Emamectin Benzoate Formulations for Importers: EC, WG and Mixtures

Emamectin Benzoate Formulations for Importers: EC, WG and Mixtures

This guide explains how professional buyers can compare emamectin benzoate formulations and ready-mixed combinations before shortlisting suppliers. It is an educational sourcing resource, not an application recommendation, product label or legal opinion. Product approval, label directions and commercial legality must always be verified for the destination jurisdiction.

Emamectin benzoate is an avermectin-derived insecticide classified by IRAC in Group 6 as a glutamate-gated chloride channel allosteric modulator. It is requested mainly for caterpillar (lepidopteran) control programmes, and because demand concentrates on a few crops and seasons, offers vary widely in loading, formulation type and mixture partners.

Straight EC and WG configurations

Averstar lists straight emamectin benzoate in liquid and granular forms, including Emamectin Benzoate 1.9% EC, Emamectin Benzoate 2.5% EC, Emamectin Benzoate 5% EC, Emamectin Benzoate 3.4% WG, Emamectin Benzoate 5% WG and the multi-strength Emamectin Benzoate 5% / 5.7% / 1.9% WG.

Emamectin benzoate is used at low field loadings, so small differences in declared content matter commercially. Ask each supplier to state the benzoate-salt basis on the certificate of analysis, and treat storage and packaging conditions as part of the specification: the active is sensitive to light and heat, and granule quality depends on moisture-protective packaging.

Ready-mixed combinations

Mixtures pair emamectin benzoate with partners from other IRAC groups to broaden the target spectrum. Averstar lists Chlorantraniliprole + Emamectin Benzoate 9% / 2.6% SC, Lufenuron + Emamectin Benzoate 40% / 5% WG, Indoxacarb + Emamectin Benzoate 8% / 2% SC, Chlorfenapyr + Emamectin Benzoate 100g/L / 20g/L SC and Emamectin Benzoate + Fipronil 5% / 40% WG.

For any mixture, every active ingredient must be acceptable in the destination market and the mixture itself normally needs its own registration. Some partner actives carry additional restrictions in specific jurisdictions, so run the compliance check per component before comparing prices. Resistance-management positioning should be reviewed with local advisers using the current IRAC classification.

Documents to request before shortlisting

An evidence-led comparison needs the same document set from every candidate supplier: the certificate of analysis, the proposed or registered label, the safety data sheet, the product specification, packaging details and the manufacturing-site identity. Ask for the version and date of each document, and keep the records together so that differences between a quotation, a label and a technical sheet can be resolved before commercial commitments are made.

For the general framework, see our insecticide resistance-management buyer checklist and the buyer comparison of pesticide formulation types.

Packaging, shipment and sample planning

WG configurations normally ship in moisture-protective aluminium-foil bags or laminated sachets inside export cartons, while EC offers are quoted in bottles and drums. Because the active is sensitive to light and heat, ask each supplier to state the packaging materials, storage guidance and shelf life on the specification, and review whether the shipping route and destination warehousing keep the product within those conditions.

When samples are needed for registration or laboratory verification, agree in writing what the sample represents: the batch, the formulation version and the specification revision. Tie the commercial contract to the certificate of analysis of each shipped batch rather than to the sample alone, and confirm the benzoate-salt basis is stated consistently across the sample report and the commercial COA.

Registration and residue references

Use the FAO pest and pesticide management resources for framework guidance and the Codex pesticide residues database for internationally referenced maximum residue limits, then confirm current national decisions with the destination authority. Nothing in this guide replaces the registered label or local regulatory advice.

Compare Averstar emamectin benzoate products

Averstar supplies the emamectin benzoate configurations linked above with COA, SDS, label and registration documentation support. Browse the insecticides category to compare concentrations and formulations, and use the quotation form on any product page to confirm current MOQ, packaging options, documents and delivery terms for your destination market.