap or not; for retail, paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 1.8 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 0.1% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Peru (39%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (87%). It imported US$ 59.3 million, 5.6% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (49%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 1.8 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −0.1% vs January–July 2025
US$ 59.3 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −5.6% 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%Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin…70%Soap; in forms n.e.c. in item no.3401.1123%Soap and organicsurface-active products; inthe form of bars, cakes,…Soap and organicsurface-activeproducts; in the…
Chemicals 100%Organic surface-activeproducts and preparationsfor washing the skin…70%Soap; informs n.e.c.in item no.…23%Soapandorgani…3.5%Soapandorgan…2.6%

What is imported, by subheading

Chemicals 100%Soap and organic surface-active products; in the form ofbars, cakes,…46%Organic surface-active productsand preparations for washing theskin…27%Soap and organic surface-activeproducts; in the form of bars,cakes,…23%Soap; in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11
Chemicals 100%Soap and organicsurface-active products; inthe form of bars, cakes,…46%Organic surface-active productsand preparations for washingthe skin…27%Soap andorganicsurface-ac…23%Soap; in formsn.e.c. in ite…

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$ 35 thousand 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$ 4.1 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PeruUS$ 723 thousand39%
  2. UruguayUS$ 309 thousand17%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 260 thousand14%
  4. BoliviaUS$ 171 thousand9.3%
  5. EcuadorUS$ 77 thousand4.2%
  6. MexicoUS$ 67 thousand3.6%
  7. ParaguayUS$ 60 thousand3.3%
  8. ColombiaUS$ 46 thousand2.5%
  9. Costa RicaUS$ 29 thousand1.6%
  10. BrazilUS$ 25 thousand1.3%
  11. United StatesUS$ 22 thousand1.2%
  12. VenezuelaUS$ 15 thousand0.8%
  13. OthersUS$ 35 thousand1.9%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 29.3 million49%
  2. BrazilUS$ 8.5 million14%
  3. FranceUS$ 3.5 million5.8%
  4. ColombiaUS$ 2.7 million4.5%
  5. United StatesUS$ 2.6 million4.4%
  6. MexicoUS$ 2.2 million3.8%
  7. ArgentinaUS$ 2.0 million3.3%
  8. IndonesiaUS$ 1.2 million2.0%
  9. PeruUS$ 965 thousand1.6%
  10. IrelandUS$ 861 thousand1.5%
  11. SpainUS$ 760 thousand1.3%
  12. TürkiyeUS$ 750 thousand1.3%
  13. OthersUS$ 4.1 million6.8%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 1.6 million87%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 188 thousand10%
  3. AraucaníaUS$ 43 thousand2.4%
  4. ValparaísoUS$ 4 thousand0.2%
  5. No region declaredUS$ 1 thousand0.1%
  6. CoquimboUS$ 1 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$ 790 thousand43%US$ 36.5 million62%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 671 thousand37%US$ 10.4 million18%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 7 thousand0.4%US$ 10.0 million17%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 159 thousand8.7%US$ 1.7 million2.9%
LirquénPenco——US$ 195 thousand0.3%
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 187 thousand0.3%
Pino Hachado (Liucura)Lonquimay——US$ 160 thousand0.3%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 137 thousand7.4%——
OllagueOllagüeUS$ 43 thousand2.3%——
ChungaráPutreUS$ 29 thousand1.6%——
Aeropuerto Carriel SurTalcahuano——US$ 26 thousand<0.1%
ColchaneColchaneUS$ 9290.1%——
Other ports——US$ 24 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$ 882 thousand48%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 797 thousand43%
  3. AirUS$ 138 thousand7.5%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 21 thousand1.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 47.0 million79%
  2. RoadUS$ 10.6 million18%
  3. AirUS$ 1.7 million2.8%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 72 thousand0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 790 thousand43%US$ 36.5 million62%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 671 thousand37%US$ 10.4 million18%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 7 thousand0.4%US$ 10.0 million17%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 252 thousand14%US$ 1.7 million2.9%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 387 thousand0.7%
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 160 thousand0.3%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 118 thousand6.4%US$ 2 thousand<0.1%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 15 thousand<0.1%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 2 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$ 1.6 million · 87%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 188 thousand · 10%AraucaníaUS$ 43 thousand · 2.4%ValparaísoUS$ 4 thousand · 0.2%No region declaredUS$ 1 thousand · 0.1%CoquimboUS$ 1 thousand · 0.1%AricaUS$ 118 thousand · 6.4%ValparaísoUS$ 7 thousand · 0.4%San AntonioUS$ 790 thousand · 43%MetropolitanaUS$ 252 thousand · 14%Los AndesUS$ 671 thousand · 37%PeruUS$ 723 thousand · 39%MexicoUS$ 67 thousand · 3.6%EcuadorUS$ 77 thousand · 4.2%BoliviaUS$ 171 thousand · 9.3%ArgentinaUS$ 260 thousand · 14%UruguayUS$ 309 thousand · 17%ParaguayUS$ 60 thousand · 3.3%OthersUS$ 171 thousand · 9.3%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…87%Nationalis…10%Araucanía2.4%Valparaíso0.2%No region …0.1%Coquimbo0.1%Arica6.4%Valpa…0.4%San A…43%Metro…14%Los A…37%Peru39%Mexico3.6%Ecuador4.2%Bolivia9.3%Argentina14%Uruguay17%Paraguay3.3%Others9.3%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 29.3 million · 49%BrazilUS$ 8.5 million · 14%FranceUS$ 3.5 million · 5.8%ColombiaUS$ 2.7 million · 4.5%United StatesUS$ 2.6 million · 4.4%MexicoUS$ 2.2 million · 3.8%ArgentinaUS$ 2.0 million · 3.3%OthersUS$ 8.5 million · 14%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 47.0 million · 79%RoadUS$ 10.6 million · 18%Courier (air)US$ 72 thousand · 0.1%AirUS$ 1.7 million · 2.8%San AntonioUS$ 36.5 million · 62%ValparaísoUS$ 10.0 million · 17%TalcahuanoUS$ 387 thousand · 0.7%Los AndesUS$ 10.4 million · 18%MetropolitanaUS$ 1.7 million · 2.9%Other officesUS$ 179 thousand · 0.3%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina49%Brazil14%France5.8%Colombia4.5%United Sta…4.4%Mexico3.8%Argentina3.3%Others14%Sea, …79%Road18%Couri…0.1%Air2.8%San Antonio62%Valparaíso17%Talcahuano0.7%Los Andes18%Metropolit…2.9%Other offi…0.3%

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 4 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
3401.19Soap and organic surface-active products; in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, not for toilet useUS$ 48 thousandUS$ 27.5 million−19%
3401.30Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soapUS$ 1.3 millionUS$ 16.3 million+15%
3401.11Soap and organic surface-active products; in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use (including medicated products)US$ 65 thousandUS$ 13.5 million+11%
3401.20Soap; in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11US$ 431 thousandUS$ 2.0 million−21%

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

1 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 →