Chapter 42 · Hides and leather

Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 3.9 million of the goods in this chapter, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 19% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Brazil (20%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (35%). It imported US$ 158 million, 12% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (61%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 3.9 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +19% vs January–July 2025
US$ 158 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −12% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.3% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
010203040US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
010203040US$ 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

Hides and leather 100%Trunks; suit, camera, jewellery, cutlery cases; travel, tool, similar…70%Saddlery and harness for any animal(including traces, leads, knee pa…22%Articles of apparel and clothingaccessories, of leather or of compos…7.4%
Hides and leather 100%Trunks; suit, camera,jewellery, cutlery cases;travel, tool, similar…70%Saddlery andharness forany animal…22%Articles ofapparel andclothing…7.4%

What is imported, by heading

Hides and leather 100%Trunks; suit, camera, jewellery, cutlery cases; travel, tool, similar…77%Articles of apparel andclothing accessories, ofleather or of compos…17%Saddlery and harness for anyanimal (including traces,leads, knee pa…5.8%
Hides and leather 100%Trunks; suit, camera, jewellery,cutlery cases; travel, tool, similar…77%Articles of apparel and clothingaccessories, of leather or ofcompos…Saddleryandharness…5.8%

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$ 459 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$ 13.4 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. BrazilUS$ 784 thousand20%
  2. ParaguayUS$ 515 thousand13%
  3. ArgentinaUS$ 472 thousand12%
  4. PeruUS$ 461 thousand12%
  5. MexicoUS$ 298 thousand7.6%
  6. SpainUS$ 261 thousand6.6%
  7. UruguayUS$ 180 thousand4.6%
  8. EcuadorUS$ 130 thousand3.3%
  9. BoliviaUS$ 120 thousand3.0%
  10. United StatesUS$ 117 thousand3.0%
  11. VenezuelaUS$ 69 thousand1.7%
  12. ItalyUS$ 64 thousand1.6%
  13. OthersUS$ 459 thousand12%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 95.8 million61%
  2. IndiaUS$ 18.6 million12%
  3. GermanyUS$ 7.6 million4.8%
  4. Origins or destinations withheld for commercial or military reasonsUS$ 6.1 million3.8%
  5. United StatesUS$ 4.1 million2.6%
  6. VietnamUS$ 3.8 million2.4%
  7. FranceUS$ 3.7 million2.3%
  8. PakistanUS$ 3.3 million2.1%
  9. ItalyUS$ 2.5 million1.6%
  10. IndonesiaUS$ 2.3 million1.4%
  11. ArgentinaUS$ 1.6 million1.0%
  12. SpainUS$ 1.6 million1.0%
  13. OthersUS$ 7.3 million4.6%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 2.3 million58%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 1.4 million35%
  3. No region declaredUS$ 164 thousand4.2%
  4. TarapacáUS$ 77 thousand2.0%
  5. Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 15 thousand0.4%
  6. MauleUS$ 4 thousand0.1%
  7. AntofagastaUS$ 2 thousand0.1%
  8. O'HigginsUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%
  9. AtacamaUS$ 812<0.1%
  10. AraucaníaUS$ 146<0.1%
  11. ValparaísoUS$ 57<0.1%
  12. MagallanesUS$ 25<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$ 489 thousand12%US$ 99.0 million63%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 51 thousand1.3%US$ 30.1 million19%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 2.0 million52%US$ 22.9 million14%
CoronelCoronel——US$ 2.0 million1.2%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 1.7 million1.1%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 1.2 million30%US$ 383 thousand0.2%
LirquénPenco——US$ 925 thousand0.6%
Puerto AngamosMejillones——US$ 805 thousand0.5%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 116 thousand3.0%——
ChungaráPutreUS$ 21 thousand0.5%——
OllagueOllagüeUS$ 18 thousand0.4%——
ColchaneColchaneUS$ 12 thousand0.3%——
Other portsUS$ 7 thousand0.2%US$ 525 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. AirUS$ 1.8 million46%
  2. RoadUS$ 1.4 million34%
  3. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 544 thousand14%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 228 thousand5.8%
  5. OtherUS$ 671<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 133 million84%
  2. AirUS$ 17.0 million11%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 6.2 million3.9%
  4. RoadUS$ 2.0 million1.3%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 489 thousand12%US$ 99.0 million63%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 51 thousand1.3%US$ 30.1 million19%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 2.1 million53%US$ 23.2 million15%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 3 thousand0.1%US$ 3.0 million1.9%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 83 thousand2.1%US$ 1.7 million1.1%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 1.2 million30%US$ 439 thousand0.3%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 3 thousand0.1%US$ 813 thousand0.5%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 35 thousand0.9%US$ 91 thousand0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 67<0.1%US$ 4 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 officeDestinationNationalised foreign goodsUS$ 2.3 million · 58%MetropolitanaUS$ 1.4 million · 35%No region declaredUS$ 164 thousand · 4.2%TarapacáUS$ 77 thousand · 2.0%Arica y ParinacotaUS$ 15 thousand · 0.4%MauleUS$ 4 thousand · 0.1%Other regionsUS$ 5 thousand · 0.1%Los AndesUS$ 1.2 million · 30%MetropolitanaUS$ 2.1 million · 53%San AntonioUS$ 489 thousand · 12%ValparaísoUS$ 51 thousand · 1.3%IquiqueUS$ 83 thousand · 2.1%Other officesUS$ 41 thousand · 1.1%UruguayUS$ 180 thousand · 4.6%ParaguayUS$ 515 thousand · 13%ArgentinaUS$ 472 thousand · 12%BrazilUS$ 784 thousand · 20%MexicoUS$ 298 thousand · 7.6%SpainUS$ 261 thousand · 6.6%PeruUS$ 461 thousand · 12%OthersUS$ 958 thousand · 24%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationNationalis…58%Metropolit…35%No region …4.2%Tarapacá2.0%Arica y Pa…0.4%Maule0.1%Other regi…0.1%Los A…30%Metro…53%San A…12%Valpa…1.3%Iquiq…2.1%Other…1.1%Uruguay4.6%Paraguay13%Argentina12%Brazil20%Mexico7.6%Spain6.6%Peru12%Others24%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 95.8 million · 61%IndiaUS$ 18.6 million · 12%GermanyUS$ 7.6 million · 4.8%Origins or destinations w…US$ 6.1 million · 3.8%United StatesUS$ 4.1 million · 2.6%VietnamUS$ 3.8 million · 2.4%FranceUS$ 3.7 million · 2.3%OthersUS$ 18.6 million · 12%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 133 million · 84%RoadUS$ 2.0 million · 1.3%Courier (air)US$ 6.2 million · 3.9%AirUS$ 17.0 million · 11%San AntonioUS$ 99.0 million · 63%ValparaísoUS$ 30.1 million · 19%TalcahuanoUS$ 3.0 million · 1.9%IquiqueUS$ 1.7 million · 1.1%MetropolitanaUS$ 23.2 million · 15%Other officesUS$ 1.3 million · 0.9%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina61%India12%Germany4.8%Origins or…3.8%United Sta…2.6%Vietnam2.4%France2.3%Others12%Sea, …84%Road1.3%Couri…3.9%Air11%San Antonio63%Valparaíso19%Talcahuano1.9%Iquique1.1%Metropolit…15%Other offi…0.9%

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 headings

change against January–July 2025

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 →