Description
Vietnam Metalaxyl Fungicide Import Guide
Introduction
To help global fungicide manufacturers, exporters, pesticide distributors, traders and related chemical companies efficiently expand into the Vietnamese market, CRI releases the “Vietnam Metalaxyl Fungicide Import Guide 2023-2026.” The guide provides an overview of the Vietnamese metalaxyl fungicide industry, import market, and import company information for the period.
The types of importing companies are diverse, including large agricultural groups, regional distributors of agricultural inputs, pesticide traders and key end buyers etc. This guide features the top 10 importing companies, including company profiles, contact information, and important information such as import volume, value, price, import resources, and major suppliers for 2023-2026 (including Excel data source).
The publication of the “Vietnam Metalaxyl Fungicide Import Guide 2023-2026” aims to provide pesticide exporters with precise customer acquisition channels, helping them expand into the Vietnamese market more efficiently. It also provides valuable decision-making insights for international trading companies and investment institutions, helping them optimize their regional supply chain strategies. This guide will help suppliers stay abreast of market trends in Vietnam, mitigate potential risks and enhance their international competitiveness.
Industry Overview
Metalaxyl is a systemic aniline fungicide primarily used to control oomycete diseases such as downy mildew, blight, and damping-off. It is widely used in vegetables, potatoes, rice, tobacco, and fruit trees.
In Vietnam’s agricultural plant protection system, metalaxyl is typically used as a targeted fungicide, often in combination with protective fungicides (such as chlorothalonil and mancozeb) or other systemic agents to enhance efficacy and delay the development of resistance.
Vietnam’s tropical monsoon climate results in persistently hot and humid conditions, leading to a high frequency of oomycete diseases such as downy mildew and blight in vegetables, rice, and cash crops. The demand for fungicides with both systemic and curative effects is particularly evident during the rainy season and in greenhouse agriculture (greenhouse vegetables, seedling nurseries).As Vietnamese agriculture gradually shifts towards high-yield, high-quality, and export-oriented practices, the emphasis on precise early-stage disease control is increasing. The use of metalaxyl in plant protection programs remains relatively stable, while demand continues to grow.
Vietnam has limited production capacity for metalaxyl technical grade, and the industry relies primarily on imported technical grade and finished formulations. As a mature active ingredient, the production technology of metalaxyl is concentrated in a few countries with scale and cost advantages, making the Vietnamese market heavily dependent on international supply for technical grade.
Metalaxyl, as a chemical fungicide, is a strictly regulated pesticide in Vietnam. Both technical grade and formulations require product registration before they can be imported and sold.
In the medium to long term, supported by the rigid demand for agricultural disease control, metalaxyl will still maintain a certain market space. However, industry growth will come more from compound products, standardized application, and channel upgrades than from the rapid expansion of the use of a single technical grade.
Import Market Overview
Vietnam has limited domestic production capacity for metalaxyl fungicides, resulting in a high dependence on imports.
According to CRI analysis, fungicides are one of the largest categories of imported pesticides In Vietnam’s pesticide import market. Metalaxyl, a systemic and specific fungicide, is widely used due to its significant curative and protective effects against oomycete diseases. However, because Vietnam lacks large-scale local production capacity for metalaxyl technical grade, the market supply of this product still relies heavily on imports.
According to CRI statistics, approximately 50 buyers in Vietnam imported metalaxyl fungicide in 2024, totaling US$ 6.34 million, an increase of 72.6% year-on-year. In 2025, Vietnam’s total Metalaxyl fungicide imports reached US$ 5.30 million, a 16.5% decrease compared to the same period in 2024.
China is Vietnam’s largest source of metalaxyl fungicide imports.
According to CRI analysis, China, India and Bulgaria were the top three sources of Vietnam’s Metalaxyl fungicide imports, accounting for approximately 56.0%, 37.2% and 5.8% of total imports respectively in 2025.
CRI predicts that with rising pressure from pests and diseases, expanded crop planting scale, and increased agricultural production inputs, Vietnam’s metalaxyl import market will be expected to maintain steady growth or moderate expansion.
