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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899243-17-008831
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170329
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170329
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170329

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000005981
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AGRICULTURE CHEMICALS [2870]
		IRS NUMBER:				952588080
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4695 MACARTHUR COURT
		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92660
		BUSINESS PHONE:		949-260-1200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4695 MACARTHUR COURT
		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92660

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AEROCON INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19720620

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Porpiglia Peter Turnbough
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001702134

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13795
		FILM NUMBER:		17723259

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4695 MACARTHUR COURT
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1200
		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92660
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        <footnote id="F1">These consist of restricted shares that were granted on May 23, 2014 and are evenly split between time-based shares that cliff-vest on May 23, 2017 and performance-based shares that cliff-vest on May 23, 2017, provided the Company achieves certain target levels of financial performance as compared to peer groups over the period April 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016.  These performance criteria are as follows: reporting person earns (a) 50% of the target shares to the extent that the growth of the Company's earnings before income tax for the performance period equals the median for growth of EBIT among certain industry peers, (b) 30% of target shares to the extent that the growth of the Company's net sales for the performance period equals the median for growth of net sales among certain industry peers,</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">(Continued from Footnote 1) and (c) 20% of target shares (10% and 10%) to the extent that the TSR of the Company's common stock during the reporting period equals the median TSR for the Company's proxy peers and the Russell 2000 Index, respectively.  For the EBIT and net sales targets, if Company performance is less than 80% of the median of peers, then reporting person earns zero shares, and to the extent Company performance is 120% or higher than the median of peers, then reporting person earns 200% of the target shares.  For the TSR targets, if Company TSR is less than the 30th percentile for the relevant index, then reporting person earns zero shares, and if Company TSR is greater than the 80th percentile of the relevant comparator, then reporting person earns 200% of target shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These consist of restricted shares that were granted on January 6, 2016 and are split evenly between time-based shares that cliff vest on January 6, 2019 and performance-based shares that cliff-vest on January 6, 2019, provided the Company achieves certain target levels of financial performance as compared to peer groups over the period January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2018.  Except for the performance period, these performance shares have the same attributes as those described in Note 1 above.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">These consist of restricted shares that were granted on February 8, 2017 and are evenly split between time-based shares that cliff vest on February 8, 2020 and performance-based shares that cliff vest on February 8, 2020, provided that Company achieves certain target levels of financial performance as compared to peer groups over the period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019.  Except for the performance period, these performance shares have the same attributes as those described in Note 2 above.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">These consist of stock options that are evenly split between incentive stock options and performance-based shares that are earned upon the Company's achievement of certain target levels of financial performance as compared to peer groups over the period January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017.  Except for the performance period, these performance-based options have the same financial metrics as those described in Note 1 above.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Vice President of Product Dev't - AMVAC

The reporting person has executed a Power of Attorney dated March 25, 2017 permitting execution of Forms 3, 4 and 5 by two attorneys-in-fact; a copy of that Power of Attorney is filed herewith.</remarks>

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        <signatureName>PETER PORPIGLIA</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-03-29</signatureDate>
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

        The undersigned constitutes and appoints Timothy J. Donnelly and Lucy
Cooney, and each of them, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact
and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign any and all
Securities and Exchange Commission statements of beneficial ownership of
securities of American Vanguard Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company") on Forms 3, 4 and 5 as required under Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and to file the same with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the Company and the stock exchange or national market
system on which such shares are publicly traded, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each act and thing requisite and necessary to be done under said
Section 16(a), as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might
or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

        A copy of this power of attorney shall be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The authorization set forth above shall continue in full
force and effect until the undersigned revokes such authorization by written
instructions to the attorneys-in-fact.

        The authority granted hereby shall in no event be deemed to impose or
create any duty on behalf of the attorney-in-fact with respect to the
undersigned's obligations to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

Dated: March 24, 2017

                                        /s/ Peter Porpiglia
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Peter Porpiglia
                                        as an Individual
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