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Chapter 55 · Textiles

Man-made staple fibres

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 558 thousand of the goods in this chapter, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 69% less than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Bolivia (44%), and the main region of origin, Valparaíso (30%). It imported US$ 32.3 million, 16% less than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (43%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 558 thousand
exported, January–July 2026 · −69% vs January–July 2025
US$ 32.3 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
02468US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
02468US$ 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%Synthetic staple fibres,carded, combed or otherwiseprocessed for sp…26%Artificial filament tow21%Sewing thread ofman-made staplefibres, whether or…18%Yarn (not sewing thread), ofman-made staple fibres, put upfor retai…14%Woven fabrics of syntheticstaple fibres, containing lessthan 85% by…12%Yarn (otherthan sewingthread) of…5.0%Syntheticstaplefibres, not…Wovenfabricsof…1.1%Wovenfabrics…Syn…fil…tow
Textiles 100%Synthetic staplefibres, carded,combed or…26%Artificialfilament tow21%Sewing thread ofman-made staplefibres, whether or no…18%Yarn (not sewingthread), of man-madestaple fibres, put up…14%Wovenfabrics ofsynthetic…12%Yarn(otherthan…Synt…stap…fibr…Woven…

What is imported, by heading

Textiles 100%Synthetic staple fibres, not carded,combed or otherwise processed fo…32%Artificial filament tow26%Yarn (other than sewingthread) of syntheticstaple fibres, not put…13%Yarn (not sewing thread), ofman-made staple fibres, putup for retai…7.7%Woven fabrics ofsynthetic staplefibres,…7.1%Wovenfabrics ofsynthetic…4.0%Woven fabrics ofsynthetic staplefibres, n.e.c.…3.3%Sewing thread ofman-made staplefibres, whether o…Woven fabricsof syntheticstaple…Wovenfabric…Synthet…staple…Yarn(ot…tha…Synt…
Textiles 100%Synthetic staplefibres, not carded,combed or otherwise…32%Artificial filamenttow26%Yarn (other thansewing thread) ofsynthetic staple…13%Yarn (notsewingthread),…7.7%Wovenfabricsof…7.1%Wovenfabrics ofsynthetic…Wovenfabrics o…Sewingthread of…Wovenfabric…Syn…

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$ 1 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$ 1.0 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. BoliviaUS$ 243 thousand44%
  2. ArgentinaUS$ 109 thousand20%
  3. PeruUS$ 88 thousand16%
  4. BrazilUS$ 51 thousand9.2%
  5. United StatesUS$ 34 thousand6.1%
  6. ColombiaUS$ 29 thousand5.2%
  7. ChinaUS$ 2 thousand0.3%
  8. AustraliaUS$ 1 thousand0.3%
  9. UruguayUS$ 5740.1%
  10. Puerto RicoUS$ 177<0.1%
  11. MexicoUS$ 102<0.1%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 13.8 million43%
  2. United StatesUS$ 7.8 million24%
  3. IndiaUS$ 2.8 million8.7%
  4. South KoreaUS$ 1.6 million5.0%
  5. TürkiyeUS$ 906 thousand2.8%
  6. PakistanUS$ 825 thousand2.6%
  7. IndonesiaUS$ 791 thousand2.5%
  8. GermanyUS$ 699 thousand2.2%
  9. PeruUS$ 585 thousand1.8%
  10. PortugalUS$ 559 thousand1.7%
  11. VietnamUS$ 543 thousand1.7%
  12. SpainUS$ 360 thousand1.1%
  13. OthersUS$ 1.0 million3.2%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. ValparaísoUS$ 168 thousand30%
  2. MetropolitanaUS$ 166 thousand30%
  3. TarapacáUS$ 144 thousand26%
  4. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 77 thousand14%
  5. No region declaredUS$ 2 thousand0.4%

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$ 116 thousand21%US$ 23.3 million72%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 7.6 million24%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 87 thousand16%US$ 489 thousand1.5%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 211 thousand38%US$ 155 thousand0.5%
Puerto AngamosMejillones——US$ 311 thousand1.0%
IquiqueIquique——US$ 273 thousand0.8%
ColchaneColchaneUS$ 144 thousand26%——
LirquénPenco——US$ 71 thousand0.2%
CoronelCoronel——US$ 35 thousand0.1%
Other ports——US$ 24 thousand0.1%

