Heading 38.09 · Chemicals

Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing, fixing of dyestuffs, other products and preparations, of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or…

Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing, fixing of dyestuffs, other products and preparations, of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, n.e.c. or included

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 307 thousand of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported. The main destination was Brazil (53%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (71%). It imported US$ 16.8 million, 2.5% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from Brazil (74%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 307 thousand
exported, January–July 2026
US$ 16.8 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −2.5% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
01234US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
01234US$ 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%Finishing agents and dye carriers; to accelerate dyeing or fixing of…84%Finishing agentsand dye carriers;to accelerate…16%
Chemicals 100%Finishing agents and dyecarriers; to accelerate dyeingor fixing of…84%Finis…agentsand…16%

What is imported, by subheading

Chemicals 100%Finishing agents and dye carriers; to accelerate dyeing or fixing of…67%Finishing agents and dye carriers;to accelerate dyeing or fixing of…30%Fini…agen…and…Fini…agen…and…
Chemicals 100%Finishing agents and dyecarriers; to acceleratedyeing or fixing of…67%Finishingagents anddye…30%Finishing…Fini…agen…

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.

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$ 218 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. BrazilUS$ 164 thousand53%
  2. BoliviaUS$ 94 thousand31%
  3. PeruUS$ 25 thousand8.3%
  4. ArgentinaUS$ 23 thousand7.4%
  5. EcuadorUS$ 8780.3%
  6. ColombiaUS$ 59<0.1%

Where imports come from

  1. BrazilUS$ 12.5 million74%
  2. ChinaUS$ 814 thousand4.8%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 806 thousand4.8%
  4. United StatesUS$ 798 thousand4.7%
  5. GermanyUS$ 616 thousand3.7%
  6. FinlandUS$ 561 thousand3.3%
  7. AustriaUS$ 209 thousand1.2%
  8. DenmarkUS$ 100 thousand0.6%
  9. SpainUS$ 91 thousand0.5%
  10. ColombiaUS$ 86 thousand0.5%
  11. TaiwanUS$ 53 thousand0.3%
  12. ItalyUS$ 41 thousand0.2%
  13. OthersUS$ 218 thousand1.3%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 218 thousand71%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 47 thousand15%
  3. BiobíoUS$ 40 thousand13%
  4. No region declaredUS$ 1 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$ 18 thousand5.8%US$ 8.2 million49%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 191 thousand62%US$ 6.0 million35%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 2.2 million13%
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 205 thousand1.2%
Other Chilean ports——US$ 157 thousand0.9%
ChungaráPutreUS$ 88 thousand29%——
Pino Hachado (Liucura)Lonquimay——US$ 77 thousand0.5%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 1 thousand0.4%US$ 43 thousand0.3%
LirquénPenco——US$ 20 thousand0.1%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 8 thousand2.5%——
Other ports——US$ 3 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$ 288 thousand94%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 18 thousand5.8%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 8780.3%
  4. AirUS$ 4800.2%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 10.6 million63%
  2. RoadUS$ 6.2 million37%
  3. AirUS$ 24 thousand0.1%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 19 thousand0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 18 thousand5.8%US$ 8.2 million49%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 191 thousand62%US$ 6.1 million36%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 2.2 million13%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 227 thousand1.3%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 96 thousand31%——
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 77 thousand0.5%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 1 thousand0.4%US$ 43 thousand0.3%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 646<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$ 218 thousand · 71%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 47 thousand · 15%BiobíoUS$ 40 thousand · 13%No region declaredUS$ 1 thousand · 0.4%AricaUS$ 96 thousand · 31%Los AndesUS$ 191 thousand · 62%San AntonioUS$ 18 thousand · 5.8%MetropolitanaUS$ 1 thousand · 0.4%BoliviaUS$ 94 thousand · 31%ArgentinaUS$ 23 thousand · 7.4%BrazilUS$ 164 thousand · 53%PeruUS$ 25 thousand · 8.3%ColombiaUS$ 59 · 0.0%EcuadorUS$ 878 · 0.3%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…71%Nationalis…15%Biobío13%No region …0.4%Arica31%Los A…62%San A…5.8%Metro…0.4%Bolivia31%Argentina7.4%Brazil53%Peru8.3%Colombia0.0%Ecuador0.3%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeBrazilUS$ 12.5 million · 74%ChinaUS$ 814 thousand · 4.8%ArgentinaUS$ 806 thousand · 4.8%United StatesUS$ 798 thousand · 4.7%GermanyUS$ 616 thousand · 3.7%FinlandUS$ 561 thousand · 3.3%AustriaUS$ 209 thousand · 1.2%OthersUS$ 589 thousand · 3.5%RoadUS$ 6.2 million · 37%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 10.6 million · 63%Courier (air)US$ 19 thousand · 0.1%AirUS$ 24 thousand · 0.1%Los AndesUS$ 6.1 million · 36%AraucaníaUS$ 77 thousand · 0.5%San AntonioUS$ 8.2 million · 49%ValparaísoUS$ 2.2 million · 13%TalcahuanoUS$ 227 thousand · 1.3%Other officesUS$ 44 thousand · 0.3%
OriginTransportCustoms officeBrazil74%China4.8%Argentina4.8%United Sta…4.7%Germany3.7%Finland3.3%Austria1.2%Others3.5%Road37%Sea, …63%Couri…0.1%Air0.1%Los Andes36%Araucanía0.5%San Antonio49%Valparaíso13%Talcahuano1.3%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
3809.91Finishing agents and dye carriers; to accelerate dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs, other products and preparations, used in the textile industry (excluding those with a basis of amylaceous substances)US$ 49 thousandUS$ 11.3 million+14%
3809.92Finishing agents and dye carriers; to accelerate dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs, other products and preparations, used in the paper industry (excluding those with a basis of amylaceous substances)US$ 258 thousandUS$ 5.0 million−25%
3809.93Finishing agents and dye carriers; to accelerate dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs, other products and preparations, used in the leather or like (excluding paper and textile) industries, (excluding those with a basis of amylaceous substances)—US$ 411 thousand
3809.10Finishing agents and dye carriers; to accelerate dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs, other products and preparations, used in textile, paper, leather etc industries, with basis of amylaceous substances, n.e.c.—US$ 185 thousand

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

2 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 →