Heading 48.08 · Pulp and paper

Paper and paperboard, corrugated (with or without glued flat surface sheets), creped, crinkled, embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets other than paper of…

Paper and paperboard, corrugated (with or without glued flat surface sheets), creped, crinkled, embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets other than paper of the kind described in heading 4803

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 269 thousand of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 85% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Peru (75%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (89%). It imported US$ 1.6 million, 41% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (33%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 269 thousand
exported, January–July 2026 · −85% vs January–July 2025
US$ 1.6 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −41% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
00011US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
00011US$ 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%Paper and paperboard; corrugated, whether or not perforated, in rolls…99%
Pulp and paper 100%Paper and paperboard; corrugated,whether or not perforated, in rolls…99%

What is imported, by subheading

Pulp and paper 100%Paper and paperboard; kraft paper, creped orcrinkled, whether or not…37%Paper and paperboard; other thancorrugated (with or without glued fl…32%Paper and paperboard; corrugated,whether or not perforated, in rolls…31%
Pulp and paper 100%Paper and paperboard;kraft paper, creped orcrinkled, whether or not…37%Paper and paperboard;other than corrugated(with or without glued fl…32%Paper andpaperboard;corrugated…31%

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$ 17 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PeruUS$ 202 thousand75%
  2. United StatesUS$ 50 thousand19%
  3. Dominican RepublicUS$ 12 thousand4.3%
  4. ColombiaUS$ 3 thousand1.2%
  5. ArgentinaUS$ 2 thousand0.6%
  6. ParaguayUS$ 2420.1%
  7. GermanyUS$ 1780.1%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 527 thousand33%
  2. ArgentinaUS$ 329 thousand20%
  3. United KingdomUS$ 192 thousand12%
  4. CzechiaUS$ 136 thousand8.4%
  5. MexicoUS$ 102 thousand6.3%
  6. United StatesUS$ 83 thousand5.2%
  7. DenmarkUS$ 80 thousand5.0%
  8. TürkiyeUS$ 54 thousand3.3%
  9. CanadaUS$ 44 thousand2.7%
  10. NetherlandsUS$ 23 thousand1.5%
  11. GermanyUS$ 14 thousand0.9%
  12. PeruUS$ 14 thousand0.9%
  13. OthersUS$ 17 thousand1.0%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 240 thousand89%
  2. O'HigginsUS$ 27 thousand10%
  3. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 2 thousand0.7%
  4. No region declaredUS$ 2600.1%

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$ 159 thousand59%US$ 1.0 million65%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 4590.2%US$ 263 thousand16%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 23 thousand8.7%US$ 139 thousand8.6%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 2 thousand0.6%US$ 85 thousand5.2%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 85 thousand32%——
Other Chilean ports——US$ 66 thousand4.1%
ChungaráPutre——US$ 8 thousand0.5%
LirquénPenco——US$ 7 thousand0.5%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 4 thousand0.3%
Other ports——US$ 68<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$ 182 thousand68%
  2. RoadUS$ 85 thousand32%
  3. AirUS$ 2 thousand0.6%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 1.2 million74%
  2. RoadUS$ 340 thousand21%
  3. AirUS$ 65 thousand4.0%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 20 thousand1.2%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 159 thousand59%US$ 1.0 million65%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 4590.2%US$ 329 thousand20%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 23 thousand8.7%US$ 139 thousand8.6%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 85 thousand32%US$ 8 thousand0.5%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 2 thousand0.6%US$ 85 thousand5.2%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 7 thousand0.5%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 4 thousand0.3%

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$ 240 thousand · 89%O'HigginsUS$ 27 thousand · 10%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 2 thousand · 0.7%No region declaredUS$ 260 · 0.1%AricaUS$ 85 thousand · 32%ValparaísoUS$ 23 thousand · 8.7%San AntonioUS$ 159 thousand · 59%MetropolitanaUS$ 2 thousand · 0.6%Los AndesUS$ 459 · 0.2%PeruUS$ 202 thousand · 75%United StatesUS$ 50 thousand · 19%Dominican RepublicUS$ 12 thousand · 4.3%ColombiaUS$ 3 thousand · 1.2%GermanyUS$ 178 · 0.1%ArgentinaUS$ 2 thousand · 0.6%ParaguayUS$ 242 · 0.1%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…89%O'Higgins10%Nationalis…0.7%No region …0.1%Arica32%Valpa…8.7%San A…59%Metro…0.6%Los A…0.2%Peru75%United Sta…19%Dominican …4.3%Colombia1.2%Germany0.1%Argentina0.6%Paraguay0.1%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 527 thousand · 33%ArgentinaUS$ 329 thousand · 20%United KingdomUS$ 192 thousand · 12%CzechiaUS$ 136 thousand · 8.4%MexicoUS$ 102 thousand · 6.3%United StatesUS$ 83 thousand · 5.2%DenmarkUS$ 80 thousand · 5.0%OthersUS$ 167 thousand · 10%RoadUS$ 340 thousand · 21%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 1.2 million · 74%AirUS$ 65 thousand · 4.0%Courier (air)US$ 20 thousand · 1.2%Los AndesUS$ 329 thousand · 20%AricaUS$ 8 thousand · 0.5%San AntonioUS$ 1.0 million · 65%ValparaísoUS$ 139 thousand · 8.6%MetropolitanaUS$ 85 thousand · 5.2%Other officesUS$ 11 thousand · 0.7%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina33%Argentina20%United Kin…12%Czechia8.4%Mexico6.3%United Sta…5.2%Denmark5.0%Others10%Road21%Sea, …74%Air4.0%Couri…1.2%Los Andes20%Arica0.5%San Antonio65%Valparaíso8.6%Metropolit…5.2%Other offi…0.7%

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 3 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
4808.10Paper and paperboard; corrugated, whether or not perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of heading 4803US$ 268 thousand−85%US$ 499 thousand−60%
4808.40Paper and paperboard; kraft paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of heading 4803US$ 141US$ 598 thousand
4808.90Paper and paperboard; other than corrugated (with or without glued flat surface sheets) or kraft paper, creped or crinkled, whether or not embossed or perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of heading 4803US$ 1 thousandUS$ 518 thousand−54%

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

3 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 →