Heading 39.04 · Plastics and rubber

Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 1.3 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 13% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Argentina (71%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (99%). It imported US$ 37.7 million, 0.6% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from United States (63%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 1.3 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +13% vs January–July 2025
US$ 37.7 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −0.6% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
035810US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
035810US$ 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

Plastics and rubber 100%Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; plasticised poly(v…74%Vinyl chloride, otherhalogenated olefin polymers;non-plasticised po…18%Vinyl chloride, other halogenatedolefin polymers; poly(vinylchlorid…7.0%
Plastics and rubber 100%Vinyl chloride, otherhalogenated olefin polymers;plasticised poly(v…74%Vinylchloride,other…18%Vinylchloride,other…7.0%

What is imported, by subheading

Plastics and rubber 100%Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; poly(vinyl chlorid…92%Vinylchloride,other…5.7%Vinylchloride,…Halo…olef…poly…Vinyl…
Plastics and rubber 100%Vinyl chloride, other halogenatedolefin polymers; poly(vinylchlorid…92%

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$ 188 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. ArgentinaUS$ 942 thousand71%
  2. BrazilUS$ 276 thousand21%
  3. ParaguayUS$ 86 thousand6.5%
  4. IndiaUS$ 13 thousand1.0%
  5. HondurasUS$ 8 thousand0.6%
  6. ColombiaUS$ 4 thousand0.3%

Where imports come from

  1. United StatesUS$ 23.8 million63%
  2. MexicoUS$ 7.9 million21%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 1.7 million4.5%
  4. ColombiaUS$ 1.1 million2.8%
  5. ChinaUS$ 1.1 million2.8%
  6. ParaguayUS$ 576 thousand1.5%
  7. BrazilUS$ 301 thousand0.8%
  8. FranceUS$ 290 thousand0.8%
  9. GermanyUS$ 273 thousand0.7%
  10. NetherlandsUS$ 249 thousand0.7%
  11. PeruUS$ 212 thousand0.6%
  12. ItalyUS$ 124 thousand0.3%
  13. OthersUS$ 188 thousand0.5%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 1.3 million99%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 5 thousand0.4%
  3. No region declaredUS$ 3 thousand0.2%

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$ 21 thousand1.6%US$ 26.5 million70%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 8.3 million22%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 1.3 million98%US$ 2.3 million6.1%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 230 thousand0.6%
ChacallutaArica——US$ 185 thousand0.5%
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 118 thousand0.3%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 7 thousand0.5%US$ 80 thousand0.2%
Other Chilean ports——US$ 11 thousand<0.1%
Other ports——US$ 8 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$ 1.3 million98%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 21 thousand1.6%
  3. AirUS$ 4 thousand0.3%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 3 thousand0.2%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 35.1 million93%
  2. RoadUS$ 2.5 million6.6%
  3. AirUS$ 59 thousand0.2%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 26 thousand0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 21 thousand1.6%US$ 26.5 million70%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 8.3 million22%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 1.3 million98%US$ 2.3 million6.1%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 230 thousand0.6%
AricaArica y Parinacota——US$ 185 thousand0.5%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 122 thousand0.3%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 7 thousand0.5%US$ 80 thousand0.2%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 5 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$ 1.3 million · 99%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 5 thousand · 0.4%No region declaredUS$ 3 thousand · 0.2%San AntonioUS$ 21 thousand · 1.6%Los AndesUS$ 1.3 million · 98%MetropolitanaUS$ 7 thousand · 0.5%IndiaUS$ 13 thousand · 1.0%HondurasUS$ 8 thousand · 0.6%ParaguayUS$ 86 thousand · 6.5%BrazilUS$ 276 thousand · 21%ArgentinaUS$ 942 thousand · 71%ColombiaUS$ 4 thousand · 0.3%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…99%Nationalis…0.4%No region …0.2%San A…1.6%Los A…98%Metro…0.5%India1.0%Honduras0.6%Paraguay6.5%Brazil21%Argentina71%Colombia0.3%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited StatesUS$ 23.8 million · 63%MexicoUS$ 7.9 million · 21%ArgentinaUS$ 1.7 million · 4.5%ColombiaUS$ 1.1 million · 2.8%ChinaUS$ 1.1 million · 2.8%ParaguayUS$ 576 thousand · 1.5%BrazilUS$ 301 thousand · 0.8%OthersUS$ 1.3 million · 3.5%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 35.1 million · 93%RoadUS$ 2.5 million · 6.6%Courier (air)US$ 26 thousand · 0.1%AirUS$ 59 thousand · 0.2%San AntonioUS$ 26.5 million · 70%ValparaísoUS$ 8.3 million · 22%IquiqueUS$ 230 thousand · 0.6%Los AndesUS$ 2.3 million · 6.1%AricaUS$ 185 thousand · 0.5%Other officesUS$ 207 thousand · 0.5%
OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited Sta…63%Mexico21%Argentina4.5%Colombia2.8%China2.8%Paraguay1.5%Brazil0.8%Others3.5%Sea, …93%Road6.6%Couri…0.1%Air0.2%San Antonio70%Valparaíso22%Iquique0.6%Los Andes6.1%Arica0.5%Other offi…0.5%

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 9 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
3904.10Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary formsUS$ 93 thousandUS$ 34.7 million+1.0%
3904.22Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; plasticised poly(vinyl chloride), in primary forms, mixed with other substancesUS$ 990 thousandUS$ 2.1 million−2.4%
3904.21Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; non-plasticised poly(vinyl chloride), in primary forms, mixed with other substancesUS$ 238 thousandUS$ 410 thousand
3904.69Halogenated olefin polymers; fluoro-polymers (other than polytetrafluoroethylene), in primary formsUS$ 6 thousandUS$ 195 thousand
3904.40Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; vinyl chloride copolymers, in primary forms n.e.c. in heading no. 3904—US$ 137 thousand
3904.30Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymers, in primary formsUS$ 3 thousandUS$ 64 thousand
3904.61Halogenated olefin polymers; fluoro-polymers, polytetrafluoroethylene, in primary forms—US$ 61 thousand
3904.90Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; n.e.c. in heading no. 3904—US$ 4 thousand
3904.50Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; vinylidene chloride polymers, in primary forms—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 →