Heading 39.09 · Plastics and rubber

Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary forms

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 2.4 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 19% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Peru (38%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (46%). It imported US$ 28.8 million, 21% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (24%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 2.4 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +19% vs January–July 2025
US$ 28.8 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −21% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
02468US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
02468US$ 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%Polyurethanes; in primary forms32%Amino-resins; n.e.c. inheading no. 3909, in primaryforms, other tha…24%Phenolic resins; inprimary forms21%Amino-resins; n.e.c. inheading no. 3909, inprimary forms, poly(meth…16%Amino-resins; urea and thiourearesins, in primary forms7.1%
Plastics and rubber 100%Polyurethanes; inprimary forms32%Amino-resins; n.e.c. inheading no. 3909, inprimary forms, other…24%Phenolicresins; inprimary forms21%Amino-resins;n.e.c. in headingno. 3909, in…16%Amino-resins; ureaand thiourea resins,…

What is imported, by subheading

Plastics and rubber 100%Polyurethanes; in primary forms57%Amino-resins; n.e.c. in heading no.3909, in primary forms, poly(meth…31%Phenolicresins; inprimary forms7.3%Amino-re…melamineresins,…2.4%Amino…ureaand…1.7%Amino-resins; n.e.c.…
Plastics and rubber 100%Polyurethanes; inprimary forms57%Amino-resins;n.e.c. in headingno. 3909, in…31%Phenolicresins; inprimary…7.3%Amino-re…melamine…Amin…ureaand…

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$ 174 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$ 2.5 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PeruUS$ 924 thousand38%
  2. ArgentinaUS$ 906 thousand38%
  3. ParaguayUS$ 277 thousand12%
  4. MexicoUS$ 128 thousand5.3%
  5. VenezuelaUS$ 47 thousand2.0%
  6. BoliviaUS$ 46 thousand1.9%
  7. BrazilUS$ 31 thousand1.3%
  8. UruguayUS$ 16 thousand0.7%
  9. EcuadorUS$ 11 thousand0.4%
  10. Costa RicaUS$ 6 thousand0.3%
  11. ColombiaUS$ 5 thousand0.2%
  12. DominicaUS$ 2 thousand0.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 175<0.1%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 6.8 million24%
  2. BrazilUS$ 6.0 million21%
  3. United StatesUS$ 3.5 million12%
  4. SpainUS$ 3.0 million10%
  5. ItalyUS$ 1.4 million4.8%
  6. South KoreaUS$ 1.1 million4.0%
  7. FranceUS$ 1.1 million3.8%
  8. GermanyUS$ 1.0 million3.6%
  9. United KingdomUS$ 683 thousand2.4%
  10. ParaguayUS$ 611 thousand2.1%
  11. SwitzerlandUS$ 542 thousand1.9%
  12. AustriaUS$ 453 thousand1.6%
  13. OthersUS$ 2.5 million8.6%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 1.1 million46%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 679 thousand28%
  3. BiobíoUS$ 502 thousand21%
  4. AraucaníaUS$ 76 thousand3.2%
  5. TarapacáUS$ 33 thousand1.4%
  6. No region declaredUS$ 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)%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 744 thousand31%US$ 13.4 million47%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 7.3 million25%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 1.2 million48%US$ 5.2 million18%
CoronelCoronelUS$ 47 thousand2.0%US$ 1.6 million5.5%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 150 thousand6.2%US$ 356 thousand1.2%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 12 thousand0.5%US$ 450 thousand1.6%
LirquénPenco——US$ 289 thousand1.0%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 188 thousand7.8%——
AricaArica——US$ 118 thousand0.4%
Pino Hachado (Liucura)LonquimayUS$ 68 thousand2.8%——
ColchaneColchaneUS$ 33 thousand1.4%——
Other portsUS$ 7 thousand0.3%US$ 123 thousand0.4%

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$ 1.4 million60%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 940 thousand39%
  3. AirUS$ 9 thousand0.4%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 3 thousand0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 23.0 million80%
  2. RoadUS$ 5.3 million18%
  3. AirUS$ 352 thousand1.2%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 104 thousand0.4%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 744 thousand31%US$ 13.4 million47%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 7.3 million25%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 1.2 million48%US$ 5.2 million18%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 197 thousand8.2%US$ 2.2 million7.7%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 12 thousand0.5%US$ 450 thousand1.6%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 195 thousand8.1%US$ 119 thousand0.4%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 68 thousand2.8%US$ 61 thousand0.2%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 33 thousand1.4%US$ 22 thousand0.1%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 593<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$ 1.1 million · 46%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 679 thousand · 28%BiobíoUS$ 502 thousand · 21%AraucaníaUS$ 76 thousand · 3.2%TarapacáUS$ 33 thousand · 1.4%No region declaredUS$ 3 thousand · 0.1%AraucaníaUS$ 68 thousand · 2.8%San AntonioUS$ 744 thousand · 31%AricaUS$ 195 thousand · 8.1%Los AndesUS$ 1.2 million · 48%TalcahuanoUS$ 197 thousand · 8.2%Other officesUS$ 45 thousand · 1.9%MexicoUS$ 128 thousand · 5.3%PeruUS$ 924 thousand · 38%BrazilUS$ 31 thousand · 1.3%ArgentinaUS$ 906 thousand · 38%ParaguayUS$ 277 thousand · 12%VenezuelaUS$ 47 thousand · 2.0%BoliviaUS$ 46 thousand · 1.9%OthersUS$ 41 thousand · 1.7%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…46%Nationalis…28%Biobío21%Araucanía3.2%Tarapacá1.4%No region …0.1%Arauc…2.8%San A…31%Arica8.1%Los A…48%Talca…8.2%Other…1.9%Mexico5.3%Peru38%Brazil1.3%Argentina38%Paraguay12%Venezuela2.0%Bolivia1.9%Others1.7%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 6.8 million · 24%BrazilUS$ 6.0 million · 21%United StatesUS$ 3.5 million · 12%SpainUS$ 3.0 million · 10%ItalyUS$ 1.4 million · 4.8%South KoreaUS$ 1.1 million · 4.0%FranceUS$ 1.1 million · 3.8%OthersUS$ 5.8 million · 20%RoadUS$ 5.3 million · 18%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 23.0 million · 80%Courier (air)US$ 104 thousand · 0.4%AirUS$ 352 thousand · 1.2%Los AndesUS$ 5.2 million · 18%San AntonioUS$ 13.4 million · 47%ValparaísoUS$ 7.3 million · 25%TalcahuanoUS$ 2.2 million · 7.7%MetropolitanaUS$ 450 thousand · 1.6%Other officesUS$ 202 thousand · 0.7%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina24%Brazil21%United Sta…12%Spain10%Italy4.8%South Korea4.0%France3.8%Others20%Road18%Sea, …80%Couri…0.4%Air1.2%Los Andes18%San Antonio47%Valparaíso25%Talcahuano7.7%Metropolit…1.6%Other offi…0.7%

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 6 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
3909.50Polyurethanes; in primary formsUS$ 776 thousandUS$ 16.4 million−8.6%
3909.31Amino-resins; n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)US$ 377 thousandUS$ 8.8 million−30%
3909.40Phenolic resins; in primary formsUS$ 510 thousandUS$ 2.1 million−45%
3909.39Amino-resins; n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, other than poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)US$ 566 thousandUS$ 332 thousand
3909.20Amino-resins; melamine resins, in primary formsUS$ 2 thousandUS$ 700 thousand−32%
3909.10Amino-resins; urea and thiourea resins, in primary formsUS$ 169 thousandUS$ 476 thousand

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

4 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 →