Overview of Foreign Investment in Vietnam’s Metalaxyl Fungicide Industry
Investment Background
Fungal diseases occur frequently in tropical and subtropical climates, creating a long-term stable demand for highly effective systemic fungicides. Metalaxyl, due to its systemic properties and good curative and protective effects, is widely used in agricultural disease control programs and is a crucial foundational product in integrated pest management systems.
Vietnam has a relatively weak domestic supply capacity of high-purity technical materials, and is significantly reliant on imports for advanced fungicide technical materials and compound formulations. This provides a market space and demand basis for foreign companies with technological capabilities and global supply chain advantages to enter the industry.
Investment Advantages
1. Political stability and rapid economic development. The Vietnamese government has strong governing capabilities, consistent policies, and a focus on economic development and improving people’s livelihoods.
2. Relatively low labor costs.
3. Strategically located in the eastern part of the Indochina Peninsula, with a 3,260-kilometer coastline and numerous ports, transportation is convenient.
4. Relatively relaxed policies and regulations provide foreign investors with comprehensive legal protections and generous preferential policies.
5. Vietnam has a high level of openness to the outside world, with 19 free trade agreements signed or in progress. Investors can use platforms such as RCEP and the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area to explore a broader international market.
Investment Regulations
According to Vietnam’s Investment Law and other regulations, pesticide production in Vietnam is a conditional investment sector, but there are no absolute restrictions on foreign investment. Foreign investors can establish wholly foreign-owned enterprises or joint ventures with local companies in accordance with the Investment Law and the Enterprise Law. Before establishing a project, foreign investors must complete necessary procedures such as investment registration, company registration, and land use approval, and obtain registration and permits related to pesticide production and sales from the agricultural authorities.
Guide Highlights:
Comprehensive Coverage:
This directory includes major importers in Vietnam, including large agricultural groups, regional distributors of agricultural inputs, pesticide traders, and key end buyers, etc.
Detailed Information:
Including basic information of the TOP10 importers, contact information, import quantity, import value, price, import source and main suppliers.
Product Focus:
With data-driven and market-oriented approach, we focus on key industries and conduct in-depth analysis of Vietnam’s import policies, market demand and major sources of imports. Whether you are a foreign trade company, an investment institution, or a practitioner upstream or downstream of the industrial chain, you can quickly find reliable information and practical strategies here.
Efficient Connectivity:
The guide has a clear format and includes Excel data, which facilitates quick screening, group management and batch contact, helping global suppliers to efficiently connect with the Vietnamese market.
Market Value:
The guide includes an overview of Vietnam’s metalaxyl fungicide industry, an overview of the import market, and a brief analysis of market demand trends, helping global suppliers seize the Vietnamese market and opportunities.
Table of Contents
1 Industry Overview
1.1 Industry Definition and Classification
1.2 Current Status of the Vietnamese Metalaxyl Fungicide Industry
1.2.1 Supply Situation of the Vietnamese Metalaxyl Fungicide Industry
1.2.2 Downstream Market Demand Situation of the Vietnamese Metalaxyl Fungicide Industry
1.3 Overview of Foreign Investment in the Vietnamese Metalaxyl Fungicide Industry
