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Subheading 3920.49 · Plastics and rubber

Plastics; polymers of vinyl chloride, containing by weight, less than 6% of plasticisers; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellula…

Plastics; polymers of vinyl chloride, containing by weight, less than 6% of plasticisers; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials

In the Arancel: Las demás placas, láminas, hojas y tiras, de plástico no celular y sin refuerzo, estratificación ni soporte o combinación similar con otras materias › De polímeros de cloruro de vinilo › Las demás

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 765 thousand of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported. The main destination was Costa Rica (29%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (70%). It imported US$ 15.6 million, 16% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (29%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 765 thousand
exported, January–July 2026
US$ 15.6 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +16% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
0123US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0123US$ 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.

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$ 37 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$ 165 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. Costa RicaUS$ 218 thousand29%
  2. EcuadorUS$ 158 thousand21%
  3. BoliviaUS$ 142 thousand19%
  4. ArgentinaUS$ 96 thousand13%
  5. PeruUS$ 77 thousand10%
  6. PanamaUS$ 40 thousand5.3%
  7. ColombiaUS$ 16 thousand2.0%
  8. El SalvadorUS$ 7 thousand0.9%
  9. Trinidad & TobagoUS$ 4 thousand0.6%
  10. Dominican RepublicUS$ 2 thousand0.3%
  11. ChinaUS$ 2 thousand0.2%
  12. ArubaUS$ 1 thousand0.2%
  13. OthersUS$ 37<0.1%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 4.5 million29%
  2. PeruUS$ 2.7 million17%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 1.9 million12%
  4. UruguayUS$ 1.5 million9.4%
  5. BrazilUS$ 1.3 million8.1%
  6. United StatesUS$ 896 thousand5.7%
  7. ColombiaUS$ 788 thousand5.0%
  8. TürkiyeUS$ 756 thousand4.8%
  9. ItalyUS$ 494 thousand3.2%
  10. GermanyUS$ 395 thousand2.5%
  11. DenmarkUS$ 169 thousand1.1%
  12. FranceUS$ 146 thousand0.9%
  13. OthersUS$ 165 thousand1.1%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 534 thousand70%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 211 thousand28%
  3. Los LagosUS$ 10 thousand1.3%
  4. BiobíoUS$ 7 thousand1.0%
  5. ValparaísoUS$ 2 thousand0.2%
  6. No region declaredUS$ 1 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$ 455 thousand59%US$ 8.4 million54%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 160 thousand21%US$ 4.5 million29%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 1.3 million8.3%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 5 thousand0.6%US$ 507 thousand3.2%
ChacallutaArica——US$ 282 thousand1.8%
LirquénPencoUS$ 7 thousand0.9%US$ 237 thousand1.5%
CoronelCoronelUS$ 48 thousand6.3%US$ 184 thousand1.2%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 69 thousand9.1%US$ 152 thousand1.0%
ChungaráPutreUS$ 13 thousand1.7%——
AricaAricaUS$ 7 thousand0.9%——
Other portsUS$ 4880.1%US$ 34 thousand0.2%

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$ 579 thousand76%
  2. RoadUS$ 181 thousand24%
  3. AirUS$ 3 thousand0.4%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 1 thousand0.2%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 10.3 million66%
  2. RoadUS$ 4.8 million31%
  3. AirUS$ 450 thousand2.9%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 58 thousand0.4%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 455 thousand59%US$ 8.4 million54%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 160 thousand21%US$ 4.5 million29%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 1.3 million8.3%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 125 thousand16%US$ 573 thousand3.7%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 5 thousand0.7%US$ 508 thousand3.2%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 20 thousand2.7%US$ 282 thousand1.8%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 26 thousand0.2%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 7 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$ 534 thousand · 70%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 211 thousand · 28%Los LagosUS$ 10 thousand · 1.3%BiobíoUS$ 7 thousand · 1.0%ValparaísoUS$ 2 thousand · 0.2%Other regionsUS$ 1 thousand · 0.2%AricaUS$ 20 thousand · 2.7%Los AndesUS$ 160 thousand · 21%San AntonioUS$ 455 thousand · 59%TalcahuanoUS$ 125 thousand · 16%Other officesUS$ 5 thousand · 0.7%ArgentinaUS$ 96 thousand · 13%BoliviaUS$ 142 thousand · 19%PeruUS$ 77 thousand · 10%Costa RicaUS$ 218 thousand · 29%EcuadorUS$ 158 thousand · 21%PanamaUS$ 40 thousand · 5.3%OthersUS$ 33 thousand · 4.3%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…70%Nationalis…28%Los Lagos1.3%Biobío1.0%Valparaíso0.2%Other regi…0.2%Arica2.7%Los A…21%San A…59%Talca…16%Other…0.7%Argentina13%Bolivia19%Peru10%Costa Rica29%Ecuador21%Panama5.3%Others4.3%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 4.5 million · 29%PeruUS$ 2.7 million · 17%ArgentinaUS$ 1.9 million · 12%UruguayUS$ 1.5 million · 9.4%BrazilUS$ 1.3 million · 8.1%United StatesUS$ 896 thousand · 5.7%OthersUS$ 2.9 million · 19%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 10.3 million · 66%AirUS$ 450 thousand · 2.9%RoadUS$ 4.8 million · 31%Courier (air)US$ 58 thousand · 0.4%San AntonioUS$ 8.4 million · 54%ValparaísoUS$ 1.3 million · 8.3%TalcahuanoUS$ 573 thousand · 3.7%Los AndesUS$ 4.5 million · 29%Other officesUS$ 823 thousand · 5.3%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina29%Peru17%Argentina12%Uruguay9.4%Brazil8.1%United Sta…5.7%Others19%Sea, …66%Air2.9%Road31%Couri…0.4%San Antonio54%Valparaíso8.3%Talcahuano3.7%Los Andes29%Other offi…5.3%

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.

There is a single tariff line with trade under this subheading, 3920.4900: its figures are this page's.

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.
Tariff lines
The 8-digit lines are Chile's own: the Harmonized System stops at the subheading and each country opens its own lines below it. They have no English text, so they are named in the Arancel's Spanish.

Source: Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How each figure is checked →