Heading 47.03 · Pulp and paper

Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 1,656 million of this product, 2.1% of everything it exported and 8.7% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was China (69%), and the main region of origin, Biobío (59%). It imported US$ 4.3 million, 47% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from Argentina (52%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 1,656 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −8.7% vs January–July 2025
US$ 4.3 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −47% vs January–July 2025
2.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
0100200300400US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0100200300400US$ 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

Pulp and paper 100%Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolvi…57%Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda orsulphate, (other than dissolvi…36%Woodpulp;chemical…6.5%
Pulp and paper 100%Wood pulp; chemicalwood pulp, soda orsulphate, (other tha…57%Wood pulp;chemical woodpulp, soda or…36%Wood pulp; chemicalwood pulp, soda or…

What is imported, by subheading

Pulp and paper 100%Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolvi…99%
Pulp and paper 100%Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda orsulphate, (other than dissolvi…99%

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$ 106 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$ 1 and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. ChinaUS$ 1,147 million69%
  2. South KoreaUS$ 75.4 million4.6%
  3. NetherlandsUS$ 74.8 million4.5%
  4. JapanUS$ 45.9 million2.8%
  5. TaiwanUS$ 40.0 million2.4%
  6. IndiaUS$ 36.7 million2.2%
  7. ItalyUS$ 33.1 million2.0%
  8. PeruUS$ 26.2 million1.6%
  9. ColombiaUS$ 22.7 million1.4%
  10. GermanyUS$ 21.7 million1.3%
  11. PakistanUS$ 14.1 million0.9%
  12. AustraliaUS$ 12.9 million0.8%
  13. OthersUS$ 106 million6.4%

Where imports come from

  1. ArgentinaUS$ 2.2 million52%
  2. United StatesUS$ 2.0 million47%
  3. BrazilUS$ 58 thousand1.4%
  4. ItalyUS$ 9 thousand0.2%
  5. United KingdomUS$ 3 thousand0.1%
  6. ChinaUS$ 626<0.1%
  7. CanadaUS$ 520<0.1%
  8. UruguayUS$ 307<0.1%
  9. ChileUS$ 216<0.1%
  10. SwedenUS$ 211<0.1%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. BiobíoUS$ 981 million59%
  2. ÑubleUS$ 336 million20%
  3. AraucaníaUS$ 117 million7.0%
  4. MauleUS$ 95.9 million5.8%
  5. CoquimboUS$ 68.4 million4.1%
  6. ValparaísoUS$ 30.1 million1.8%
  7. O'HigginsUS$ 11.2 million0.7%
  8. AysénUS$ 7.9 million0.5%
  9. MagallanesUS$ 4.4 million0.3%
  10. MetropolitanaUS$ 3.2 million0.2%
  11. Los RíosUS$ 564 thousand<0.1%
  12. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 31 thousand<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)%
LirquénPencoUS$ 926 million56%——
CoronelCoronelUS$ 351 million21%——
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 277 million17%——
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 49.5 million3.0%US$ 382 thousand8.9%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 47.2 million2.9%US$ 1.6 million39%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 4.8 million0.3%US$ 2.2 million52%
ChungaráPutreUS$ 76 thousand<0.1%——
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuel——US$ 9 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$ 1,651 million100%
  2. RoadUS$ 4.9 million0.3%

Imports, by transport

  1. RoadUS$ 2.2 million52%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 2.0 million47%
  3. AirUS$ 5 thousand0.1%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 4 thousand0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 1,554 million94%——
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 49.5 million3.0%US$ 382 thousand8.9%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 47.2 million2.9%US$ 1.6 million39%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 4.8 million0.3%US$ 2.2 million52%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 76 thousand<0.1%——
MetropolitanaMetropolitana——US$ 9 thousand0.2%

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 officeDestinationBiobíoUS$ 981 million · 59%ÑubleUS$ 336 million · 20%AraucaníaUS$ 117 million · 7.0%MauleUS$ 95.9 million · 5.8%CoquimboUS$ 68.4 million · 4.1%ValparaísoUS$ 30.1 million · 1.8%Other regionsUS$ 27.3 million · 1.6%Los AndesUS$ 4.8 million · 0.3%TalcahuanoUS$ 1,554 million · 94%ValparaísoUS$ 49.5 million · 3.0%San AntonioUS$ 47.2 million · 2.9%AricaUS$ 76 thousand · 0.0%NetherlandsUS$ 74.8 million · 4.5%TaiwanUS$ 40.0 million · 2.4%South KoreaUS$ 75.4 million · 4.6%ItalyUS$ 33.1 million · 2.0%JapanUS$ 45.9 million · 2.8%IndiaUS$ 36.7 million · 2.2%ChinaUS$ 1,147 million · 69%OthersUS$ 203 million · 12%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationBiobío59%Ñuble20%Araucanía7.0%Maule5.8%Coquimbo4.1%Valparaíso1.8%Other regi…1.6%Los A…0.3%Talca…94%Valpa…3.0%San A…2.9%Arica0.0%Netherlands4.5%Taiwan2.4%South Korea4.6%Italy2.0%Japan2.8%India2.2%China69%Others12%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeArgentinaUS$ 2.2 million · 52%United StatesUS$ 2.0 million · 47%BrazilUS$ 58 thousand · 1.4%ItalyUS$ 9 thousand · 0.2%United KingdomUS$ 3 thousand · 0.1%ChinaUS$ 626 · 0.0%CanadaUS$ 520 · 0.0%OthersUS$ 735 · 0.0%RoadUS$ 2.2 million · 52%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 2.0 million · 47%AirUS$ 5 thousand · 0.1%Courier (air)US$ 4 thousand · 0.1%Los AndesUS$ 2.2 million · 52%San AntonioUS$ 1.6 million · 39%ValparaísoUS$ 382 thousand · 8.9%MetropolitanaUS$ 9 thousand · 0.2%
OriginTransportCustoms officeArgentina52%United Sta…47%Brazil1.4%Italy0.2%United Kin…0.1%China0.0%Canada0.0%Others0.0%Road52%Sea, …47%Air0.1%Couri…0.1%Los Andes52%San Antonio39%Valparaíso8.9%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 4 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
4703.29Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of non-coniferous woodUS$ 949 million+1.8%US$ 38 thousand
4703.21Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous woodUS$ 599 million−23%US$ 4.2 million−47%
4703.11Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), unbleached, of coniferous woodUS$ 108 million+1.4%—
4703.19Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), unbleached, of non-coniferous wood—US$ 80

A change is shown only where the same months of the year before added up to at least US$ 1.0 million.

1 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 →