Chapter 40 · Plastics and rubber

Rubber and articles thereof

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 192 million of the goods in this chapter, 0.2% of everything it exported and 18% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was the United States (91%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (95%). It imported US$ 841 million, 2.2% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from United States (28%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 192 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −18% vs January–July 2025
US$ 841 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +2.2% vs January–July 2025
0.2%
of everything Chile exported · 1.6% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
050100150US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
050100150US$ 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 heading

Plastics and rubber 100%New pneumatic tyres, of rubber94%Articlesofvulcani…1.8%Conveyorortransmi…Syntheticrubber…Tubes,pipes an…Was…par…and…Com…rub…unv…Natur…
Plastics and rubber 100%New pneumatic tyres, of rubber94%

What is imported, by heading

Plastics and rubber 100%New pneumatic tyres, of rubber63%Conveyor ortransmission beltsor belting, of…8.3%Articles ofvulcanised rubberother than hard…8.3%Syntheticrubber andfactice…4.9%Tubes, pipesand hoses,of…4.8%Articles ofapparel andclothing…4.0%Natural rubber,balata,gutta-percha,…Compoundedrubber,unvulcanise…2.2%Plates,sheets,strip,…Hygieni…Retr…orused…Inne…
Plastics and rubber 100%New pneumatic tyres, ofrubber63%Conveyor ortransmissionbelts or…Articles ofvulcanisedrubber other…Synthet…rubberand…4.9%Tubes,pipesand…4.8%Articlesofapparel…Natural…Compou…rubber…Plat…shee…

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$ 1.2 million 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$ 81.3 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. United StatesUS$ 174 million91%
  2. PeruUS$ 7.4 million3.8%
  3. BoliviaUS$ 3.5 million1.8%
  4. ArgentinaUS$ 1.3 million0.7%
  5. MexicoUS$ 1.3 million0.7%
  6. BrazilUS$ 1.0 million0.5%
  7. IndiaUS$ 755 thousand0.4%
  8. EcuadorUS$ 344 thousand0.2%
  9. ParaguayUS$ 332 thousand0.2%
  10. FranceUS$ 280 thousand0.1%
  11. ColombiaUS$ 271 thousand0.1%
  12. SpainUS$ 245 thousand0.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 1.2 million0.6%

Where imports come from

  1. United StatesUS$ 239 million28%
  2. ChinaUS$ 235 million28%
  3. JapanUS$ 111 million13%
  4. GermanyUS$ 38.3 million4.6%
  5. SpainUS$ 37.9 million4.5%
  6. BrazilUS$ 36.8 million4.4%
  7. GuatemalaUS$ 15.5 million1.8%
  8. ThailandUS$ 12.6 million1.5%
  9. South KoreaUS$ 11.3 million1.3%
  10. ItalyUS$ 8.8 million1.0%
  11. IndiaUS$ 8.7 million1.0%
  12. CanadaUS$ 6.3 million0.8%
  13. OthersUS$ 81.3 million9.7%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 183 million95%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 8.6 million4.5%
  3. AntofagastaUS$ 491 thousand0.3%
  4. No region declaredUS$ 126 thousand0.1%
  5. TarapacáUS$ 67 thousand<0.1%
  6. ValparaísoUS$ 58 thousand<0.1%
  7. Los LagosUS$ 30 thousand<0.1%
  8. BiobíoUS$ 15 thousand<0.1%
  9. O'HigginsUS$ 4 thousand<0.1%
  10. AysénUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%
  11. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 851<0.1%
  12. MagallanesUS$ 233<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$ 70.2 million36%US$ 358 million43%
Puerto AngamosMejillones——US$ 241 million29%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 109 million57%US$ 79.2 million9.4%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 1.3 million0.7%US$ 51.8 million6.2%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 51.0 million6.1%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 2.4 million1.2%US$ 17.2 million2.0%
LirquénPenco——US$ 14.2 million1.7%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 549 thousand0.3%US$ 8.8 million1.0%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 5.0 million2.6%——
OllagueOllagüeUS$ 2.3 million1.2%——
ChungaráPutreUS$ 424 thousand0.2%——
Other portsUS$ 1.0 million0.5%US$ 19.8 million2.4%

