Heading 39.18 · Plastics and rubber

Floor coverings of plastics, self-adhesive or not, in rolls or tiles; wall or ceiling coverings of plastics, in rolls of a width not less than 45cm

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 1.1 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported. The main destination was Argentina (46%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (93%). It imported US$ 54.4 million, 4.2% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (79%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 1.1 M
exported, January–July 2026
US$ 54.4 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +4.2% 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%Floor, wall or ceiling coverings; of plastics (excluding polymers of…94%Floor,wall orceiling…6.4%
Plastics and rubber 100%Floor, wall or ceiling coverings; ofplastics (excluding polymers of…94%

What is imported, by subheading

Plastics and rubber 100%Floor, wall or ceiling coverings; of polymers of vinyl chloride, whet…73%Floor, wall or ceilingcoverings; of plastics(excluding polymers of…27%
Plastics and rubber 100%Floor, wall or ceilingcoverings; of polymers ofvinyl chloride, whet…73%Floor, wallor ceilingcoverings;…27%

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$ 1.1 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. ArgentinaUS$ 510 thousand46%
  2. SwitzerlandUS$ 403 thousand36%
  3. MexicoUS$ 122 thousand11%
  4. United StatesUS$ 26 thousand2.3%
  5. ParaguayUS$ 11 thousand1.0%
  6. BoliviaUS$ 9 thousand0.8%
  7. UruguayUS$ 8 thousand0.7%
  8. EcuadorUS$ 7 thousand0.6%
  9. PeruUS$ 5 thousand0.4%
  10. SpainUS$ 3 thousand0.3%
  11. ColombiaUS$ 3 thousand0.2%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 43.0 million79%
  2. VietnamUS$ 5.4 million9.8%
  3. SwedenUS$ 1.4 million2.6%
  4. FranceUS$ 918 thousand1.7%
  5. South KoreaUS$ 687 thousand1.3%
  6. United StatesUS$ 445 thousand0.8%
  7. GermanyUS$ 353 thousand0.6%
  8. BelgiumUS$ 327 thousand0.6%
  9. LuxembourgUS$ 225 thousand0.4%
  10. BrazilUS$ 205 thousand0.4%
  11. DenmarkUS$ 195 thousand0.4%
  12. United KingdomUS$ 186 thousand0.3%
  13. OthersUS$ 1.1 million2.0%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 1.0 million93%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 42 thousand3.8%
  3. ValparaísoUS$ 32 thousand2.9%
  4. No region declaredUS$ 3 thousand0.2%
  5. MauleUS$ 90<0.1%

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$ 554 thousand50%US$ 41.6 million76%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 7.6 million14%
LirquénPenco——US$ 2.0 million3.7%
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 1.1 million2.0%
CoronelCoronel——US$ 1.1 million2.0%
Pino Hachado (Liucura)LonquimayUS$ 490 thousand44%——
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 14 thousand1.3%US$ 375 thousand0.7%
Puerto AngamosMejillones——US$ 240 thousand0.4%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 40 thousand3.6%US$ 171 thousand0.3%
ChungaráPutreUS$ 7 thousand0.7%——
OllagueOllagüeUS$ 1 thousand0.1%——
Other ports——US$ 183 thousand0.3%

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$ 554 thousand50%
  2. RoadUS$ 539 thousand49%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 10 thousand0.9%
  4. AirUS$ 5 thousand0.4%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 53.8 million99%
  2. AirUS$ 229 thousand0.4%
  3. RoadUS$ 221 thousand0.4%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 151 thousand0.3%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 554 thousand50%US$ 41.6 million76%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 7.6 million14%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 4.2 million7.7%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 490 thousand44%——
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 16 thousand1.4%US$ 377 thousand0.7%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 248 thousand0.5%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 40 thousand3.6%US$ 171 thousand0.3%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 124 thousand0.2%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 7 thousand0.7%US$ 49 thousand0.1%

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$ 1.0 million · 93%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 42 thousand · 3.8%ValparaísoUS$ 32 thousand · 2.9%No region declaredUS$ 3 thousand · 0.2%MauleUS$ 90 · 0.0%AraucaníaUS$ 490 thousand · 44%San AntonioUS$ 554 thousand · 50%Los AndesUS$ 40 thousand · 3.6%MetropolitanaUS$ 16 thousand · 1.4%AricaUS$ 7 thousand · 0.7%ArgentinaUS$ 510 thousand · 46%SwitzerlandUS$ 403 thousand · 36%MexicoUS$ 122 thousand · 11%United StatesUS$ 26 thousand · 2.3%ParaguayUS$ 11 thousand · 1.0%UruguayUS$ 8 thousand · 0.7%BoliviaUS$ 9 thousand · 0.8%OthersUS$ 18 thousand · 1.6%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…93%Nationalis…3.8%Valparaíso2.9%No region …0.2%Maule0.0%Arauc…44%San A…50%Los A…3.6%Metro…1.4%Arica0.7%Argentina46%Switzerland36%Mexico11%United Sta…2.3%Paraguay1.0%Uruguay0.7%Bolivia0.8%Others1.6%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 43.0 million · 79%VietnamUS$ 5.4 million · 9.8%SwedenUS$ 1.4 million · 2.6%FranceUS$ 918 thousand · 1.7%South KoreaUS$ 687 thousand · 1.3%United StatesUS$ 445 thousand · 0.8%GermanyUS$ 353 thousand · 0.6%OthersUS$ 2.2 million · 4.1%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 53.8 million · 99%Courier (air)US$ 151 thousand · 0.3%RoadUS$ 221 thousand · 0.4%AirUS$ 229 thousand · 0.4%San AntonioUS$ 41.6 million · 76%ValparaísoUS$ 7.6 million · 14%TalcahuanoUS$ 4.2 million · 7.7%AntofagastaUS$ 248 thousand · 0.5%MetropolitanaUS$ 377 thousand · 0.7%Other officesUS$ 345 thousand · 0.6%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina79%Vietnam9.8%Sweden2.6%France1.7%South Korea1.3%United Sta…0.8%Germany0.6%Others4.1%Sea, …99%Couri…0.3%Road0.4%Air0.4%San Antonio76%Valparaíso14%Talcahuano7.7%Antofagasta0.5%Metropolit…0.7%Other offi…0.6%

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 2 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
3918.10Floor, wall or ceiling coverings; of polymers of vinyl chloride, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tilesUS$ 70 thousandUS$ 40.0 million−7.2%
3918.90Floor, wall or ceiling coverings; of plastics (excluding polymers of vinyl chloride), whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tilesUS$ 1.0 millionUS$ 14.5 million+58%

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

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 →