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Fungicides: Movement

Why mancozeb powder must travel dry and cool

What this tab covers How it moves between countries: share of output traded, physical form and transport, the largest exporters and importers, main routes, India's trade, and handling rules in transit.

Trade in 2024 UN Comtrade, HS 380892

World exports $9.74 bn 102 reporting exporters · about 1.23 m t Largest exporter France 14.9% of world exports Largest importer Brazil 8.9% of world imports India imports $366.4 m
exports $931.4 m #5 importer · #4 exporter

Where it is exported from and imported to, 2024

Chart: World map of the largest trade flows

Exporter (size = share of world exports) Importer (share of world imports) Shipping chokepoint UN Comtrade 2024, HS 380892: shares of reported world exports and imports by value. Country-to-country route lines are not available for this commodity yet. Hover a circle for values.

HS 380892: largest exporters

CountryShareValue (US$)Tonnes
France14.9%$1.46 bn116k
China11.4%$1.11 bn244k
Germany10%$975.4 m86k
India9.6%$931.4 m291k
Spain8.4%$821.2 m69k
United States8.1%$788.7 m52k
United Kingdom3.4%$329.2 m35k
Italy3%$294.4 m26k

HS 380892: largest importers

CountryShareValue (US$)Tonnes
Brazil8.9%$807.9 m154k
France6.6%$601.8 m–
Germany5.8%$531.0 m38k
Canada4.7%$432.0 m34k
India4%$366.4 m26k
Italy3.4%$313.5 m43k
China3.2%$287.4 m27k
Poland3.1%$284.8 m20k
UN Comtrade 2024, reported by each country (exports by exporters, imports by importers), all partners. Some countries (for example Russia and Iran) do not report, so their shares are missing. HS codes can be broader than the tile: check the code before reading a share as the whole market.

How it moves

MeasureFigure
Share tradedhigh: probably over half of technical output crosses borders (indicative)
How it movesPowders and granules in bags and drums by container; mancozeb is a self-heating powder that needs dry, cool storage.
Routes and chokepointsIndia (Mundra, Nhava Sheva) and China to Santos and Paranagua; Europe intra-regional; India to Africa and Southeast Asia.
IndiaThe US and Brazil have been the top destinations for Indian insecticide and fungicide exports for five years (Rubix, Jun 2025). HS 380892: India imported $366 million (4.0% of world imports, rank 5) and exported $931 million (9.6% of world exports, rank 4) (UN Comtrade 2024).
Handling in transitMostly UN3077 (class 9, environmentally hazardous solid); mancozeb can self-heat and decompose if wet (indicative).