Chapter 49 · Pulp and paper

Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 3.9 million of the goods in this chapter, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 29% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Peru (18%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (54%). It imported US$ 71.3 million, 16% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from Spain (22%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 3.9 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −29% vs January–July 2025
US$ 71.3 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +16% 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 heading

Pulp and paper 100%Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whethe…67%Printed matter, n.e.c.,including printed picturesand photographs23%Plans anddrawings;for…4.5%Newsp…journ…and…1.3%Unusedposta…reven…1.3%Transfers(decalcom…Printed orillustrate…Chi…pic…dra…
Pulp and paper 100%Printed books, brochures,leaflets and similarprinted matter, whethe…67%Printedmatter,n.e.c.,…23%Plansanddrawi…4.5%New…jou…and…Unu…pos…rev…Trans…(deca…Printe…

What is imported, by heading

Pulp and paper 100%Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whethe…57%Printed matter, n.e.c.,including printed picturesand photographs23%Unused postage,revenue or similarstamps of current or…14%Children'spicture,drawing or…2.8%Newspa…journa…Transfe…(decalc…Prin…or…Cale…of…
Pulp and paper 100%Printed books,brochures, leafletsand similar printed…57%Printed matter,n.e.c., includingprinted pictures…23%Unused postage,revenue orsimilar stamps o…14%Children'spicture,…Tra…

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$ 211 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$ 9.2 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PeruUS$ 707 thousand18%
  2. ArgentinaUS$ 633 thousand16%
  3. ColombiaUS$ 553 thousand14%
  4. United StatesUS$ 478 thousand12%
  5. MexicoUS$ 464 thousand12%
  6. UruguayUS$ 256 thousand6.6%
  7. Costa RicaUS$ 148 thousand3.8%
  8. SpainUS$ 135 thousand3.5%
  9. United KingdomUS$ 94 thousand2.4%
  10. EcuadorUS$ 82 thousand2.1%
  11. BoliviaUS$ 51 thousand1.3%
  12. BrazilUS$ 42 thousand1.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 211 thousand5.5%

Where imports come from

  1. SpainUS$ 15.4 million22%
  2. United StatesUS$ 12.4 million17%
  3. ChinaUS$ 8.2 million11%
  4. BrazilUS$ 8.1 million11%
  5. ArgentinaUS$ 4.6 million6.4%
  6. Origins or destinations withheld for commercial or military reasonsUS$ 3.1 million4.4%
  7. PeruUS$ 3.0 million4.2%
  8. ColombiaUS$ 2.6 million3.6%
  9. NetherlandsUS$ 2.5 million3.5%
  10. UruguayUS$ 2.3 million3.2%
  11. MexicoUS$ 1.9 million2.7%
  12. United KingdomUS$ 1.2 million1.7%
  13. OthersUS$ 6.1 million8.5%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 2.1 million54%
  2. No region declaredUS$ 1.1 million30%
  3. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 550 thousand14%
  4. ValparaísoUS$ 45 thousand1.2%
  5. CoquimboUS$ 9 thousand0.2%
  6. O'HigginsUS$ 7 thousand0.2%
  7. AntofagastaUS$ 3 thousand0.1%
  8. TarapacáUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%
  9. BiobíoUS$ 113<0.1%
  10. MauleUS$ 1<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$ 2.5 million66%US$ 37.0 million52%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 741 thousand19%US$ 22.5 million32%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 513 thousand13%US$ 5.3 million7.4%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 44 thousand1.1%US$ 5.6 million7.9%
No port declared——US$ 519 thousand0.7%
Other Chilean ports——US$ 77 thousand0.1%
Aeropuerto Cerro MorenoAntofagasta——US$ 54 thousand0.1%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 43 thousand0.1%
OllagueOllagüeUS$ 10 thousand0.3%——
ChungaráPutreUS$ 7 thousand0.2%——
ColchaneColchaneUS$ 4 thousand0.1%——
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 3 thousand0.1%——
Other portsUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%US$ 221 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. Courier (air)US$ 1.5 million38%
  2. AirUS$ 1.1 million28%
  3. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 790 thousand21%
  4. RoadUS$ 535 thousand14%

