Subheading 8309.90 · Base metals

Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal

In the Arancel: Tapones y tapas (incluidas las tapas corona, las tapas roscadas y los tapones vertedores), cápsulas para botellas, tapones roscados, sobretapas, precintos y demás accesorios para envases, de metal común › Los demás

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 15.1 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 6.3% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Argentina (22%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (74%). It imported US$ 52.4 million, 3.7% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from Brazil (33%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 15.1 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +6.3% vs January–July 2025
US$ 52.4 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +3.7% 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 tariff line

Base metals 100%Tapones y tapas (incluidas las tapas corona, las tapas roscadas y los…58%Tapas roscadas35%Cápsulasparabotellas6.3%
Base metals 100%Tapones y tapas(incluidas las tapascorona, las tapas…58%Tapas roscadas35%Cápsulas parabotellas

What is imported, by tariff line

Base metals 100%Tapones y tapas (incluidas las tapas corona, las tapas roscadas y los…78%Tapas roscadas16%Cápsulas para botellas6.4%
Base metals 100%Tapones y tapas (incluidaslas tapas corona, las tapasroscadas y los…78%Tapasroscadas16%Cápsulasparabotellas6.4%

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$ 365 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$ 1.4 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. ArgentinaUS$ 3.3 million22%
  2. BrazilUS$ 2.9 million19%
  3. SpainUS$ 2.3 million15%
  4. Costa RicaUS$ 1.5 million9.6%
  5. PeruUS$ 1.3 million8.3%
  6. United StatesUS$ 851 thousand5.6%
  7. MexicoUS$ 711 thousand4.7%
  8. VenezuelaUS$ 694 thousand4.6%
  9. ColombiaUS$ 397 thousand2.6%
  10. ParaguayUS$ 331 thousand2.2%
  11. UruguayUS$ 253 thousand1.7%
  12. EcuadorUS$ 240 thousand1.6%
  13. OthersUS$ 365 thousand2.4%

Where imports come from

  1. BrazilUS$ 17.4 million33%
  2. ParaguayUS$ 12.5 million24%
  3. ChinaUS$ 6.1 million12%
  4. ArgentinaUS$ 4.8 million9.1%
  5. SpainUS$ 3.5 million6.7%
  6. ItalyUS$ 1.6 million3.0%
  7. MexicoUS$ 1.4 million2.6%
  8. PeruUS$ 1.2 million2.3%
  9. FranceUS$ 1.2 million2.2%
  10. GermanyUS$ 597 thousand1.1%
  11. CanadaUS$ 584 thousand1.1%
  12. Costa RicaUS$ 294 thousand0.6%
  13. OthersUS$ 1.4 million2.6%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 11.3 million74%
  2. BiobíoUS$ 3.0 million20%
  3. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 830 thousand5.5%
  4. MauleUS$ 4 thousand<0.1%
  5. No region declaredUS$ 4 thousand<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$ 4.3 million29%US$ 25.7 million49%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 6.2 million41%US$ 17.3 million33%
CoronelCoronelUS$ 3.2 million21%US$ 3.1 million5.9%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 819 thousand5.4%US$ 2.3 million4.4%
San VicenteTalcahuanoUS$ 505 thousand3.3%US$ 2.1 million3.9%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 33 thousand0.2%US$ 1.0 million1.9%
Pino Hachado (Liucura)Lonquimay——US$ 616 thousand1.2%
Other Chilean ports——US$ 165 thousand0.3%
Puerto AngamosMejillonesUS$ 40 thousand0.3%——
Paso JamaSan Pedro de AtacamaUS$ 55<0.1%——
Other ports——US$ 58 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. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 8.9 million59%
  2. RoadUS$ 6.2 million41%
  3. AirUS$ 29 thousand0.2%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 4 thousand<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 33.2 million63%
  2. RoadUS$ 18.1 million35%
  3. AirUS$ 887 thousand1.7%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 140 thousand0.3%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 4.3 million29%US$ 25.7 million49%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 6.2 million41%US$ 17.5 million33%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 3.8 million25%US$ 5.2 million10%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 819 thousand5.4%US$ 2.3 million4.4%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 33 thousand0.2%US$ 1.0 million1.9%
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 567 thousand1.1%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 40 thousand0.3%US$ 38 thousand0.1%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 55<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$ 11.3 million · 74%BiobíoUS$ 3.0 million · 20%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 830 thousand · 5.5%MauleUS$ 4 thousand · 0.0%No region declaredUS$ 4 thousand · 0.0%ValparaísoUS$ 819 thousand · 5.4%Los AndesUS$ 6.2 million · 41%San AntonioUS$ 4.3 million · 29%TalcahuanoUS$ 3.8 million · 25%Other officesUS$ 73 thousand · 0.5%ArgentinaUS$ 3.3 million · 22%United StatesUS$ 851 thousand · 5.6%Costa RicaUS$ 1.5 million · 9.6%BrazilUS$ 2.9 million · 19%PeruUS$ 1.3 million · 8.3%SpainUS$ 2.3 million · 15%OthersUS$ 3.0 million · 20%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…74%Biobío20%Nationalis…5.5%Maule0.0%No region …0.0%Valpa…5.4%Los A…41%San A…29%Talca…25%Other…0.5%Argentina22%United Sta…5.6%Costa Rica9.6%Brazil19%Peru8.3%Spain15%Others20%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeBrazilUS$ 17.4 million · 33%ParaguayUS$ 12.5 million · 24%ChinaUS$ 6.1 million · 12%ArgentinaUS$ 4.8 million · 9.1%SpainUS$ 3.5 million · 6.7%ItalyUS$ 1.6 million · 3.0%OthersUS$ 6.6 million · 13%RoadUS$ 18.1 million · 35%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 33.2 million · 63%AirUS$ 887 thousand · 1.7%Courier (air)US$ 140 thousand · 0.3%Los AndesUS$ 17.5 million · 33%TalcahuanoUS$ 5.2 million · 10%San AntonioUS$ 25.7 million · 49%ValparaísoUS$ 2.3 million · 4.4%Other officesUS$ 1.6 million · 3.1%
OriginTransportCustoms officeBrazil33%Paraguay24%China12%Argentina9.1%Spain6.7%Italy3.0%Others13%Road35%Sea, …63%Air1.7%Couri…0.3%Los Andes33%Talcahuano10%San Antonio49%Valparaíso4.4%Other offi…3.1%

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 3 tariff lines

change against January–July 2025
CodeDescriptionExportschangeImportschange
8309.9090Tapones y tapas (incluidas las tapas corona, las tapas roscadas y los tapones vertedores), cápsulas para botellas, tapones roscados, sobretapas, precintos y demás accesorios para envases, de metal común: los demás: los demásUS$ 8.8 million+1.1%US$ 40.8 million+1.3%
8309.9020Tapas roscadasUS$ 5.4 million+9.3%US$ 8.2 million+14%
8309.9010Cápsulas para botellasUS$ 959 thousandUS$ 3.3 million+11%

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.
Tariff lines
The 8-digit lines are Chile's own: the Harmonized System stops at the subheading and each country opens its own lines below it. They have no English text, so they are named in the Arancel's Spanish.

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