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. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 180 million94%
  2. RoadUS$ 10.8 million5.6%
  3. AirUS$ 918 thousand0.5%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 337 thousand0.2%
  5. OtherUS$ 408<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 759 million90%
  2. AirUS$ 48.5 million5.8%
  3. RoadUS$ 24.2 million2.9%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 9.8 million1.2%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 70.2 million36%US$ 358 million43%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 3.3 million1.7%US$ 261 million31%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 109 million57%US$ 79.2 million9.4%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 1.2 million0.6%US$ 51.8 million6.2%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 455 thousand0.2%US$ 51.2 million6.1%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 2.4 million1.3%US$ 18.2 million2.2%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 36 thousand<0.1%US$ 20.1 million2.4%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 5.5 million2.9%US$ 1.5 million0.2%
OsornoLos LagosUS$ 4 thousand<0.1%US$ 208 thousand<0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 52 thousand<0.1%US$ 143 thousand<0.1%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 52 thousand<0.1%US$ 7 thousand<0.1%
CoquimboCoquimbo——US$ 31 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$ 183 million · 95%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 8.6 million · 4.5%AntofagastaUS$ 491 thousand · 0.3%No region declaredUS$ 126 thousand · 0.1%TarapacáUS$ 67 thousand · 0.0%ValparaísoUS$ 58 thousand · 0.0%Other regionsUS$ 51 thousand · 0.0%ValparaísoUS$ 109 million · 57%San AntonioUS$ 70.2 million · 36%AricaUS$ 5.5 million · 2.9%Los AndesUS$ 2.4 million · 1.3%AntofagastaUS$ 3.3 million · 1.7%Other officesUS$ 1.8 million · 1.0%United StatesUS$ 174 million · 91%MexicoUS$ 1.3 million · 0.7%IndiaUS$ 755 thousand · 0.4%PeruUS$ 7.4 million · 3.8%BrazilUS$ 1.0 million · 0.5%ArgentinaUS$ 1.3 million · 0.7%BoliviaUS$ 3.5 million · 1.8%OthersUS$ 2.7 million · 1.4%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…95%Nationalis…4.5%Antofagasta0.3%No region …0.1%Tarapacá0.0%Valparaíso0.0%Other regi…0.0%Valpa…57%San A…36%Arica2.9%Los A…1.3%Antof…1.7%Other…1.0%United Sta…91%Mexico0.7%India0.4%Peru3.8%Brazil0.5%Argentina0.7%Bolivia1.8%Others1.4%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited StatesUS$ 239 million · 28%ChinaUS$ 235 million · 28%JapanUS$ 111 million · 13%GermanyUS$ 38.3 million · 4.6%SpainUS$ 37.9 million · 4.5%BrazilUS$ 36.8 million · 4.4%GuatemalaUS$ 15.5 million · 1.8%OthersUS$ 129 million · 15%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 759 million · 90%AirUS$ 48.5 million · 5.8%Courier (air)US$ 9.8 million · 1.2%RoadUS$ 24.2 million · 2.9%ValparaísoUS$ 79.2 million · 9.4%San AntonioUS$ 358 million · 43%AntofagastaUS$ 261 million · 31%IquiqueUS$ 51.2 million · 6.1%MetropolitanaUS$ 51.8 million · 6.2%Other officesUS$ 40.2 million · 4.8%
OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited Sta…28%China28%Japan13%Germany4.6%Spain4.5%Brazil4.4%Guatemala1.8%Others15%Sea, …90%Air5.8%Couri…1.2%Road2.9%Valparaíso9.4%San Antonio43%Antofagasta31%Iquique6.1%Metropolit…6.2%Other offi…4.8%

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.

Its 17 headings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
40.11New pneumatic tyres, of rubberUS$ 180 million−19%US$ 527 million+3.8%
40.16Articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, n.e.c. in chapter 40US$ 3.5 million+3.3%US$ 69.9 million+2.6%
40.10Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanised rubberUS$ 2.2 million−31%US$ 70.1 million+26%
40.02Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of heading no. 4001 and 4002, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripUS$ 1.5 millionUS$ 40.9 million−17%
40.09Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber (other than hard rubber), with or without their fittings (e.g. joints, elbows, flanges)US$ 1.4 million−0.3%US$ 40.1 million−0.8%
40.15Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts), for all purposes, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubberUS$ 725 thousandUS$ 33.9 million−6.2%
40.01Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar gums; in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripUS$ 466 thousand−70%US$ 19.1 million−29%
40.05Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripUS$ 794 thousand−28%US$ 18.3 million+25%
40.08Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubberUS$ 265 thousandUS$ 9.1 million−11%
40.14Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (including teats), of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, with or without fittings of hard rubberUS$ 28 thousandUS$ 4.6 million+2.7%
40.12Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or cushion tyres, tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubberUS$ 133 thousandUS$ 4.1 million−16%
40.13Inner tubes, of rubberUS$ 24 thousandUS$ 2.4 million−0.9%
40.04Waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than hard rubber) and powders and granules obtained therefromUS$ 794 thousandUS$ 338 thousand
40.07Vulcanised rubber thread and cordUS$ 3 thousandUS$ 583 thousand
40.03Reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripUS$ 188 thousandUS$ 364 thousand
40.06Unvulcanised rubber in other forms (e.g. rods, tubes and profile shapes) and articles (e.g. discs and rings)US$ 175US$ 305 thousand
40.17Hard rubber (e.g. ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubberUS$ 9 thousandUS$ 228 thousand

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.

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