Heading 48.21 · Pulp and paper

Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 1.7 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 8.6% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Panama (50%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (85%). It imported US$ 5.7 million, 1.0% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (36%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 1.7 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −8.6% vs January–July 2025
US$ 5.7 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +1.0% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
0112US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
0112US$ 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; labels or all kinds, printed95%Paperandpaperb…4.8%
Pulp and paper 100%Paper and paperboard; labels or allkinds, printed95%

What is imported, by subheading

Pulp and paper 100%Paper and paperboard; labels or all kinds, printed73%Paper and paperboard; labels ofall kinds, unprinted27%
Pulp and paper 100%Paper and paperboard;labels or all kinds,printed73%Paper andpaperboard;labels of…27%

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$ 39 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$ 431 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PanamaUS$ 824 thousand50%
  2. PeruUS$ 206 thousand12%
  3. United StatesUS$ 157 thousand9.4%
  4. UruguayUS$ 144 thousand8.7%
  5. ColombiaUS$ 90 thousand5.4%
  6. ChinaUS$ 67 thousand4.0%
  7. MexicoUS$ 42 thousand2.5%
  8. EcuadorUS$ 30 thousand1.8%
  9. SpainUS$ 24 thousand1.5%
  10. BoliviaUS$ 21 thousand1.3%
  11. ArgentinaUS$ 11 thousand0.7%
  12. BrazilUS$ 6 thousand0.3%
  13. OthersUS$ 39 thousand2.4%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 2.1 million36%
  2. United StatesUS$ 752 thousand13%
  3. BrazilUS$ 639 thousand11%
  4. ArgentinaUS$ 523 thousand9.2%
  5. SpainUS$ 381 thousand6.7%
  6. GermanyUS$ 287 thousand5.0%
  7. FranceUS$ 167 thousand2.9%
  8. CanadaUS$ 103 thousand1.8%
  9. NetherlandsUS$ 99 thousand1.7%
  10. PeruUS$ 93 thousand1.6%
  11. TaiwanUS$ 82 thousand1.4%
  12. Costa RicaUS$ 69 thousand1.2%
  13. OthersUS$ 431 thousand7.6%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 1.4 million85%
  2. No region declaredUS$ 199 thousand12%
  3. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 40 thousand2.4%
  4. ValparaísoUS$ 3 thousand0.2%
  5. MagallanesUS$ 2 thousand0.1%
  6. MauleUS$ 132<0.1%
  7. O'HigginsUS$ 39<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)%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 1.2 million72%US$ 1.8 million31%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 277 thousand17%US$ 2.4 million42%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 146 thousand8.8%US$ 753 thousand13%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 2 thousand0.1%US$ 650 thousand11%
CoronelCoronel——US$ 31 thousand0.5%
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 30 thousand0.5%
ChungaráPutreUS$ 20 thousand1.2%——
LirquénPenco——US$ 19 thousand0.3%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 18 thousand1.1%——
No port declared——US$ 15 thousand0.3%
Punta ArenasPunta ArenasUS$ 2 thousand0.1%——
Pino Hachado (Liucura)LonquimayUS$ 470<0.1%——
Other portsUS$ 380<0.1%US$ 15 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$ 1.1 million68%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 281 thousand17%
  3. RoadUS$ 184 thousand11%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 69 thousand4.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 3.2 million55%
  2. AirUS$ 1.1 million19%
  3. RoadUS$ 754 thousand13%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 713 thousand13%
  5. Power lineUS$ 82<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 1.2 million72%US$ 1.8 million31%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 277 thousand17%US$ 2.4 million42%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 146 thousand8.8%US$ 753 thousand13%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 2 thousand0.1%US$ 650 thousand11%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 286<0.1%US$ 80 thousand1.4%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 32 thousand1.9%US$ 1 thousand<0.1%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 7 thousand0.1%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 35<0.1%US$ 6 thousand0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 2 thousand0.1%US$ 78<0.1%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 470<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 officeDestinationMetropolitanaUS$ 1.4 million · 85%No region declaredUS$ 199 thousand · 12%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 40 thousand · 2.4%ValparaísoUS$ 3 thousand · 0.2%MagallanesUS$ 2 thousand · 0.1%MauleUS$ 132 · 0.0%Other regionsUS$ 40 · 0.0%Los AndesUS$ 146 thousand · 8.8%ValparaísoUS$ 2 thousand · 0.1%San AntonioUS$ 277 thousand · 17%MetropolitanaUS$ 1.2 million · 72%AricaUS$ 32 thousand · 1.9%Other officesUS$ 3 thousand · 0.2%UruguayUS$ 144 thousand · 8.7%ChinaUS$ 67 thousand · 4.0%MexicoUS$ 42 thousand · 2.5%ColombiaUS$ 90 thousand · 5.4%PeruUS$ 206 thousand · 12%PanamaUS$ 824 thousand · 50%United StatesUS$ 157 thousand · 9.4%OthersUS$ 132 thousand · 8.0%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…85%No region …12%Nationalis…2.4%Valparaíso0.2%Magallanes0.1%Maule0.0%Other regi…0.0%Los A…8.8%Valpa…0.1%San A…17%Metro…72%Arica1.9%Other…0.2%Uruguay8.7%China4.0%Mexico2.5%Colombia5.4%Peru12%Panama50%United Sta…9.4%Others8.0%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 2.1 million · 36%United StatesUS$ 752 thousand · 13%BrazilUS$ 639 thousand · 11%ArgentinaUS$ 523 thousand · 9.2%SpainUS$ 381 thousand · 6.7%GermanyUS$ 287 thousand · 5.0%FranceUS$ 167 thousand · 2.9%OthersUS$ 876 thousand · 15%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 3.2 million · 55%RoadUS$ 754 thousand · 13%Courier (air)US$ 713 thousand · 13%AirUS$ 1.1 million · 19%OtherUS$ 82 · 0.0%ValparaísoUS$ 650 thousand · 11%TalcahuanoUS$ 80 thousand · 1.4%San AntonioUS$ 2.4 million · 42%Los AndesUS$ 753 thousand · 13%MetropolitanaUS$ 1.8 million · 31%Other officesUS$ 15 thousand · 0.3%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina36%United Sta…13%Brazil11%Argentina9.2%Spain6.7%Germany5.0%France2.9%Others15%Sea, …55%Road13%Couri…13%Air19%Other0.0%Valparaíso11%Talcahuano1.4%San Antonio42%Los Andes13%Metropolit…31%Other offi…0.3%

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 2 subheadings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
4821.10Paper and paperboard; labels or all kinds, printedUS$ 1.6 million−12%US$ 4.1 million−1.0%
4821.90Paper and paperboard; labels of all kinds, unprintedUS$ 79 thousandUS$ 1.6 million+6.6%

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 →