Heading 38.24 · Chemicals

Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures o…

Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 17.7 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 4.5% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Peru (39%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (78%). It imported US$ 130 million, 3.2% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from United States (30%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 17.7 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −4.5% vs January–July 2025
US$ 130 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +3.2% 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%Chemical products, mixtures and preparations; n.e.c. heading 382490%Mortars andconcretes;non-refrac…3.8%Cements,mortars orconcretes;…3.4%Binder…prepar…for…1.4%Chemi…produ…mixtu…1.2%
Chemicals 100%Chemical products, mixtures andpreparations; n.e.c. heading 382490%Mor…andcon…Cem…mor…or…Bin…pre…for…Che…pro…

What is imported, by subheading

Chemicals 100%Chemical products, mixtures and preparations; n.e.c. heading 382492%Cements,mortarsor…4.6%Mortars andconcretes;non-refrac…Binder…prepar…for…Sor…oth…tha…
Chemicals 100%Chemical products, mixtures andpreparations; n.e.c. heading 382492%

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$ 368 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$ 15.0 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PeruUS$ 6.9 million39%
  2. BrazilUS$ 3.7 million21%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 2.2 million12%
  4. BoliviaUS$ 1.3 million7.1%
  5. EcuadorUS$ 684 thousand3.9%
  6. MexicoUS$ 667 thousand3.8%
  7. ColombiaUS$ 612 thousand3.5%
  8. ParaguayUS$ 306 thousand1.7%
  9. UruguayUS$ 301 thousand1.7%
  10. GermanyUS$ 239 thousand1.4%
  11. CanadaUS$ 237 thousand1.3%
  12. SurinameUS$ 175 thousand1.0%
  13. OthersUS$ 368 thousand2.1%

Where imports come from

  1. United StatesUS$ 38.3 million30%
  2. ChinaUS$ 18.2 million14%
  3. MexicoUS$ 10.3 million7.9%
  4. NorwayUS$ 8.4 million6.4%
  5. BrazilUS$ 7.5 million5.8%
  6. South AfricaUS$ 6.3 million4.9%
  7. SpainUS$ 6.2 million4.8%
  8. IrelandUS$ 5.9 million4.6%
  9. GermanyUS$ 5.6 million4.3%
  10. ArgentinaUS$ 3.1 million2.4%
  11. MalaysiaUS$ 2.7 million2.1%
  12. FranceUS$ 2.2 million1.7%
  13. OthersUS$ 15.0 million12%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 13.8 million78%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 2.4 million13%
  3. ValparaísoUS$ 729 thousand4.1%
  4. AtacamaUS$ 294 thousand1.7%
  5. AntofagastaUS$ 180 thousand1.0%
  6. BiobíoUS$ 179 thousand1.0%
  7. O'HigginsUS$ 89 thousand0.5%
  8. MauleUS$ 25 thousand0.1%
  9. Los LagosUS$ 16 thousand0.1%
  10. No region declaredUS$ 12 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$ 8.7 million49%US$ 58.7 million45%
Puerto AngamosMejillones——US$ 33.0 million25%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 343 thousand1.9%US$ 12.1 million9.3%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 3.2 million18%US$ 7.6 million5.9%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 179 thousand1.0%US$ 7.3 million5.7%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuel——US$ 4.7 million3.6%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 3.7 million21%——
CoronelCoronel——US$ 2.0 million1.5%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 136 thousand0.8%US$ 1.3 million1.0%
ChungaráPutreUS$ 1.0 million5.9%——
TocopillaTocopillaUS$ 180 thousand1.0%——
Other portsUS$ 199 thousand1.1%US$ 2.9 million2.2%

