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Pesticide Registration Policy
Interpretation and Market
Strategies in Thailand

CHUTIMA RATANASATIEN
Adviser to The Department of Agriculture

Towards a More
Synergic Future
Contents

1 Introduction

2 Pesticide Registration Policy

3 Pesticide Market Strategies

4 Conclusion

2
Introduction

 Thailand has major agricultural products as well as export

products are rice, rubber, cassava, maize, coconut, tropical
fruits, flowers and vegetables
 The Thai economy was expected to contract 8.1 percent in
2020
 Recover and expand 5.0 percent in 2021
 Observed across almost all economic growth components,
except public expenditure
 Due to a more-severe-than expected COVID-19 pandemic
Source: - Office of Office of Agricultural Economics
- Thailand Board of Investment

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Introduction
 The Gross Domestic Product shrank by 12.2% year-on-year in
the second quarter of 2020
 Revised 2.0% contraction in Q1 and compared with market
consensus of a 13.3% plunge
 Worst economic downturn since the second quarter 1998
 On the production side, output contracted mostly for
agriculture (-3.2%), manufacturing (-14.4%), transportation and
storage (-38.9%), accommodation and food service activities (-
50.2%), administrative and support services activities (-25%)
 The economy shrank by 6.9% for the first half of the year 2020

Source: Trading Economics

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Pesticide Registration Policy
 Hazardous Substances Act (HSA) 1992
 Amended 2019 to be Hazardous Substances Act 2019
 Entered into force on 27 October 2019
 Eight major changes between the new and the old law;
HSA committee (politician as a chair), define a term of
“Transit”, a waiver of a re-import or a re-export,
exemptions for education, analysis, research and
development, advertisement, sending dangerous goods
out of the Kingdom urgently, pay initial damages to
compensate, imprisonment and a fine only can be
compared as an adjust fine except for negligence caused
by banned HS 5
Pesticide Registration Policy

 The competent authorities are on the process of drafting the

regulation and decrees for pesticides registration
 The draft regulation for pesticide registration, manufacturing
and advertising were proposed to the pesticides board and on
the process of considering
 Banned pesticides, 100 banned pesticides
 Proposed to be banned, methomyl and carbofuran

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Pesticide Registration Policy

 Restricted pesticide, glyphosate, has been implemented

since May 2018 (quota for importation, allowed to use only
on sugarcane, rubber, oil palm, maize, cassava, and fruit crops)
 All farmers and users have to register for using the pesticides
(training & examination)
 Banned pesticides, paraquat and chlorpyrifos has been
implemented since 1 June 2020
o Farmers/users return the pesticides to distributors/retailers
within 90 days
o Distributors/retailers return the pesticides to
importers/formulators within 120 days
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Pesticide Registration Policy

 Banned pesticides, paraquat and chlorpyrifos has been

implemented since 1 June 2020
o Importers/formulators submit the pesticides to the
competent official at the specified place for the purpose of
destruction or any appropriate treatment within 270d
o The owner of the pesticides shall pay or reimburse all
expenses arising from the destruction or appropriate
treatment of the pesticides
 Not allow to register for red color band label pesticides

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Pesticide Market Strategies

1. Pesticide Import
 The amount and value of import reached the peak in
2011 and declined during 2013-2014 and 2018-2019
 Imports had increased to the amount of 102,231 tons in
2017
 Major import: insecticide, fungicide, and herbicide
 The import quantity and value of the herbicide was the
highest, 53,858 tons in 2019
 A decline in importation may be considered by the policy
of restricted and banned pesticides
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 Figure 1 Import of pesticides 2010-2019
90,000
Insecticide Fungicide Herbicide Others 79391
80,000
70598
70,000 67608 67456
64429 64446
60232
60,000
53858
51903
50,000
Tons

42360
40,000

30,000
8390 13168 12322
20,000 9995 10671 6841
4066 5987 5386 12029 6978
7958 5437
5972 6980 4421 3022 6683 7041
10,000 4513 2829
2116 2516 988 2010 2219 2262 2421 2088 2065
0
Year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 201910
 Table 1 Imported of restricted and banned pesticides of
2017-2019

2017 Tons/AI 2018 Tons/AI 2019 Tons/AI

Pesticides Pesticides Pesticides

chlorpyrifos 2,802 chlorpyrifos 1,598 chlorpyrifos 651

glyphosate- 30,350 glyphosate- 26,686 glyphosate- 11,613

isopropylammonium isopropylammonium isopropylammonium
paraquat dichloride 17,153 paraquat dichloride 8,944 paraquat dichloride 8,546

Total 50,305 Total 37,228 Total 20,810

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 Figure 2 Imported of restricted pesticides of 2017-2019
chlorpyrifos glyphosate isopopylammonium paraquat
35,000.00 2017, 30,350.00

30,000.00 2018, 26,686.00

25,000.00

2017, 17,153.00
Tons

20,000.00

15,000.00 2019, 11,613.00

2018, 8,944.00 2019, 8,546.00
10,000.00
2017, 2,802.00
5,000.00 2018, 1,598.00
2019, 651.00

