Chapter 53 · Textiles

Vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 729 thousand of the goods in this chapter, less than 0.1% of everything it exported. The main destination was the United States (50%), and the main region of origin, Biobío (55%). It imported US$ 4.2 million, 17% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from India (35%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 729 thousand
exported, January–July 2026
US$ 4.2 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −17% 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 heading

Textiles 100%Woven fabrics of flax96%Yarnofother…1.6%Truehemp(cann…1.6%Woven…Fla…
Textiles 100%Woven fabrics of flax96%

What is imported, by heading

Textiles 100%Coconut, abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee),ramie and other ve…44%Woven fabrics of flax23%Yarn of other vegetabletextile fibres; paper yarn14%Flax yarn11%Wovenfabrics ofjute, othe…4.5%Yarn of juteor of othertextile bas…1.9%Wovenfabrics ofother…1.8%
Textiles 100%Coconut, abaca (Manilahemp or Musa textilisNee), ramie and other ve…44%Woven fabrics of flax23%Yarn ofothervegetable…14%Flax yarn11%Wovenfabricsof…4.5%Yarn ofjute o…Wovenfabricsof…

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$ 54 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. United StatesUS$ 365 thousand50%
  2. UruguayUS$ 113 thousand15%
  3. United KingdomUS$ 89 thousand12%
  4. ArgentinaUS$ 60 thousand8.3%
  5. GermanyUS$ 26 thousand3.5%
  6. ChinaUS$ 23 thousand3.2%
  7. MexicoUS$ 13 thousand1.8%
  8. Costa RicaUS$ 12 thousand1.6%
  9. ColombiaUS$ 12 thousand1.6%
  10. BrazilUS$ 8 thousand1.1%
  11. PeruUS$ 7 thousand1.0%
  12. EcuadorUS$ 7550.1%

Where imports come from

  1. IndiaUS$ 1.5 million35%
  2. ChinaUS$ 933 thousand22%
  3. Sri LankaUS$ 607 thousand14%
  4. ItalyUS$ 404 thousand9.6%
  5. SpainUS$ 312 thousand7.4%
  6. PeruUS$ 144 thousand3.4%
  7. BangladeshUS$ 91 thousand2.2%
  8. BelgiumUS$ 66 thousand1.6%
  9. LithuaniaUS$ 34 thousand0.8%
  10. United StatesUS$ 34 thousand0.8%
  11. BrazilUS$ 30 thousand0.7%
  12. United KingdomUS$ 28 thousand0.7%
  13. OthersUS$ 54 thousand1.3%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. BiobíoUS$ 402 thousand55%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 319 thousand44%
  3. No region declaredUS$ 7 thousand1.0%
  4. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 7280.1%

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$ 15 thousand2.1%US$ 2.7 million64%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 12 thousand1.6%US$ 1.2 million28%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 485 thousand67%US$ 221 thousand5.2%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 181 thousand25%US$ 29 thousand0.7%
AricaArica——US$ 72 thousand1.7%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 35 thousand4.8%US$ 5 thousand0.1%
LirquénPenco——US$ 1 thousand<0.1%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 543<0.1%
Other ports——US$ 9<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. AirUS$ 452 thousand62%
  2. RoadUS$ 181 thousand25%
  3. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 63 thousand8.6%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 33 thousand4.6%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 4.0 million94%
  2. Courier (air)US$ 165 thousand3.9%
  3. AirUS$ 50 thousand1.2%
  4. RoadUS$ 36 thousand0.8%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 15 thousand2.1%US$ 2.7 million64%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 12 thousand1.6%US$ 1.2 million28%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 485 thousand67%US$ 221 thousand5.2%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 181 thousand25%US$ 29 thousand0.7%
AricaArica y Parinacota——US$ 72 thousand1.7%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 35 thousand4.8%US$ 7 thousand0.2%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 543<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$ 402 thousand · 55%MetropolitanaUS$ 319 thousand · 44%No region declaredUS$ 7 thousand · 1.0%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 728 · 0.1%TalcahuanoUS$ 35 thousand · 4.8%MetropolitanaUS$ 485 thousand · 67%Los AndesUS$ 181 thousand · 25%ValparaísoUS$ 12 thousand · 1.6%San AntonioUS$ 15 thousand · 2.1%United KingdomUS$ 89 thousand · 12%United StatesUS$ 365 thousand · 50%ChinaUS$ 23 thousand · 3.2%MexicoUS$ 13 thousand · 1.8%GermanyUS$ 26 thousand · 3.5%UruguayUS$ 113 thousand · 15%ArgentinaUS$ 60 thousand · 8.3%OthersUS$ 39 thousand · 5.4%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationBiobío55%Metropolit…44%No region …1.0%Nationalis…0.1%Talca…4.8%Metro…67%Los A…25%Valpa…1.6%San A…2.1%United Kin…12%United Sta…50%China3.2%Mexico1.8%Germany3.5%Uruguay15%Argentina8.3%Others5.4%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeIndiaUS$ 1.5 million · 35%ChinaUS$ 933 thousand · 22%Sri LankaUS$ 607 thousand · 14%ItalyUS$ 404 thousand · 9.6%SpainUS$ 312 thousand · 7.4%PeruUS$ 144 thousand · 3.4%BangladeshUS$ 91 thousand · 2.2%OthersUS$ 246 thousand · 5.8%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 4.0 million · 94%AirUS$ 50 thousand · 1.2%Courier (air)US$ 165 thousand · 3.9%RoadUS$ 36 thousand · 0.8%San AntonioUS$ 2.7 million · 64%ValparaísoUS$ 1.2 million · 28%AricaUS$ 72 thousand · 1.7%MetropolitanaUS$ 221 thousand · 5.2%Los AndesUS$ 29 thousand · 0.7%Other officesUS$ 7 thousand · 0.2%
OriginTransportCustoms officeIndia35%China22%Sri Lanka14%Italy9.6%Spain7.4%Peru3.4%Bangladesh2.2%Others5.8%Sea, …94%Air1.2%Couri…3.9%Road0.8%San Antonio64%Valparaíso28%Arica1.7%Metropolit…5.2%Los Andes0.7%Other offi…0.2%

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 10 headings

change against January–July 2025

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 →