Subheading 8481.90 · Machinery and electrical

Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances; parts thereof

In the Arancel: Artículos de grifería y órganos similares para tuberías, calderas, depósitos, cubas o continentes similares, incluidas las válvulas reductoras de presión y las válvulas termostáticas › Partes

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 3.1 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 60% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Colombia (34%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (50%). It imported US$ 45.2 million, 3.7% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from United States (37%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 3.1 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +60% vs January–July 2025
US$ 45.2 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
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.

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$ 50 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$ 7.2 million and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. ColombiaUS$ 1.1 million34%
  2. ArgentinaUS$ 697 thousand22%
  3. PeruUS$ 445 thousand14%
  4. United StatesUS$ 411 thousand13%
  5. ChinaUS$ 320 thousand10%
  6. GuyanaUS$ 42 thousand1.3%
  7. BrazilUS$ 24 thousand0.7%
  8. BoliviaUS$ 20 thousand0.6%
  9. UruguayUS$ 15 thousand0.5%
  10. NetherlandsUS$ 14 thousand0.4%
  11. MexicoUS$ 12 thousand0.4%
  12. EcuadorUS$ 10 thousand0.3%
  13. OthersUS$ 50 thousand1.6%

Where imports come from

  1. United StatesUS$ 16.5 million37%
  2. ChinaUS$ 6.6 million15%
  3. ItalyUS$ 4.4 million9.7%
  4. GermanyUS$ 4.1 million9.2%
  5. Origins or destinations withheld for commercial or military reasonsUS$ 1.3 million2.9%
  6. FinlandUS$ 1.3 million2.8%
  7. NetherlandsUS$ 1.1 million2.5%
  8. CanadaUS$ 911 thousand2.0%
  9. United KingdomUS$ 837 thousand1.9%
  10. DenmarkUS$ 795 thousand1.8%
  11. IndiaUS$ 732 thousand1.6%
  12. MexicoUS$ 718 thousand1.6%
  13. OthersUS$ 5.9 million13%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 1.6 million50%
  2. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 1.4 million45%
  3. AntofagastaUS$ 84 thousand2.7%
  4. ValparaísoUS$ 44 thousand1.4%
  5. No region declaredUS$ 42 thousand1.4%

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)%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 855 thousand27%US$ 23.9 million53%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 1.5 million49%US$ 11.1 million25%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 11 thousand0.4%US$ 3.1 million6.8%
CoronelCoronel——US$ 2.8 million6.2%
Puerto AngamosMejillones——US$ 2.4 million5.3%
Aeropuerto Cerro MorenoAntofagasta——US$ 1.1 million2.5%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 107 thousand3.4%US$ 481 thousand1.1%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 355 thousand11%——
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 242 thousand7.7%——
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 216 thousand0.5%
ChungaráPutreUS$ 10 thousand0.3%——
AricaAricaUS$ 3 thousand0.1%——
Other portsUS$ 5 thousand0.2%US$ 80 thousand0.2%

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$ 1.9 million61%
  2. AirUS$ 761 thousand24%
  3. RoadUS$ 367 thousand12%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 95 thousand3.0%

Imports, by transport

  1. AirUS$ 21.0 million46%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 19.6 million43%
  3. Courier (air)US$ 4.0 million8.9%
  4. RoadUS$ 529 thousand1.2%
  5. OtherUS$ 2 thousand<0.1%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 852 thousand27%US$ 23.8 million53%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 1.5 million49%US$ 11.0 million24%
AntofagastaAntofagastaUS$ 367 thousand12%US$ 3.6 million7.9%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 2 thousand0.1%US$ 3.1 million6.8%
TalcahuanoBiobío——US$ 3.0 million6.7%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 107 thousand3.4%US$ 486 thousand1.1%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 256 thousand8.2%US$ 7 thousand<0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanesUS$ 6 thousand0.2%US$ 104 thousand0.2%
OsornoLos Lagos——US$ 17 thousand<0.1%
Puerto MonttLos Lagos——US$ 7 thousand<0.1%
IquiqueTarapacá——US$ 4 thousand<0.1%
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 431<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$ 1.6 million · 50%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 1.4 million · 45%AntofagastaUS$ 84 thousand · 2.7%ValparaísoUS$ 44 thousand · 1.4%No region declaredUS$ 42 thousand · 1.4%San AntonioUS$ 1.5 million · 49%AricaUS$ 256 thousand · 8.2%MetropolitanaUS$ 852 thousand · 27%AntofagastaUS$ 367 thousand · 12%Other officesUS$ 115 thousand · 3.7%GuyanaUS$ 42 thousand · 1.3%ChinaUS$ 320 thousand · 10%ColombiaUS$ 1.1 million · 34%PeruUS$ 445 thousand · 14%ArgentinaUS$ 697 thousand · 22%United StatesUS$ 411 thousand · 13%OthersUS$ 144 thousand · 4.6%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…50%Nationalis…45%Antofagasta2.7%Valparaíso1.4%No region …1.4%San A…49%Arica8.2%Metro…27%Antof…12%Other…3.7%Guyana1.3%China10%Colombia34%Peru14%Argentina22%United Sta…13%Others4.6%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited StatesUS$ 16.5 million · 37%ChinaUS$ 6.6 million · 15%ItalyUS$ 4.4 million · 9.7%GermanyUS$ 4.1 million · 9.2%Origins or destinations w…US$ 1.3 million · 2.9%FinlandUS$ 1.3 million · 2.8%OthersUS$ 11.0 million · 24%AirUS$ 21.0 million · 46%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 19.6 million · 43%Courier (air)US$ 4.0 million · 8.9%RoadUS$ 529 thousand · 1.2%OtherUS$ 2 thousand · 0.0%MetropolitanaUS$ 23.8 million · 53%AntofagastaUS$ 3.6 million · 7.9%San AntonioUS$ 11.0 million · 24%ValparaísoUS$ 3.1 million · 6.8%Other officesUS$ 3.7 million · 8.1%
OriginTransportCustoms officeUnited Sta…37%China15%Italy9.7%Germany9.2%Origins or…2.9%Finland2.8%Others24%Air46%Sea, …43%Couri…8.9%Road1.2%Other0.0%Metropolit…53%Antofagasta7.9%San Antonio24%Valparaíso6.8%Other offi…8.1%

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.

There is a single tariff line with trade under this subheading, 8481.9000: its figures are this page's.

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 →