According to the statistics of the General Administration of Customs, the total pesticide export and import volume of China in 2014 was USD4.918 billion, up 10.8% year on year, and the trade surplus was USD3.377 billion, up 10.6% year on year.
Table 1: Total pesticide export and import trade volume and trade surplus (deficit) of China in 2014 (million dollar, %)
Category
Total export and import trade volume
Trade surplus (deficit)
December
2014
December
2014
2014
YoY
2014
YoY
2014
YoY
2014
YoY
Pesticide
401.10
10.1
4917.52
10.8
243.02
-1.7
3376.58
10.6
Insecticide
98.69
35.3
1232.02
16.4
71.20
16.8
900.04
18.8
Bactericide
58.76
5.5
732.19
9.6
13.24
62.6
94.52
17.2
Herbicide
224.93
1.7
2743.61
8.0
161.63
-8.2
2387.70
8.1
Source: Customs
In 2014, China imported a total of 92,000 tonnes of pesticide, up 21.3% year on year (YoY), and the import amount was up to USD770 million, up 11.4% YoY. The import volume of bactericide was 30,000 tonnes, up 10.5%, and the import amount was USD319 million, up 8.6%. The import volume of herbicide was 29,000 tonnes, up 23.4%, and the import amount was USD178 million, up 6.9% YoY. The import volume of insecticide was 11,000 tonnes, a slight increase of 3.8% from the previous year, and the import amount was USD166 million, up 10.5%.
Table 2: 2014 pesticide import of China (tonne, million dollar, %)
Product type
December
YoY
2014
Yoy
Quantity
Amount
Quantity
Amount
Quantity
Amount
Quantity
Amount
Pesticide
1.0
79.04
41.6
35.1
9.2
770.47
21.3
11.4
Insecticide
0.1
13.75
65.7
129.8
1.1
165.99
3.8
10.5
Bactericide
0.2
22.76
-14.1
-4.3
3.0
318.84
10.5
8.6
Herbicide
0.5
31.65
61.2
40.3
2.9
177.96
23.4
6.9
Source: Customs
In 2014, China exported a total of 1.161 million tonnes of pesticide, up 6.0% YoY, and the export amount was USD4.147 billion, an increase of 10.7%, of which the export volume of herbicide was 806,000 tonnes and the export amount was USD2.566 billion, up 6.5% and 8.1% respectively; the export volume of insecticide was 239,000 tonnes and the amount was USD1.066 billion, up 6.2% and 17.4% respectively; the export volume of bactericide increased by 4.4% and the export amount by 10.5%.
Table 3: 2014 pesticide export of China (tonne, USD10,000, %)
Product type
December
YoY
2014
YoY
Quantity
Amount
Quantity
Amount
Quantity
Amount
Quantity
Amount
9.2
32206
7.6
5.3
116.1
414705
6.0
10.7
Pesticide
1.9
8494
25.1
26.8
23.9
106603
6.2
17.4
Insecticide
0.6
3600
0.4
12.8
7.5
41336
4.4
10.5
Bactericide
6.3
19328
5.1
-2.6
80.6
256565
6.5
8.1
Source: General Administration of Customs