2 Import Market Overview
2.1 Import Scale of Metalaxyl Fungicide in Vietnam
2.2 Major Import Sources of Metalaxyl Fungicide in Vietnam
3 Overview of Importers (2023-2026)
3.1 Importers Overview of Metalaxyl Fungicide in Vietnam (2023)
3.1.1 Total Scale of Importers
3.1.2 Top 5 Importers
3.2 Importers Overview of Metalaxyl Fungicide in Vietnam (2024)
3.2.1 Total Scale of Importers
3.2.2 Top 5 Importers
3.3 Importers Overview of Metalaxyl Fungicide in Vietnam (2025)
3.3.1 Total Scale of Importers
3.3.2 Top 5 Importers
3.4 Importers Overview of Metalaxyl Fungicide in Vietnam (2026)
3.4.1 Total Scale of Importers
3.4.2 Top 5 Importers
4 List of the Top 10 Importers in 2026
4.1 Company 1
4.1.1 Introduction to Company 1
4.1.2 Import Status of Company 1, 2023-2026
4.2 Company 2
4.2.1 Introduction to Company 2
4.2.2 Import Status of Company 2, 2023-2026
4.3 Company 3
4.3.1 Introduction to Company 3
4.3.2 Import Status of Company 3, 2023-2026
4.4 Company 4
4.4.1 Introduction to Company 4
4.4.2 Import Status of Company 4, 2023-2026
4.5 Company 5
4.5.1 Introduction to Company 5
4.5.2 Import Status of Company 5, 2023-2026
4.6 Company 6
4.6.1 Introduction to Company 6
4.6.2 Import Status of Company 6, 2023-2026
4.7 Company 7
4.7.1 Introduction to Company 7
4.7.2 Import Status of Company 7, 2023-2026
4.8 Company 8
4.8.1 Introduction to Company 8
4.8.2 Import Status of Company 8, 2023-2026
4.9 Company 9
4.9.1 Introduction to Company 9
4.9.2 Import Status of Company 9, 2023-2026
4.10 Company 10
4.10.1 Introduction to Company 10
4.10.2 Import Status of Company 10, 2023-2026
5 Suggestions of Investment and Cooperation
5.1 Investment Suggestions
5.2 Cooperation Suggestions
List of Chart
Chart 2023-2026 Metalaxyl Fungicide Market Size in Vietnam
Chart 2023-2026 Metalaxyl Fungicide Import Market Size in Vietnam
Chart 2023-2026 Major Import Sources of Vietnam’s Metalaxyl Fungicide
Chart 2023 Metalaxyl Fungicide Import Companies and Total Import Value
Chart 2024 Metalaxyl Fungicide Import Companies and Total Import Value
Chart 2025 Metalaxyl Fungicide Import Companies and Total Import Value
Chart 2026 Metalaxyl Fungicide Import Companies and Total Import Value
Chart List of the Top 10 Importing Companies in 2026
Chart Company 1 Profile
Chart Import Scale of Company 1, 2023-2026
Chart Major Import Sources of Company 1, 2023-2026
Chart Major Suppliers of Company 1, 2023-2026
Chart Company 2 Profile
Chart Import Scale of Company 2, 2023-2026
Chart Major Import Sources of Company 2, 2023-2026
Chart Major Suppliers of Company 2, 2023-2026
Chart Company 3 Profile
Chart Import Scale of Company 3, 2023-2026
Chart Major Import Sources of Company 3, 2023-2026
Chart Major Suppliers of Company 3, 2023-2026
Chart Company 4 Profile
Chart Import Scale of Company 4, 2023-2026
Chart Main Import Sources of Company 4, 2023-2026
Chart Main Suppliers of Company 4, 2023-2026
Chart Company 5 Profile
Chart Import Scale of Company 5, 2023-2026
Chart Main Import Sources of Company 5, 2023-2026
Chart Main Suppliers of Company 5, 2023-2026
Chart Company 6 Profile
Chart Import Scale of Company 6, 2023-2026
Chart Main Import Sources of Company 6, 2023-2026
Chart Main Suppliers of Company 6, 2023-2026
Chart Company 7 Profile
Chart Import Scale of Company 7, 2023-2026
Chart Main Import Sources of Company 7, 2023-2026
Chart Main Suppliers of Company 7, 2023-2026
Chart Company 8 Profile
Chart Import Scale of Company 8, 2023-2026
Chart Major Import Sources of Company 8, 2023-2026
Chart Major Suppliers of Company 8, 2023-2026
Chart Company 9 Profile
Chart Import Scale of Company 9, 2023-2026
Chart Major Import Sources of Company 9, 2023-2026
Chart Major Suppliers of Company 9, 2023-2026
Chart Company 10 Profile
Chart Import Scale of Company 10, 2023-2026
Chart Major Import Sources of Company 10, 2023-2026
Chart Major Suppliers of Company 10, 2023-2026
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