Imports, by transport

  1. AirUS$ 29.1 million41%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 28.2 million40%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 8.5 million12%
  4. RoadUS$ 5.5 million7.7%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 2.6 million66%US$ 37.5 million53%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 730 thousand19%US$ 22.5 million32%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 512 thousand13%US$ 5.4 million7.5%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 44 thousand1.1%US$ 5.6 million7.9%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 3 thousand0.1%US$ 95 thousand0.1%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 103<0.1%US$ 74 thousand0.1%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 30<0.1%US$ 50 thousand0.1%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 19<0.1%US$ 43 thousand0.1%
AraucaníaAraucaníaUS$ 1<0.1%US$ 42 thousand0.1%
OsornoLos Lagos——US$ 14 thousand<0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 1 thousand<0.1%US$ 1 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 officeDestinationMetropolitanaUS$ 2.1 million · 54%No region declaredUS$ 1.1 million · 30%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 550 thousand · 14%ValparaísoUS$ 45 thousand · 1.2%CoquimboUS$ 9 thousand · 0.2%O'HigginsUS$ 7 thousand · 0.2%Other regionsUS$ 5 thousand · 0.1%ValparaísoUS$ 44 thousand · 1.1%Los AndesUS$ 512 thousand · 13%San AntonioUS$ 730 thousand · 19%MetropolitanaUS$ 2.6 million · 66%AntofagastaUS$ 3 thousand · 0.1%Other officesUS$ 1 thousand · 0.0%UruguayUS$ 256 thousand · 6.6%ArgentinaUS$ 633 thousand · 16%ColombiaUS$ 553 thousand · 14%PeruUS$ 707 thousand · 18%MexicoUS$ 464 thousand · 12%Costa RicaUS$ 148 thousand · 3.8%United StatesUS$ 478 thousand · 12%OthersUS$ 614 thousand · 16%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…54%No region …30%Nationalis…14%Valparaíso1.2%Coquimbo0.2%O'Higgins0.2%Other regi…0.1%Valpa…1.1%Los A…13%San A…19%Metro…66%Antof…0.1%Other…0.0%Uruguay6.6%Argentina16%Colombia14%Peru18%Mexico12%Costa Rica3.8%United Sta…12%Others16%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeSpainUS$ 15.4 million · 22%United StatesUS$ 12.4 million · 17%ChinaUS$ 8.2 million · 11%BrazilUS$ 8.1 million · 11%ArgentinaUS$ 4.6 million · 6.4%Origins or destinations w…US$ 3.1 million · 4.4%PeruUS$ 3.0 million · 4.2%OthersUS$ 16.6 million · 23%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 28.2 million · 40%AirUS$ 29.1 million · 41%Courier (air)US$ 8.5 million · 12%RoadUS$ 5.5 million · 7.7%San AntonioUS$ 22.5 million · 32%ValparaísoUS$ 5.6 million · 7.9%AntofagastaUS$ 95 thousand · 0.1%MetropolitanaUS$ 37.5 million · 53%Los AndesUS$ 5.4 million · 7.5%Other officesUS$ 224 thousand · 0.3%
OriginTransportCustoms officeSpain22%United Sta…17%China11%Brazil11%Argentina6.4%Origins or…4.4%Peru4.2%Others23%Sea, …40%Air41%Couri…12%Road7.7%San Antonio32%Valparaíso7.9%Antofagasta0.1%Metropolit…53%Los Andes7.5%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 11 headings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
49.01Printed books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter, whether or not in single sheetsUS$ 2.6 million+4.4%US$ 40.7 million−2.6%
49.11Printed matter, n.e.c., including printed pictures and photographsUS$ 876 thousandUS$ 16.7 million+76%
49.07Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value; stamp-impressed paper; cheque forms; banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar titleUS$ 50 thousand−96%US$ 10.0 million+51%
49.03Children's picture, drawing or colouring booksUS$ 25 thousandUS$ 2.0 million+50%
49.02Newspapers, journals and periodicals, whether or not illustrated or containing advertising materialUS$ 50 thousandUS$ 578 thousand
49.08Transfers (decalcomanias)US$ 46 thousandUS$ 500 thousand−52%
49.09Printed or illustrated postcards; printed cards bearing personal greetings, messages or announcements, whether or not illustrated, with or without envelopes or trimmingsUS$ 37 thousandUS$ 307 thousand
49.10Calendars of any kind, printed, including calendar blocksUS$ 7 thousandUS$ 268 thousand
49.06Plans and drawings; for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar, being originals drawn by hand; hand-written texts; photo- graphic reproductions; their carbon copiesUS$ 173 thousandUS$ 31 thousand
49.05Maps and hydrographic or similar charts of all kinds, including atlases, wall maps, topographical plans and globes, printedUS$ 3 thousandUS$ 117 thousand
49.04Music, printed or in manuscript, whether or not bound or illustratedUS$ 2 thousandUS$ 19 thousand

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

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.

Source: Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How each figure is checked →