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. RoadUS$ 355 thousand64%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 116 thousand21%
  3. AirUS$ 84 thousand15%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 2 thousand0.4%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 31.4 million97%
  2. RoadUS$ 433 thousand1.3%
  3. AirUS$ 341 thousand1.1%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 153 thousand0.5%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 116 thousand21%US$ 23.3 million72%
ValparaísoValparaíso——US$ 7.6 million24%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 87 thousand16%US$ 494 thousand1.5%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 144 thousand26%US$ 273 thousand0.8%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 211 thousand38%US$ 155 thousand0.5%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 311 thousand1.0%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 121 thousand0.4%
AricaArica y Parinacota——US$ 5 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 officeDestinationValparaísoUS$ 168 thousand · 30%MetropolitanaUS$ 166 thousand · 30%TarapacáUS$ 144 thousand · 26%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 77 thousand · 14%No region declaredUS$ 2 thousand · 0.4%MetropolitanaUS$ 87 thousand · 16%San AntonioUS$ 116 thousand · 21%Los AndesUS$ 211 thousand · 38%IquiqueUS$ 144 thousand · 26%United StatesUS$ 34 thousand · 6.1%ChinaUS$ 2 thousand · 0.3%BrazilUS$ 51 thousand · 9.2%ColombiaUS$ 29 thousand · 5.2%PeruUS$ 88 thousand · 16%ArgentinaUS$ 109 thousand · 20%BoliviaUS$ 243 thousand · 44%OthersUS$ 2 thousand · 0.4%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationValparaíso30%Metropolit…30%Tarapacá26%Nationalis…14%No region …0.4%Metro…16%San A…21%Los A…38%Iquiq…26%United Sta…6.1%China0.3%Brazil9.2%Colombia5.2%Peru16%Argentina20%Bolivia44%Others0.4%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 13.8 million · 43%United StatesUS$ 7.8 million · 24%IndiaUS$ 2.8 million · 8.7%South KoreaUS$ 1.6 million · 5.0%TürkiyeUS$ 906 thousand · 2.8%PakistanUS$ 825 thousand · 2.6%IndonesiaUS$ 791 thousand · 2.5%OthersUS$ 3.8 million · 12%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 31.4 million · 97%AirUS$ 341 thousand · 1.1%Courier (air)US$ 153 thousand · 0.5%RoadUS$ 433 thousand · 1.3%San AntonioUS$ 23.3 million · 72%ValparaísoUS$ 7.6 million · 24%AntofagastaUS$ 311 thousand · 1.0%MetropolitanaUS$ 494 thousand · 1.5%IquiqueUS$ 273 thousand · 0.8%Other officesUS$ 281 thousand · 0.9%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina43%United Sta…24%India8.7%South Korea5.0%Türkiye2.8%Pakistan2.6%Indonesia2.5%Others12%Sea, …97%Air1.1%Couri…0.5%Road1.3%San Antonio72%Valparaíso24%Antofagasta1.0%Metropolit…1.5%Iquique0.8%Other offi…0.9%

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 16 headings

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
55.03Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinningUS$ 10 thousandUS$ 10.3 million−19%
55.02Artificial filament towUS$ 117 thousandUS$ 8.3 million+4.5%
55.09Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail saleUS$ 28 thousandUS$ 4.3 million−2.4%
55.11Yarn (not sewing thread), of man-made staple fibres, put up for retail saleUS$ 80 thousandUS$ 2.5 million−35%
55.14Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight exceeding 170g/m2US$ 67 thousand−95%US$ 2.3 million−31%
55.13Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight not exceeding 170g/m2—US$ 1.3 million−29%
55.15Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, n.e.c. in chapter 55US$ 6 thousandUS$ 1.1 million−33%
55.08Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres, whether or not put up for retail saleUS$ 99 thousandUS$ 841 thousand−20%
55.12Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic staple fibresUS$ 3 thousandUS$ 539 thousand
55.06Synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinningUS$ 144 thousandUS$ 255 thousand
55.16Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibresUS$ 2 thousandUS$ 262 thousand
55.10Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibres, not put up for retail sale—US$ 167 thousand
55.01Synthetic filament towUS$ 2 thousandUS$ 92 thousand
55.04Artificial staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning—US$ 29 thousand
55.05Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock), of man-made fibres—US$ 15 thousand
55.07Artificial staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning—US$ 397

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 →