Major Best-Selling Plant Growth Regulator Categories in the Vietnamese Market

Brassinosteroids (BRs):
Preserves flowers and fruit while promoting crop growth; suitable for a wide range of crops in Vietnam, including rice and tropical fruits/vegetables. It is the highest-volume staple category in the market, with ample compliant supply from China and a strong cost-performance advantage.

Diethyl aminoethyl hexanoate (DA-6):
Enhances crop stress resistance and promotes root and seedling vigor; well-suited to Vietnam's hot and humid growing environment. Both small packs (9.00 CNY/bag) and bulk packaging (55.00 CNY/kg) enjoy steady local demand.

Prohexadione-calcium:
Specialized for controlling excessive vegetative growth in field crops; meets the needs for growth management in Vietnamese rice and tuber crops. It is a popular category that has rapidly gained recognition among local farmers in recent years.

Forchlorfenuron (CPPU / KT-30):
Used to stimulate root and seedling growth; widely applied in Vietnam for fruit and vegetable seedling propagation and the cultivation of high-value cash crops.

Sodium 5-nitroguaiacolate:
Highly effective at promoting root and seedling vigor; meets quality-enhancement needs for the cultivation of native medicinal herbs and specialty cash crops in Vietnam.

New Market Access Regulations (2026)
On June 30, 2026, Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development issued Circular No. 28/2026/TT-BNNMT (effective August 15, 2026). This circular approved 348 additional pesticide products—including seven categories of plant growth regulators—thereby further expanding the scope of market access for compliant growth regulators.