Heading 48.19 · Pulp and paper

Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and the like, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres; box files, letter trays and the like, of paper or paperboard, of a…

Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and the like, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres; box files, letter trays and the like, of paper or paperboard, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 18.0 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 4.0% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was the United States (31%), and the main region of origin, Ñuble (59%). It imported US$ 68.3 million, 0.2% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (32%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 18.0 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −4.0% vs January–July 2025
US$ 68.3 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +0.2% 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.

What is inside

January–July 2026

What is exported, by subheading

Pulp and paper 100%Paper and paperboard; sacks and bags of paper, paperboard,cellulose…49%Paper and paperboard;sacks and bags,including cones, of…19%Paper and paperboard; packingcontainers, including recordsleeves, o…14%Paper and paperboard; cartons,boxes and cases, of corrugatedpaper o…14%Paperandpaperb…4.7%
Pulp and paper 100%Paper andpaperboard; sacksand bags of…49%Paper and paperboard;sacks and bags,including cones, of…19%Paper and paperboard;packing containers,including record…14%Paper andpaperboard;cartons, boxes…14%Paperandpaper…4.7%

What is imported, by subheading

Pulp and paper 100%Paper and paperboard; folding cartons, boxes andcases, of non-corrug…43%Paper and paperboard; sacks andbags, including cones, of paper,pape…27%Paper and paperboard; cartons, boxesand cases, of corrugated paper o…20%Paper and paperboard; sacksand bags of paper,paperboard, cellulose…6.6%Paper andpaperboard;packing…2.5%
Pulp and paper 100%Paper and paperboard;folding cartons, boxes andcases, of non-corrug…43%Paper and paperboard; sacksand bags, including cones, ofpaper, pape…27%Paper andpaperboard;cartons,…20%Paper andpaperboard;sacks and…Paper and…

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$ 855 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$ 3.2 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. United StatesUS$ 5.5 million31%
  2. ParaguayUS$ 2.4 million13%
  3. PeruUS$ 2.2 million12%
  4. ArgentinaUS$ 2.0 million11%
  5. GuatemalaUS$ 1.2 million6.9%
  6. MexicoUS$ 890 thousand5.0%
  7. ColombiaUS$ 829 thousand4.6%
  8. Puerto RicoUS$ 639 thousand3.6%
  9. CubaUS$ 527 thousand2.9%
  10. El SalvadorUS$ 370 thousand2.1%
  11. EcuadorUS$ 263 thousand1.5%
  12. VenezuelaUS$ 247 thousand1.4%
  13. OthersUS$ 855 thousand4.8%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 22.1 million32%
  2. NetherlandsUS$ 15.0 million22%
  3. United StatesUS$ 6.7 million9.9%
  4. ArgentinaUS$ 5.8 million8.4%
  5. SpainUS$ 3.3 million4.9%
  6. BelgiumUS$ 3.1 million4.6%
  7. BrazilUS$ 3.0 million4.4%
  8. PeruUS$ 2.1 million3.1%
  9. New ZealandUS$ 1.8 million2.7%
  10. BoliviaUS$ 994 thousand1.5%
  11. GermanyUS$ 565 thousand0.8%
  12. ItalyUS$ 563 thousand0.8%
  13. OthersUS$ 3.2 million4.6%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. ÑubleUS$ 10.6 million59%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 5.0 million28%
  3. O'HigginsUS$ 1.6 million9.1%
  4. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 233 thousand1.3%
  5. Los LagosUS$ 208 thousand1.2%
  6. No region declaredUS$ 85 thousand0.5%
  7. ValparaísoUS$ 74 thousand0.4%
  8. BiobíoUS$ 35 thousand0.2%
  9. MauleUS$ 23 thousand0.1%
  10. Los RíosUS$ 3 thousand<0.1%
  11. MagallanesUS$ 1 thousand<0.1%
  12. AraucaníaUS$ 1 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)%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 3.8 million21%US$ 25.9 million38%
CoronelCoronelUS$ 7.2 million40%US$ 9.4 million14%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 4.4 million25%US$ 8.4 million12%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 966 thousand5.4%US$ 11.8 million17%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 735 thousand4.1%US$ 6.9 million10%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 224 thousand1.2%US$ 3.4 million4.9%
ChungaráPutre——US$ 921 thousand1.3%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 14 thousand0.1%US$ 747 thousand1.1%
LirquénPencoUS$ 612 thousand3.4%——
Other portsUS$ 14 thousand0.1%US$ 891 thousand1.3%