0.00

Year 2017 2018 2019 12

 Figure 3 The top ten imported pesticides
of 2019 (Tons/AI)
2,4-D-sodium, 2,209.00 acetochlor, 1,359.00 pretilachlor, 777.00 glufosinate-ammonium,
407.00
ametryn 2,279.00,
glyphosate-
isopropylammonium,
atrazine , 2,993.00
11,613.00

paraquat dichloride,
4,210.00

2,4-D- diuron , 11,139.00

dimethylammonium,
8,547.00

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 Table 2 The top ten imported pesticides
of 2019 by type

Insecticide (tons/AI) Fungicide (tons/AI) Herbicide (tons/AI)

chlorpyrifos 651 propineb 5,083 glyphosate- 11,613
cypermethrin 558 mancozeb 1,799 isopropylammonium
carbaryl 427 carbendazim 1,289 diuron 11,139
imidacloprid 378 difenoconazle 394 2,4-D- 8,547
fenobucarb 307 fosetyl aluminium 388 dimethylammonium
petroleum oil 281 phosphonic acid 367 paraquat dichloride 4,210
profenofos 279 propiconazole 342 atrazine 2,993
buprofezin 253 copper hydroxide 303 acetochlor 2,359
cartap 241 sulfur 299 ametryn 2,279
hydrochloride 238 prochloraz 196 2,4-D sodium 2,209
omethoate butachlor 1,797
propanil 913

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Pesticide Market Strategies

2. Suppliers of pesticide to Thailand

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech

republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany,
Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Puerto Rico, Poland, Russia,
Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Venezuela, United
States of America, United Kingdom, and Vietnam. A large
proportion of imports both formulated products and raw
materials a year of which around 75% came from China.
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Figure 4 The top ten pesticides suppliers of 2019
Switzerland, Taiwan, 620.00
647.00
Guatemala, Indonesia, 591.00 AI (Tons)
USA, 813.00 593.00
Germany, 2,057.00

Poland, 2,081.00

India, 8,413.00

Malaysia, 11,565 China, 41,152.00

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Table 3 The top ten pesticides suppliers of 2019
No. Country Volume (Tons) Value (000’s US$)
1 China 41,152 13,278
2 Malaysia 11,565 373
3 India 8,413 272
4 Poland 2,081 67
5 Germany 2,057 66
6 U.S.A. 813 26
7 Switzerland 647 21
8 Taiwan R.O.C. 620 20
9 Guatemala 593 19
10 Indonesia 592 19
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Pesticide Market Strategies

3. Export statistics

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 Figure 4 Export of pesticides 2013-2019

6,000

Insecticide
Fungicide 4259
3997
4,000
Herbicide
Others
2836
Tons

1919
2,000 1199
710
1229 1139 1283
717 769
877 945
675
243 361
168 52 124 187 163
0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Year
 Table 4 The top ten pesticides exported
countries of 2013-2019
No. Country Volume (Tons) Value (000’sUS$)
1 Vietnam 2,074 67

2 China 1,132 37
3 Malaysia 438 14
4 Myanmar 406 13
5 India 250 10
6 Philippines 145 5
7 Cambodia 78 3
8 Bangladesh 42 2
9 Taiwan 19 1
10 Japan 9 0.3 20
Figure 5 The top ten exported pesticides of 2013-2019

dinotefuran 2,4-D ammonium

ametryn
2% 2% 2% pretilachlor
difenoconazole 2%
4%
glyphosate isopopyl ammonium chlorpyrifos
6% 1%
difenoconazole+propi
conazole 2,4-D sodium
13% propineb
1%
67%

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 Figure 6 The top ten exported countries of 2019

Cambodia, 78.00 Bangladesh, 42.00

Philippines, 145.00
Taiwan, 19.00
India, 250.00
Japan, 9.00
Myanmar, 406.00

Vietnam, 2,074.00

Malaysia, 438.00

China, 1,132.00

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Conclusion

 HS Act 1992 replaced with HS Act 2019, entered into force

on 27 October 2019
 The politician is appointed to be the chair of the pesticide
board
 All regulations and decreed under the old act were
terminated
 Draft regulation for registration, manufacturing and
advertising are consideration
 100 banned pesticides, 2 proposed to be banned pesticides
(methomyl and carbofuran)
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Conclusion

 3 restricted pesticides (paraquat, glyphosate and

chlorpyrifos) were considered again and decided to ban
paraquat and chlorpyrifos while glyphosate is still kept as
restricted pesticide in 6 crops
 Measures for the banned pesticides has been implemented
since 1 June 2020 ( 90d, farmers/users return BP to dealers,
120d dealers return BP to importers/formulators, 270 d
importers/formulators submit the BP to the government for
destruction with the owner expenses
 Red color band pesticides are not registered or renewed the
registration
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Conclusion

 Pesticides import decline since 2017 because of the policy

of organic farming and reduction of use of chemical
pesticides
 Most pesticides were imported from more than 30
countries around the world and the largest portion were
from China (75%)
 Herbicide consumption increased significantly during the
last decade due to the expanded areas of rice, rubber, oil
palm, cassava, and maize
 Pesticides were exported to mostly ASEAN countries, China,
Taiwan and Japan
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