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Plastics Importers & Exporters in South America

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🗓 Coverage 2015–2026🗂 67 data fields per record⚡ Instant Excel / CSV delivery

South America — Plastics trade. Across the region we track about 2.7 million import and 708,000+ export shipments. The largest plastics importers are Brazil, Colombia, Chile, sourcing mainly from United States, China, Brazil.

2.7 million
Import shipments
708,000+
Export shipments
5
Countries in region
67
Data fields per record
2015 – 2026
Coverage
Export & Import
Trade flows
5
Importing countries
3
Exporting countries
67
Fields per record
Excel / CSV
Delivery
Brazil
Top importer
United States
Top supplier

Top Plastics importing countries in South America

#CountryImport shipmentsShare
1Plastics in Brazil1.8 million66%
2Plastics in Colombia254,000+9%
3Plastics in Chile239,000+9%
4Plastics in Argentina231,000+9%
5Plastics in Peru187,000+7%

Top suppliers of plastics to South America

#Supplier countryShipments to region
1United States851,000+ (34%)
2China592,000+ (23%)
3Brazil175,000+ (7%)
4Germany172,000+ (7%)
5South Korea156,000+ (6%)
6Mexico79,000+ (3%)
7Italy74,000+ (3%)
8Argentina66,000+ (3%)
9Spain63,000+ (2%)
10Saudi Arabia61,000+ (2%)
11Colombia55,000+ (2%)
12Belgium39,000+ (2%)
13Netherlands36,000+ (1%)
14Japan33,000+ (1%)
15France33,000+ (1%)

Top Plastics exporting countries in South America

#CountryExport shipmentsShare
1Plastics in Brazil524,000+74%
2Plastics in Colombia108,000+15%
3Plastics in Argentina75,000+11%

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This page shows market-level totals. The full dataset lists the actual Plastics importers & exporters in South America — company names, addresses, phone, email, HS codes and volumes.

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What a Plastics shipment record contains

A single Plastics shipment record in South America holds 67 fields: the HS code and product, the value, weight and TEU/CBM, the origin and destination ports, the vessel and container details, and the companies on both sides of the deal. The key fields are listed below. Market-level totals on this page are free. The company-level contact fields (🔒) are included in the paid dataset.

Shipment & dates

  • bill_of_lading_no Unique bill of lading number
  • master_bill_of_lading Master B/L reference
  • bill_type_code B/L type (e.g. seaway bill)
  • flow Trade direction (import / export)
  • sailing_date Date the vessel departed origin
  • estimate_arrival_date Estimated arrival date
  • actual_arrival_date Actual arrival date
  • year Shipment year
  • month Shipment month
  • period Reporting period (year-month)
  • mode_of_transportation Sea / air / land mode
  • system_identity_id Internal record identifier

Product & HS classification

  • hs_code Harmonised System (HS) code
  • product_description Full commercial description of goods
  • hs_code_sure_level Confidence level of the HS match
  • marks_and_numbers Shipping marks & numbers

Route & geography

  • origin_country Country goods shipped from
  • destination_country Country goods shipped to
  • del_country Final delivery country
  • country_sure_level Confidence level of the country match
  • origin_port Port of loading
  • destination_port Port of discharge
  • port_of_final_delivery Final delivery point

Value, quantity & weight

  • lane_value_usd Shipment value on the lane (USD)
  • cif_value_usd CIF value (USD)
  • estimated_value_usd Estimated value (USD)
  • per_shipment_quantity Quantity in this shipment
  • quantity_unit Unit of quantity
  • per_shipment_weight_kg Shipment weight (kg)
  • weight_unit Unit of weight
  • cbm Cubic metres (volume)
  • teu Twenty-foot equivalent units
  • feu Forty-foot equivalent units

Supplier / exporter

  • supplier_name Exporter / shipper company name 🔒 paid
  • supplier_address Supplier full address 🔒 paid
  • supplier_city Supplier city 🔒 paid
  • supplier_phone Supplier phone number 🔒 paid
  • supplier_website Supplier website 🔒 paid
  • supplier_contact Supplier contact 🔒 paid
  • indicator_true_supplier Verified-supplier flag

Buyer / importer

  • importer_name Importer / consignee company name 🔒 paid
  • importer_address Importer full address 🔒 paid
  • importer_city Importer city 🔒 paid
  • importer_phone Importer phone number 🔒 paid
  • importer_website Importer website 🔒 paid
  • importer_contact Importer contact 🔒 paid
  • indicator_true_buyer Verified-buyer flag

Notify parties

  • notify_party_name Notify party company name 🔒 paid
  • notify_party_address Notify party address 🔒 paid
  • also_notify_name Additional notify party 🔒 paid

Vessel & voyage

  • vessel_name Vessel name
  • vessel_code IMO vessel code
  • vessel_country_code Vessel flag country
  • voyage Voyage number
  • manifest_no Manifest number
  • carrier_sasc_code Carrier SCAC code
  • freight_forwarder_name Freight forwarder

Container details

  • container_id Container number
  • container_size Container size
  • container_type Container type
  • container_desc_code Container description code
  • container_load_status FCL / LCL load status
  • container_type_of_service Service type

Booking contacts

  • booking_contact_email Booking contact email 🔒 paid
  • booking_contact_phone Booking contact phone 🔒 paid

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The Plastics dataset in South America names the companies behind each shipment — with address, phone, email and HS-level volumes. Try a free sample first, then get the complete records.

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