Chapter 54 · Textiles

Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 3.8 million of the goods in this chapter, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 14% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Peru (26%), and the main region of origin, Valparaíso (49%). It imported US$ 36.8 million, 12% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (62%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 3.8 M
exported, January–July 2026 · −14% vs January–July 2025
US$ 36.8 M
imported, January–July 2026 · −12% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · 0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
035810US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
035810US$ 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 synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obt…69%Woven fabrics of artificialfilament yarn including wovenfabrics obt…30%
Textiles 100%Woven fabrics of syntheticfilament yarn, includingwoven fabrics obt…69%Wovenfabrics ofartificial…30%

What is imported, by heading

Textiles 100%Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obt…78%Synthetic filament yarn(other than sewingthread), not put up for…13%Sewingthread ofman-made…4.4%Syntheticmonofila…of 67…2.2%Artif…filam…yarn…1.4%Man-madefilament yar…Wovenfabri…
Textiles 100%Woven fabrics of syntheticfilament yarn, includingwoven fabrics obt…78%Syntheticfilamentyarn…13%Sewingthread ofman-made…Synth…monof…of 67…Man-mad…

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$ 19 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$ 2.0 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. PeruUS$ 995 thousand26%
  2. MexicoUS$ 865 thousand23%
  3. BrazilUS$ 798 thousand21%
  4. ColombiaUS$ 311 thousand8.2%
  5. BoliviaUS$ 203 thousand5.4%
  6. ArgentinaUS$ 173 thousand4.6%
  7. VenezuelaUS$ 150 thousand4.0%
  8. EcuadorUS$ 92 thousand2.4%
  9. United StatesUS$ 91 thousand2.4%
  10. El SalvadorUS$ 73 thousand1.9%
  11. CanadaUS$ 8 thousand0.2%
  12. ParaguayUS$ 6 thousand0.2%
  13. OthersUS$ 19 thousand0.5%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 23.0 million62%
  2. IndiaUS$ 2.8 million7.7%
  3. SpainUS$ 2.2 million6.0%
  4. BrazilUS$ 1.4 million3.7%
  5. ColombiaUS$ 932 thousand2.5%
  6. ArgentinaUS$ 890 thousand2.4%
  7. ItalyUS$ 814 thousand2.2%
  8. United StatesUS$ 780 thousand2.1%
  9. PeruUS$ 684 thousand1.9%
  10. GermanyUS$ 537 thousand1.5%
  11. TürkiyeUS$ 492 thousand1.3%
  12. South KoreaUS$ 345 thousand0.9%
  13. OthersUS$ 2.0 million5.3%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. ValparaísoUS$ 1.9 million49%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 1.4 million36%
  3. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 398 thousand11%
  4. MauleUS$ 65 thousand1.7%
  5. No region declaredUS$ 45 thousand1.2%
  6. O'HigginsUS$ 36 thousand1.0%
  7. AraucaníaUS$ 360<0.1%
  8. MagallanesUS$ 120<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$ 2.0 million52%US$ 24.0 million65%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 220 thousand5.8%US$ 6.0 million16%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 894 thousand24%US$ 2.0 million5.5%
LirquénPenco——US$ 1.7 million4.5%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 463 thousand12%US$ 1.1 million3.1%
CoronelCoronel——US$ 658 thousand1.8%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 571 thousand1.6%
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 451 thousand1.2%
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 211 thousand5.6%——
ChungaráPutreUS$ 32 thousand0.9%——
Cardenal SamorePuyehueUS$ 29<0.1%——
Other ports——US$ 254 thousand0.7%

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$ 2.2 million58%
  2. RoadUS$ 1.1 million30%
  3. AirUS$ 348 thousand9.2%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 115 thousand3.0%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 33.0 million90%
  2. RoadUS$ 2.7 million7.2%
  3. AirUS$ 873 thousand2.4%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 262 thousand0.7%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 2.0 million52%US$ 24.0 million65%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 220 thousand5.8%US$ 6.0 million16%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 894 thousand24%US$ 2.1 million5.7%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 2.8 million7.5%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 463 thousand12%US$ 1.1 million3.1%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 571 thousand1.6%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 243 thousand6.4%US$ 160 thousand0.4%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 37 thousand0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 120<0.1%US$ 2 thousand<0.1%
OsornoLos LagosUS$ 29<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 officeDestinationValparaísoUS$ 1.9 million · 49%MetropolitanaUS$ 1.4 million · 36%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 398 thousand · 11%MauleUS$ 65 thousand · 1.7%No region declaredUS$ 45 thousand · 1.2%O'HigginsUS$ 36 thousand · 1.0%Other regionsUS$ 480 · 0.0%San AntonioUS$ 2.0 million · 52%ValparaísoUS$ 220 thousand · 5.8%MetropolitanaUS$ 463 thousand · 12%Los AndesUS$ 894 thousand · 24%AricaUS$ 243 thousand · 6.4%Other officesUS$ 149 · 0.0%MexicoUS$ 865 thousand · 23%ColombiaUS$ 311 thousand · 8.2%VenezuelaUS$ 150 thousand · 4.0%PeruUS$ 995 thousand · 26%BrazilUS$ 798 thousand · 21%ArgentinaUS$ 173 thousand · 4.6%BoliviaUS$ 203 thousand · 5.4%OthersUS$ 288 thousand · 7.6%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationValparaíso49%Metropolit…36%Nationalis…11%Maule1.7%No region …1.2%O'Higgins1.0%Other regi…0.0%San A…52%Valpa…5.8%Metro…12%Los A…24%Arica6.4%Other…0.0%Mexico23%Colombia8.2%Venezuela4.0%Peru26%Brazil21%Argentina4.6%Bolivia5.4%Others7.6%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 23.0 million · 62%IndiaUS$ 2.8 million · 7.7%SpainUS$ 2.2 million · 6.0%BrazilUS$ 1.4 million · 3.7%ColombiaUS$ 932 thousand · 2.5%ArgentinaUS$ 890 thousand · 2.4%ItalyUS$ 814 thousand · 2.2%OthersUS$ 4.8 million · 13%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 33.0 million · 90%Courier (air)US$ 262 thousand · 0.7%RoadUS$ 2.7 million · 7.2%AirUS$ 873 thousand · 2.4%San AntonioUS$ 24.0 million · 65%ValparaísoUS$ 6.0 million · 16%TalcahuanoUS$ 2.8 million · 7.5%Los AndesUS$ 2.1 million · 5.7%MetropolitanaUS$ 1.1 million · 3.1%Other officesUS$ 769 thousand · 2.1%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina62%India7.7%Spain6.0%Brazil3.7%Colombia2.5%Argentina2.4%Italy2.2%Others13%Sea, …90%Couri…0.7%Road7.2%Air2.4%San Antonio65%Valparaíso16%Talcahuano7.5%Los Andes5.7%Metropolit…3.1%Other offi…2.1%

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 8 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 →