Subheading 3923.21 · Plastics and rubber

Ethylene polymers; sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods

In the Arancel: Artículos para el transporte o envasado, de plástico; tapones, tapas, cápsulas y demás dispositivos de cierre, de plástico › Sacos (bolsas), bolsitas y cucuruchos › De polímeros de etileno

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 11.3 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 8.2% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Italy (25%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (92%). It imported US$ 65.7 million, 18% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (49%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 11.3 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +8.2% vs January–July 2025
US$ 65.7 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +18% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
051015US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
051015US$ 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$ 411 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$ 2.4 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. ItalyUS$ 2.8 million25%
  2. PeruUS$ 2.7 million24%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 1.6 million14%
  4. ColombiaUS$ 1.0 million9.0%
  5. BrazilUS$ 864 thousand7.6%
  6. EgyptUS$ 622 thousand5.5%
  7. PortugalUS$ 363 thousand3.2%
  8. South AfricaUS$ 311 thousand2.8%
  9. United StatesUS$ 235 thousand2.1%
  10. GreeceUS$ 174 thousand1.5%
  11. Costa RicaUS$ 156 thousand1.4%
  12. SpainUS$ 121 thousand1.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 411 thousand3.6%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 32.3 million49%
  2. BrazilUS$ 15.8 million24%
  3. GermanyUS$ 3.7 million5.7%
  4. PeruUS$ 2.9 million4.5%
  5. PolandUS$ 1.5 million2.2%
  6. VietnamUS$ 1.3 million2.0%
  7. ArgentinaUS$ 1.2 million1.9%
  8. ItalyUS$ 1.1 million1.7%
  9. United StatesUS$ 1.1 million1.7%
  10. South KoreaUS$ 812 thousand1.2%
  11. ThailandUS$ 751 thousand1.1%
  12. ColombiaUS$ 737 thousand1.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 2.4 million3.6%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 10.5 million92%
  2. O'HigginsUS$ 447 thousand4.0%
  3. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 283 thousand2.5%
  4. AraucaníaUS$ 52 thousand0.5%
  5. MauleUS$ 22 thousand0.2%
  6. No region declaredUS$ 18 thousand0.2%
  7. ValparaísoUS$ 16 thousand0.1%
  8. BiobíoUS$ 8 thousand0.1%
  9. AntofagastaUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%
  10. MagallanesUS$ 932<0.1%
  11. Los LagosUS$ 320<0.1%
  12. ÑubleUS$ 240<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$ 3.7 million33%US$ 36.7 million56%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 2.5 million22%US$ 16.1 million24%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 4.0 million35%US$ 7.8 million12%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 493 thousand4.4%US$ 2.4 million3.6%
LirquénPenco——US$ 948 thousand1.4%
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 670 thousand1.0%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 555 thousand4.9%——
Pino Hachado (Liucura)Lonquimay——US$ 346 thousand0.5%
Other Chilean ports——US$ 285 thousand0.4%
Cardenal SamorePuyehueUS$ 14 thousand0.1%——
ChungaráPutreUS$ 6 thousand0.1%——
OllagueOllagüeUS$ 6 thousand0.1%——
Other portsUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%US$ 565 thousand0.9%

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$ 7.7 million68%
  2. RoadUS$ 3.1 million27%
  3. AirUS$ 485 thousand4.3%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 8 thousand0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 46.3 million71%
  2. RoadUS$ 17.0 million26%
  3. AirUS$ 2.2 million3.3%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 179 thousand0.3%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 3.7 million33%US$ 36.7 million56%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 2.5 million22%US$ 16.4 million25%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 4.0 million35%US$ 7.8 million12%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 499 thousand4.4%US$ 2.4 million3.6%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 965<0.1%US$ 1.7 million2.6%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 561 thousand5.0%US$ 87 thousand0.1%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 264 thousand0.4%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 10<0.1%US$ 252 thousand0.4%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 163 thousand0.2%
Puerto MonttLos LagosUS$ 14 thousand0.1%——
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 985<0.1%——
OsornoLos Lagos——US$ 13<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$ 10.5 million · 92%O'HigginsUS$ 447 thousand · 4.0%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 283 thousand · 2.5%AraucaníaUS$ 52 thousand · 0.5%MauleUS$ 22 thousand · 0.2%Other regionsUS$ 45 thousand · 0.4%AricaUS$ 561 thousand · 5.0%Los AndesUS$ 2.5 million · 22%ValparaísoUS$ 4.0 million · 35%San AntonioUS$ 3.7 million · 33%Other officesUS$ 515 thousand · 4.6%ArgentinaUS$ 1.6 million · 14%BrazilUS$ 864 thousand · 7.6%ItalyUS$ 2.8 million · 25%EgyptUS$ 622 thousand · 5.5%PeruUS$ 2.7 million · 24%ColombiaUS$ 1.0 million · 9.0%OthersUS$ 1.8 million · 16%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…92%O'Higgins4.0%Nationalis…2.5%Araucanía0.5%Maule0.2%Other regi…0.4%Arica5.0%Los A…22%Valpa…35%San A…33%Other…4.6%Argentina14%Brazil7.6%Italy25%Egypt5.5%Peru24%Colombia9.0%Others16%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 32.3 million · 49%BrazilUS$ 15.8 million · 24%GermanyUS$ 3.7 million · 5.7%PeruUS$ 2.9 million · 4.5%PolandUS$ 1.5 million · 2.2%VietnamUS$ 1.3 million · 2.0%OthersUS$ 8.1 million · 12%RoadUS$ 17.0 million · 26%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 46.3 million · 71%Courier (air)US$ 179 thousand · 0.3%AirUS$ 2.2 million · 3.3%Los AndesUS$ 16.4 million · 25%San AntonioUS$ 36.7 million · 56%ValparaísoUS$ 7.8 million · 12%MetropolitanaUS$ 2.4 million · 3.6%Other officesUS$ 2.5 million · 3.8%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina49%Brazil24%Germany5.7%Peru4.5%Poland2.2%Vietnam2.0%Others12%Road26%Sea, …71%Couri…0.3%Air3.3%Los Andes25%San Antonio56%Valparaíso12%Metropolit…3.6%Other offi…3.8%

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, 3923.2100: 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 →