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$ 9.4 million53%
  2. RoadUS$ 8.2 million46%
  3. AirUS$ 91 thousand0.5%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 11 thousand0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 115 million89%
  2. RoadUS$ 9.5 million7.3%
  3. AirUS$ 4.1 million3.2%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 599 thousand0.5%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 8.7 million49%US$ 58.6 million45%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 1.0 million5.7%US$ 35.0 million27%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 343 thousand1.9%US$ 12.1 million9.3%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 3.2 million18%US$ 7.7 million5.9%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 179 thousand1.0%US$ 10.2 million7.8%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 4.0 million22%US$ 913 thousand0.7%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 102 thousand0.6%US$ 4.7 million3.6%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 22 thousand0.1%US$ 203 thousand0.2%
TocopillaAntofagastaUS$ 180 thousand1.0%——
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 139 thousand0.1%
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 103 thousand0.1%
OsornoLos LagosUS$ 3 thousand<0.1%US$ 33 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$ 13.8 million · 78%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 2.4 million · 13%ValparaísoUS$ 729 thousand · 4.1%AtacamaUS$ 294 thousand · 1.7%AntofagastaUS$ 180 thousand · 1.0%BiobíoUS$ 179 thousand · 1.0%Other regionsUS$ 142 thousand · 0.8%AntofagastaUS$ 1.0 million · 5.7%ValparaísoUS$ 343 thousand · 1.9%AricaUS$ 4.0 million · 22%San AntonioUS$ 8.7 million · 49%Los AndesUS$ 3.2 million · 18%Other officesUS$ 486 thousand · 2.8%BoliviaUS$ 1.3 million · 7.1%PeruUS$ 6.9 million · 39%EcuadorUS$ 684 thousand · 3.9%BrazilUS$ 3.7 million · 21%MexicoUS$ 667 thousand · 3.8%ColombiaUS$ 612 thousand · 3.5%ArgentinaUS$ 2.2 million · 12%OthersUS$ 1.6 million · 9.2%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…78%Nationalis…13%Valparaíso4.1%Atacama1.7%Antofagasta1.0%Biobío1.0%Other regi…0.8%Antof…5.7%Valpa…1.9%Arica22%San A…49%Los A…18%Other…2.8%Bolivia7.1%Peru39%Ecuador3.9%Brazil21%Mexico3.8%Colombia3.5%Argentina12%Others9.2%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited StatesUS$ 38.3 million · 30%ChinaUS$ 18.2 million · 14%MexicoUS$ 10.3 million · 7.9%NorwayUS$ 8.4 million · 6.4%BrazilUS$ 7.5 million · 5.8%South AfricaUS$ 6.3 million · 4.9%SpainUS$ 6.2 million · 4.8%OthersUS$ 34.5 million · 27%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 115 million · 89%Courier (air)US$ 599 thousand · 0.5%AirUS$ 4.1 million · 3.2%RoadUS$ 9.5 million · 7.3%San AntonioUS$ 58.6 million · 45%TalcahuanoUS$ 10.2 million · 7.8%ValparaísoUS$ 12.1 million · 9.3%AntofagastaUS$ 35.0 million · 27%Los AndesUS$ 7.7 million · 5.9%Other officesUS$ 6.1 million · 4.7%
OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited Sta…30%China14%Mexico7.9%Norway6.4%Brazil5.8%South Afri…4.9%Spain4.8%Others27%Sea, …89%Couri…0.5%Air3.2%Road7.3%San Antonio45%Talcahuano7.8%Valparaíso9.3%Antofagasta27%Los Andes5.9%Other offi…4.7%

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 12 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
3824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations; n.e.c. heading 3824US$ 16.0 million−8.9%US$ 120 million+2.4%
3824.40Cements, mortars or concretes; their prepared additivesUS$ 593 thousandUS$ 6.0 million+15%
3824.50Mortars and concretes; non-refractoryUS$ 673 thousandUS$ 1.9 million+21%
3824.10Binders, prepared; for foundry moulds or coresUS$ 252 thousandUS$ 1.1 million−4.0%
3824.60Sorbitol; other than that of subheading no. 2905.44—US$ 498 thousand
3824.91Chemical products, mixtures and preparations; consisting mainly of (5-ethyl-2-methyl-2-oxido-1,3,2-dioxaphosphinan-5-yl)methyl methyl methylphosphonate and bis[(5-ethyl-2-methyl-2-oxido-1,3,2-dioxaphosphinan-5-yl)methyl] methylphosphonateUS$ 205 thousandUS$ 92 thousand
3824.81Chemical products, mixtures and preparations; containing goods specified in Subheading Note 3 to this Chapter; containing oxirane (ethylene oxide)US$ 1 thousandUS$ 46 thousand
3824.92Chemical products, mixtures and preparations; polyglycol esters of methylphosphonic acidUS$ 5 thousandUS$ 10 thousand
3824.82Chemical products, mixtures and preparations; containing goods specified in Subheading Note 3 to this Chapter; containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)—US$ 1 thousand
3824.89Chemical products, mixtures and preparations; containing goods specified in Subheading Note 3 to this Chapter; containing short-chain chlorinated paraffins—US$ 290
3824.30Metal carbides, non-agglomerated; mixed together or with metallic binders——
3824.84Chemical products, mixtures and preparations; containing aldrin, camphechlor (toxaphene), chlordane, chlordecone, DDT (chlorfenotane, 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane), dieldrin, endosulfan, endrin, heptachlor or mirex——

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

10 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 →