# Herbicides: Movement

How Chinese and Indian weedkillers reach Brazilian farms

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/herbicides/movement/

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 380893
 World exports $14.5 bn 107 reporting exporters · about 3.11 m t Largest exporter China 36.1% of world exports Largest importer Brazil 14.7% of world imports India imports $422.4 m
exports $1.55 bn #8 importer · #3 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 380893: 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 380893: largest exporters

| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| **China** | 36.1% | $5.22 bn | 2.17 m |
| **United States** | 11.3% | $1.63 bn | 154k |
| **India** | 10.7% | $1.55 bn | 172k |
| **France** | 7.4% | $1.08 bn | – |
| **Germany** | 7% | $1.02 bn | 62k |
| **Israel** | 2.7% | $389.2 m | 39k |
| **Hungary** | 2.2% | $322.8 m | 28k |
| **Belgium** | 2.1% | $310.5 m | 66k |

#### HS 380893: largest importers

| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Brazil** | 14.7% | $1.99 bn | 424k |
| **Canada** | 7.2% | $968.3 m | 169k |
| **Australia** | 6.4% | $870.8 m | 283k |
| **France** | 4.6% | $616.1 m | 72k |
| **United States** | 3.4% | $458.6 m | 82k |
| **Ukraine** | 3.3% | $452.1 m | 71k |
| **Germany** | 3.3% | $444.3 m | 46k |
| **India** | 3.1% | $422.4 m | 88k |

 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

| Measure | Figure |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Share traded** | high: probably over half of technical output crosses borders, since China and India export most of what they make (indicative) |  |  |
| **How it moves** | Technical powders and liquids in drums, bags and IBCs by container; glyphosate also moves as 62% IPA salt solution in ISO tanks and flexitanks (indicative). |  |  |
| **Routes and chokepoints** | China to Brazil (Santos, Paranagua), Argentina and the US; India (Mundra, Nhava Sheva) to the US, Brazil and Japan. |  |  |
| **India** | Herbicides were 37% of India's agrochemical exports in FY2025; the top five destinations took about 71% of herbicide exports, and Japan overtook Brazil as number two (Rubix, Jun 2025). HS 380893: India imported $422 million (3.1% of world imports, rank 8) and exported $1.55 billion (10.7% of world exports, rank 3) (UN Comtrade 2024). |  |  |
| **Handling in transit** | Many technicals ship as UN3077 or UN3082 (environmentally hazardous, class 9); paraquat is UN2781 or UN3016, class 6.1 toxic. |  |  |

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/herbicides/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/herbicides/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/herbicides/correlation/index.md)
- [Production route](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/herbicides/routes/index.md)
- [Production](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/herbicides/production/index.md)
- [Feedstocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/herbicides/feedstocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/herbicides/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/herbicides/trading/index.md)
- [Regulation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/herbicides/regulation/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/herbicides/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/herbicides/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/herbicides/links/index.md)