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. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 13.3 million74%
  2. RoadUS$ 4.4 million25%
  3. AirUS$ 191 thousand1.1%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 33 thousand0.2%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 54.5 million80%
  2. RoadUS$ 10.4 million15%
  3. AirUS$ 2.7 million4.0%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 705 thousand1.0%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 8.7 million49%US$ 21.5 million32%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 3.8 million21%US$ 25.8 million38%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 4.4 million25%US$ 8.4 million12%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 734 thousand4.1%US$ 6.9 million10%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 237 thousand1.3%US$ 3.4 million5.0%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 20 thousand0.1%US$ 1.7 million2.5%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 169 thousand0.2%
OsornoLos Lagos——US$ 106 thousand0.2%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 88<0.1%US$ 100 thousand0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%US$ 90 thousand0.1%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%US$ 45 thousand0.1%

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 officeDestinationÑubleUS$ 10.6 million · 59%MetropolitanaUS$ 5.0 million · 28%O'HigginsUS$ 1.6 million · 9.1%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 233 thousand · 1.3%Los LagosUS$ 208 thousand · 1.2%No region declaredUS$ 85 thousand · 0.5%Other regionsUS$ 137 thousand · 0.8%TalcahuanoUS$ 8.7 million · 49%Los AndesUS$ 4.4 million · 25%ValparaísoUS$ 734 thousand · 4.1%San AntonioUS$ 3.8 million · 21%MetropolitanaUS$ 237 thousand · 1.3%Other officesUS$ 24 thousand · 0.1%GuatemalaUS$ 1.2 million · 6.9%United StatesUS$ 5.5 million · 31%MexicoUS$ 890 thousand · 5.0%ParaguayUS$ 2.4 million · 13%ArgentinaUS$ 2.0 million · 11%ColombiaUS$ 829 thousand · 4.6%PeruUS$ 2.2 million · 12%OthersUS$ 2.9 million · 16%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationÑuble59%Metropolit…28%O'Higgins9.1%Nationalis…1.3%Los Lagos1.2%No region …0.5%Other regi…0.8%Talca…49%Los A…25%Valpa…4.1%San A…21%Metro…1.3%Other…0.1%Guatemala6.9%United Sta…31%Mexico5.0%Paraguay13%Argentina11%Colombia4.6%Peru12%Others16%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 22.1 million · 32%NetherlandsUS$ 15.0 million · 22%United StatesUS$ 6.7 million · 9.9%ArgentinaUS$ 5.8 million · 8.4%SpainUS$ 3.3 million · 4.9%BelgiumUS$ 3.1 million · 4.6%BrazilUS$ 3.0 million · 4.4%OthersUS$ 9.3 million · 14%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 54.5 million · 80%Courier (air)US$ 705 thousand · 1.0%AirUS$ 2.7 million · 4.0%RoadUS$ 10.4 million · 15%San AntonioUS$ 25.8 million · 38%ValparaísoUS$ 6.9 million · 10%TalcahuanoUS$ 21.5 million · 32%MetropolitanaUS$ 3.4 million · 5.0%Los AndesUS$ 8.4 million · 12%Other officesUS$ 2.2 million · 3.3%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina32%Netherlands22%United Sta…9.9%Argentina8.4%Spain4.9%Belgium4.6%Brazil4.4%Others14%Sea, …80%Couri…1.0%Air4.0%Road15%San Antonio38%Valparaíso10%Talcahuano32%Metropolit…5.0%Los Andes12%Other offi…3.3%

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 6 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
4819.20Paper and paperboard; folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboardUS$ 851 thousandUS$ 29.2 million−0.6%
4819.40Paper and paperboard; sacks and bags, including cones, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, having a base width less than 40cmUS$ 3.3 million−42%US$ 18.6 million+18%
4819.10Paper and paperboard; cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboardUS$ 2.5 million−25%US$ 13.9 million−15%
4819.30Paper and paperboard; sacks and bags of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, having a base of a width of 40cm or moreUS$ 8.8 million+48%US$ 4.5 million−9.6%
4819.50Paper and paperboard; packing containers, including record sleeves, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, n.e.c. in heading no. 4819US$ 2.5 million−16%US$ 1.7 million+1.8%
4819.60Paper and paperboard; box files, letter trays, storage boxes and similar articles, used in offices, shops or the like of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibresUS$ 10 thousandUS$ 415 thousand

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 →