Heading 38.22 · Chemicals

Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the…

Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits, other than those of heading 30.06; certified reference materials

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 3.0 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 40% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was the United States (57%), and the main region of origin, Los Lagos (42%). It imported US$ 139 million, 7.2% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from United States (36%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 3.0 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −40% vs January–July 2025
US$ 139 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +7.2% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.3% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
0102030US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0102030US$ 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%Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared di…78%Reagents; diagnostic orlaboratory reagents on abacking, prepared di…21%
Chemicals 100%Reagents; diagnostic orlaboratory reagents on abacking, prepared di…78%Reagent…diagnos…or…21%

What is imported, by subheading

Chemicals 100%Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared di…91%Reagents;diagnosticor…8.3%Reagents;…
Chemicals 100%Reagents; diagnostic or laboratoryreagents on a backing, prepared di…91%Rea…dia…or…Rea…dia…

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$ 150 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$ 16.4 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. United StatesUS$ 1.7 million57%
  2. MexicoUS$ 324 thousand11%
  3. AustraliaUS$ 191 thousand6.4%
  4. NorwayUS$ 114 thousand3.8%
  5. PeruUS$ 96 thousand3.2%
  6. GermanyUS$ 90 thousand3.0%
  7. United KingdomUS$ 79 thousand2.7%
  8. EcuadorUS$ 67 thousand2.2%
  9. ArgentinaUS$ 57 thousand1.9%
  10. BelgiumUS$ 57 thousand1.9%
  11. United Arab EmiratesUS$ 32 thousand1.1%
  12. New ZealandUS$ 28 thousand1.0%
  13. OthersUS$ 150 thousand5.0%

Where imports come from

  1. United StatesUS$ 49.5 million36%
  2. GermanyUS$ 29.9 million22%
  3. ChinaUS$ 15.0 million11%
  4. United KingdomUS$ 7.5 million5.4%
  5. South KoreaUS$ 4.8 million3.5%
  6. FranceUS$ 4.7 million3.4%
  7. SpainUS$ 3.6 million2.6%
  8. Origins or destinations withheld for commercial or military reasonsUS$ 3.5 million2.5%
  9. ItalyUS$ 2.6 million1.8%
  10. JapanUS$ 2.0 million1.4%
  11. CanadaUS$ 1.6 million1.1%
  12. FinlandUS$ 1.4 million1.0%
  13. OthersUS$ 12.8 million9.2%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. Los LagosUS$ 1.2 million42%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 1.1 million36%
  3. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 559 thousand19%
  4. No region declaredUS$ 99 thousand3.3%
  5. AntofagastaUS$ 3 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$ 2.9 million98%US$ 116 million84%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 34 thousand1.1%US$ 16.9 million12%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 5.0 million3.6%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 26 thousand0.9%US$ 685 thousand0.5%
Pino Hachado (Liucura)LonquimayUS$ 6 thousand0.2%US$ 27 thousand<0.1%
Lago VerdeLago Verde——US$ 5 thousand<0.1%
ChungaráPutreUS$ 4 thousand0.1%——
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 4 thousand0.1%——
No port declared——US$ 752<0.1%
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 726<0.1%
Other ports——US$ 220<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. AirUS$ 2.2 million73%
  2. Courier (air)US$ 717 thousand24%
  3. RoadUS$ 39 thousand1.3%
  4. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 34 thousand1.1%
  5. OtherUS$ 60<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. AirUS$ 98.2 million71%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 21.8 million16%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 18.2 million13%
  4. RoadUS$ 760 thousand0.5%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 2.9 million98%US$ 116 million84%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 34 thousand1.1%US$ 16.8 million12%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 5.0 million3.6%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 26 thousand0.9%US$ 685 thousand0.5%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 48 thousand<0.1%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 6 thousand0.2%US$ 27 thousand<0.1%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 8 thousand0.3%——
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 726<0.1%
OsornoLos Lagos——US$ 220<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 officeDestinationLos LagosUS$ 1.2 million · 42%MetropolitanaUS$ 1.1 million · 36%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 559 thousand · 19%No region declaredUS$ 99 thousand · 3.3%AntofagastaUS$ 3 thousand · 0.1%MetropolitanaUS$ 2.9 million · 98%San AntonioUS$ 34 thousand · 1.1%Los AndesUS$ 26 thousand · 0.9%AricaUS$ 8 thousand · 0.3%AraucaníaUS$ 6 thousand · 0.2%United StatesUS$ 1.7 million · 57%AustraliaUS$ 191 thousand · 6.4%NorwayUS$ 114 thousand · 3.8%GermanyUS$ 90 thousand · 3.0%United KingdomUS$ 79 thousand · 2.7%MexicoUS$ 324 thousand · 11%PeruUS$ 96 thousand · 3.2%OthersUS$ 391 thousand · 13%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationLos Lagos42%Metropolit…36%Nationalis…19%No region …3.3%Antofagasta0.1%Metro…98%San A…1.1%Los A…0.9%Arica0.3%Arauc…0.2%United Sta…57%Australia6.4%Norway3.8%Germany3.0%United Kin…2.7%Mexico11%Peru3.2%Others13%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited StatesUS$ 49.5 million · 36%GermanyUS$ 29.9 million · 22%ChinaUS$ 15.0 million · 11%United KingdomUS$ 7.5 million · 5.4%South KoreaUS$ 4.8 million · 3.5%FranceUS$ 4.7 million · 3.4%SpainUS$ 3.6 million · 2.6%OthersUS$ 23.9 million · 17%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 21.8 million · 16%AirUS$ 98.2 million · 71%Courier (air)US$ 18.2 million · 13%RoadUS$ 760 thousand · 0.5%San AntonioUS$ 16.8 million · 12%ValparaísoUS$ 5.0 million · 3.6%MetropolitanaUS$ 116 million · 84%Los AndesUS$ 685 thousand · 0.5%AntofagastaUS$ 48 thousand · 0.0%Other officesUS$ 28 thousand · 0.0%
OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited Sta…36%Germany22%China11%United Kin…5.4%South Korea3.5%France3.4%Spain2.6%Others17%Sea, …16%Air71%Couri…13%Road0.5%San Antonio12%Valparaíso3.6%Metropolit…84%Los Andes0.5%Antofagasta0.0%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 5 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
3822.19Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits; n.e.c.in item 3822.1US$ 2.3 million−44%US$ 126 million+7.5%
3822.90Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, or put up in the form of kits, other than those of heading 30.06; certified reference materials, n.e.c. in heading 3822US$ 637 thousandUS$ 11.6 million+9.5%
3822.13Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits; for blood groupingUS$ 3 thousandUS$ 1.6 million+22%
3822.11Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits; for malariaUS$ 818US$ 6 thousand
3822.12Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits; for zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes—US$ 1 thousand

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

3 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 →