Biocides

Biocides are used daily, for example insecticides, attractants and repellents, and wood preservatives. Knowledge about the use of biocides in the Netherlands is currently lacking, which is is needed to test and adjust the effects of policies. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) is therefore conducting an exploratory study to see if data on Biocides can be collected.

How to submit data

Have you received a letter asking you to submit data for this survey? First, download the Excel file Biocides 2024.

Fill in the file and save it on your computer. After that, upload the file to the secured CBS website: https://antwoord.cbs.nl. Please log in using your username and password, which is stated in the letter or e-mail.

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What are Biocides?

Biocides are used to control pests and bacteria. There are 22 product types (PTs). In this CBS study, we focus on 4 PTs:

PT 8: Wood preservatives.

Used for the preservation of wood, from and including the saw-mill stage, or wood products by the control of wood-destroying or wood-disfiguring organisms, including insects. This product type includes both preventive and curative products.

PT 13: Working or cutting fluid preservatives.

Products to control microbial deterioration in fluids used for working or cutting metal, glass or other materials.

PT 18: Insecticides, acaricides and products to control other arthropods.

Used for the control of arthropods (e.g. insects, arachnids and crustaceans), by means other than repulsion or attraction.

PT 19: R

epellents and attractants.

Used to control harmful organisms (invertebrates such as fleas, vertebrates such as birds, fish, rodents), by repelling or attracting, including those that are used for human or veterinary hygiene either directly on the skin or indirectly in the environment of humans or animals.

We want to use the exploratory study of these PTs to make a first estimate of what is sold in the Netherlands.

The introduction of biocides on the market is officially regulated by means of authorisations. According to the data of the Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products and Biocides (Ctgb), your organisation is listed as authorisation holder of one or more biocides falling under PT 8, PT 13, PT18 and/or PT 19.

Your data and feedback are highly valued to conduct explanatory research. This allows us to align our data collection better to what works best for you when providing data.

Privacy

The statistical overviews by CBS are compiled in such a way that no data can be related to identified or identifiable individual businesses, institutions or individuals. The data you provide will only be used to compile statistical overviews.

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Survey results

Results of this survey can be found:

In an exploratory study conducted by CBS on the subject which was published on 12 June 2024: Setting up a new register for biocide sales in the Netherlands.
The results of this study will be published on the website in 2026.

In addition, CBS publishes more data on other surveys (only Dutch):

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