Heading 40.01 · Plastics and rubber

Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar gums; in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 466 thousand of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 70% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Peru (92%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (92%). It imported US$ 19.1 million, 29% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from Guatemala (81%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 466 thousand
exported, January–July 2026 · −70% vs January–July 2025
US$ 19.1 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −29% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
0246US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0246US$ 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%Rubber; technically specified natural rubber (TSNR), in primary forms…96%Rubbe…natur…(excl…3.6%Balat…gutta…
Plastics and rubber 100%Rubber; technically specified naturalrubber (TSNR), in primary forms…96%

What is imported, by subheading

Plastics and rubber 100%Rubber; technically specified natural rubber (TSNR), in primary forms…89%Rubber;natural(excluding…9.7%Rubber;natural…Rubb…Bala…
Plastics and rubber 100%Rubber; technically specified naturalrubber (TSNR), in primary forms…89%Rubber; natural (excluding latex), in smoked sheetsRub…nat…

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$ 76 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PeruUS$ 427 thousand92%
  2. ParaguayUS$ 20 thousand4.2%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 16 thousand3.5%
  4. BulgariaUS$ 2 thousand0.5%
  5. ChinaUS$ 200<0.1%

Where imports come from

  1. GuatemalaUS$ 15.5 million81%
  2. VietnamUS$ 2.0 million10%
  3. ColombiaUS$ 1.0 million5.4%
  4. BrazilUS$ 272 thousand1.4%
  5. MalaysiaUS$ 110 thousand0.6%
  6. PeruUS$ 94 thousand0.5%
  7. Origins or destinations withheld for commercial or military reasonsUS$ 75 thousand0.4%
  8. United StatesUS$ 39 thousand0.2%
  9. Sri LankaUS$ 18 thousand0.1%
  10. SpainUS$ 4 thousand<0.1%
  11. CzechiaUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%
  12. FranceUS$ 834<0.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 427 thousand92%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 36 thousand7.8%
  3. No region declaredUS$ 3 thousand0.5%

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 Antonio——US$ 9.4 million49%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 9.4 million49%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 427 thousand92%——
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 20 thousand4.2%US$ 272 thousand1.4%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 3 thousand0.5%US$ 41 thousand0.2%
Aeropuerto Carriel SurTalcahuanoUS$ 16 thousand3.5%——
CoronelCoronel——US$ 444<0.1%
No port declared——US$ 41<0.1%

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$ 463 thousand99%
  2. Courier (air)US$ 3 thousand0.5%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 18.8 million98%
  2. RoadUS$ 272 thousand1.4%
  3. AirUS$ 36 thousand0.2%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 5 thousand<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaíso——US$ 9.4 million49%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 9.4 million49%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 427 thousand92%——
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 36 thousand7.8%US$ 272 thousand1.4%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 3 thousand0.5%US$ 41 thousand0.2%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 444<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$ 427 thousand · 92%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 36 thousand · 7.8%No region declaredUS$ 3 thousand · 0.5%AricaUS$ 427 thousand · 92%Los AndesUS$ 36 thousand · 7.8%MetropolitanaUS$ 3 thousand · 0.5%PeruUS$ 427 thousand · 92%ParaguayUS$ 20 thousand · 4.2%ArgentinaUS$ 16 thousand · 3.5%BulgariaUS$ 2 thousand · 0.5%ChinaUS$ 200 · 0.0%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…92%Nationalis…7.8%No region …0.5%Arica92%Los A…7.8%Metro…0.5%Peru92%Paraguay4.2%Argentina3.5%Bulgaria0.5%China0.0%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeGuatemalaUS$ 15.5 million · 81%VietnamUS$ 2.0 million · 10%ColombiaUS$ 1.0 million · 5.4%BrazilUS$ 272 thousand · 1.4%MalaysiaUS$ 110 thousand · 0.6%PeruUS$ 94 thousand · 0.5%Origins or destinations w…US$ 75 thousand · 0.4%OthersUS$ 66 thousand · 0.3%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 18.8 million · 98%RoadUS$ 272 thousand · 1.4%Courier (air)US$ 5 thousand · 0.0%AirUS$ 36 thousand · 0.2%San AntonioUS$ 9.4 million · 49%ValparaísoUS$ 9.4 million · 49%TalcahuanoUS$ 444 · 0.0%Los AndesUS$ 272 thousand · 1.4%MetropolitanaUS$ 41 thousand · 0.2%
OriginTransportCustoms officeGuatemala81%Vietnam10%Colombia5.4%Brazil1.4%Malaysia0.6%Peru0.5%Origins or…0.4%Others0.3%Sea, …98%Road1.4%Couri…0.0%Air0.2%San Antonio49%Valparaíso49%Talcahuano0.0%Los Andes1.4%Metropolit…0.2%

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 5 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
4001.22Rubber; technically specified natural rubber (TSNR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excluding latex and smoked sheets)US$ 447 thousand−67%US$ 17.0 million−32%
4001.21Rubber; natural (excluding latex), in smoked sheets—US$ 1.9 million+46%
4001.29Rubber; natural (excluding latex, technically specified natural rubber and smoked sheets), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripUS$ 17 thousandUS$ 187 thousand
4001.10Rubber; natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip—US$ 41 thousand
4001.30Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums; in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripUS$ 2 thousandUS$ 35 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 →