Heading 48.03 · Pulp and paper

Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar; for household or sanitary uses, cellulose wadding, webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls over 36cm in width or rectangular…

Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar; for household or sanitary uses, cellulose wadding, webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls over 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side exceeding 36cm when unfolded

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 5.5 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 44% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Honduras (55%), and the main region of origin, Biobío (83%). It imported US$ 48.1 million, 69% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from Argentina (36%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 5.5 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +44% vs January–July 2025
US$ 48.1 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +69% 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$ 1 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$ 25 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. HondurasUS$ 3.0 million55%
  2. Dominican RepublicUS$ 1.4 million25%
  3. PeruUS$ 619 thousand11%
  4. ArgentinaUS$ 226 thousand4.1%
  5. EcuadorUS$ 178 thousand3.2%
  6. MexicoUS$ 17 thousand0.3%
  7. GuatemalaUS$ 16 thousand0.3%
  8. ItalyUS$ 16 thousand0.3%
  9. BoliviaUS$ 12 thousand0.2%
  10. SpainUS$ 11 thousand0.2%
  11. AustraliaUS$ 3 thousand0.1%
  12. United StatesUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 1 thousand<0.1%

Where imports come from

  1. ArgentinaUS$ 17.5 million36%
  2. BrazilUS$ 11.6 million24%
  3. ChinaUS$ 7.0 million15%
  4. UruguayUS$ 6.0 million12%
  5. IndonesiaUS$ 4.2 million8.8%
  6. PeruUS$ 1.5 million3.1%
  7. SpainUS$ 285 thousand0.6%
  8. BoliviaUS$ 73 thousand0.2%
  9. FranceUS$ 29 thousand0.1%
  10. SwedenUS$ 22 thousand<0.1%
  11. TürkiyeUS$ 19 thousand<0.1%
  12. NetherlandsUS$ 10 thousand<0.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 25 thousand0.1%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. BiobíoUS$ 4.6 million83%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 754 thousand14%
  3. AraucaníaUS$ 139 thousand2.5%
  4. AntofagastaUS$ 19 thousand0.3%
  5. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 657<0.1%
  6. No region declaredUS$ 140<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)%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 238 thousand4.3%US$ 32.9 million68%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 413 thousand7.5%US$ 10.3 million21%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 3.9 million71%US$ 2.0 million4.2%
Pino Hachado (Liucura)Lonquimay——US$ 1.7 million3.6%
CoronelCoronelUS$ 685 thousand12%——
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 634 thousand1.3%
Other Chilean ports——US$ 421 thousand0.9%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 238 thousand4.3%——
LirquénPencoUS$ 16 thousand0.3%US$ 123 thousand0.3%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 5 thousand0.1%US$ 10 thousand<0.1%
Other ports——US$ 8 thousand<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. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 5.0 million91%
  2. RoadUS$ 476 thousand8.7%
  3. AirUS$ 5 thousand0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. RoadUS$ 35.1 million73%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 13.1 million27%
  3. AirUS$ 6 thousand<0.1%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 5 thousand<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 238 thousand4.3%US$ 33.3 million69%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 412 thousand7.5%US$ 10.3 million21%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 4.6 million84%US$ 2.1 million4.5%
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 1.7 million3.5%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 634 thousand1.3%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 238 thousand4.3%——
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 6 thousand0.1%US$ 11 thousand<0.1%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 7 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 officeDestinationBiobíoUS$ 4.6 million · 83%MetropolitanaUS$ 754 thousand · 14%AraucaníaUS$ 139 thousand · 2.5%AntofagastaUS$ 19 thousand · 0.3%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 657 · 0.0%No region declaredUS$ 140 · 0.0%TalcahuanoUS$ 4.6 million · 84%AricaUS$ 238 thousand · 4.3%MetropolitanaUS$ 6 thousand · 0.1%San AntonioUS$ 412 thousand · 7.5%Los AndesUS$ 238 thousand · 4.3%HondurasUS$ 3.0 million · 55%Dominican RepublicUS$ 1.4 million · 25%EcuadorUS$ 178 thousand · 3.2%GuatemalaUS$ 16 thousand · 0.3%MexicoUS$ 17 thousand · 0.3%PeruUS$ 619 thousand · 11%ArgentinaUS$ 226 thousand · 4.1%OthersUS$ 46 thousand · 0.8%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationBiobío83%Metropolit…14%Araucanía2.5%Antofagasta0.3%Nationalis…0.0%No region …0.0%Talca…84%Arica4.3%Metro…0.1%San A…7.5%Los A…4.3%Honduras55%Dominican …25%Ecuador3.2%Guatemala0.3%Mexico0.3%Peru11%Argentina4.1%Others0.8%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeArgentinaUS$ 17.5 million · 36%BrazilUS$ 11.6 million · 24%ChinaUS$ 7.0 million · 15%UruguayUS$ 6.0 million · 12%IndonesiaUS$ 4.2 million · 8.8%PeruUS$ 1.5 million · 3.1%SpainUS$ 285 thousand · 0.6%OthersUS$ 177 thousand · 0.4%RoadUS$ 35.1 million · 73%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 13.1 million · 27%Courier (air)US$ 5 thousand · 0.0%AirUS$ 6 thousand · 0.0%Los AndesUS$ 33.3 million · 69%AraucaníaUS$ 1.7 million · 3.5%TalcahuanoUS$ 2.1 million · 4.5%San AntonioUS$ 10.3 million · 21%ValparaísoUS$ 634 thousand · 1.3%Other officesUS$ 19 thousand · 0.0%
OriginTransportCustoms officeArgentina36%Brazil24%China15%Uruguay12%Indonesia8.8%Peru3.1%Spain0.6%Others0.4%Road73%Sea, …27%Couri…0.0%Air0.0%Los Andes69%Araucanía3.5%Talcahuano4.5%San Antonio21%Valparaíso1.3%Other offi…0.0%

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 subheading with trade under this heading, 4803.00: its figures are this page's. Its page →

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 →