# Insecticides: Movement

Why insecticides travel as dangerous goods to Brazil and the US

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/insecticides/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 380891
 World exports $10.7 bn 121 reporting exporters · about 1.17 m t Largest exporter China 21% of world exports Largest importer Brazil 14.5% of world imports India imports $581.7 m
exports $1.40 bn #2 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 380891: 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 380891: largest exporters

| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| **China** | 21% | $2.23 bn | 551k |
| **United States** | 14.9% | $1.59 bn | 54k |
| **India** | 13.1% | $1.40 bn | 158k |
| **Germany** | 6.7% | $708.6 m | 21k |
| **France** | 5.4% | $577.7 m | 31k |
| **South Korea** | 3.6% | $387.9 m | 11k |
| **Japan** | 3.4% | $357.6 m | 10k |
| **Singapore** | 3% | $324.5 m | 9,340 |

#### HS 380891: largest importers

| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Brazil** | 14.5% | $1.37 bn | 122k |
| **India** | 6.2% | $581.7 m | 23k |
| **United States** | 5% | $472.9 m | 42k |
| **France** | 5% | $469.4 m | 27k |
| **Italy** | 3% | $285.1 m | 23k |
| **Canada** | 2.9% | $276.3 m | 15k |
| **Mexico** | 2.9% | $271.2 m | – |
| **Spain** | 2.7% | $249.9 m | 16k |

 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 (indicative) |  |  |
| **How it moves** | Technical powders and liquids in drums and bags by container; formulations in bottles and sachets; all as dangerous goods. |  |  |
| **Routes and chokepoints** | China and India to Santos and Paranagua (Brazil), US Gulf and East Coast, Southeast Asia and Africa. |  |  |
| **India** | The US and Brazil were the top destinations for Indian insecticide and fungicide exports for five years; the top five destinations took over 50% (Rubix, Jun 2025). HS 380891: India imported $582 million (6.2% of world imports, rank 2) and exported $1.40 billion (13.1% of world exports, rank 3) (UN Comtrade 2024). |  |  |
| **Handling in transit** | Most ship as class 6.1 toxic (e.g. UN2783 organophosphorus pesticide solid, UN3018 liquid) or class 9 environmentally hazardous (UN3077, UN3082). |  |  |

## Other sections

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