<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000899243-17-014316.txt : 20170525
<SEC-HEADER>0000899243-17-014316.hdr.sgml : 20170525
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20170525150242
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899243-17-014316
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170523
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170525
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170525

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:			Johnson David` T.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001429458

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13795
		FILM NUMBER:		17869640

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200
		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92657
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    <periodOfReport>2017-05-23</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AVD</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001429458</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Johnson David` T.</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>4695 MACARTHUR COURT, STE 1200</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEWPORT BEACH</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>92660</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-05-23</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>F</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>7667</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.00</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>41040</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">The reporting person delivered these time-based restricted shares to issuer in payment of the tax liability associated with the vesting of 13,877 shares of restricted stock (both time-based and performance shares) in accordance with Rule 16b-3.  On May 23, 2014, reporting person was awarded 5,337 time-based restricted shares and 5,337 performance shares.  The first tranche vested in its entirety on the transaction date above.  The second tranche was subject to certain financial metrics to be measured over the performance period of January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017, namely: i) issuer's earnings before income tax (&quot;EBIT&quot;) as compared to the median growth (computed in terms of compound annual growth) of a peer group (consisting of Syngenta, Bayer, BASF, Dow, Monsanto, DuPont, Makteshim, Nufarm, FMC, Cheminova, United Phosphorus and</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">(Continued from Footnote 1) Isagro (the &quot;Ag Peers&quot;)); ii) issuer's net sales as compared to the median growth of the Ag Peers; and iii) the relative growth of the fair market value of issuer's common stock as compared to that of (x) the Russell 2000 Index and (y) the median fair market value of the common stock of the comparator companies identified in issuer's 2014 Proxy Statement (the &quot;TSR&quot; measure).  In determining the number of performance shares earned, the EBIT measure was to be weighted 50 percent, the net sales measure was to be weighted 30 percent and the TSR was to be weighted 20 percent.  The size of the payout was further subject to increase or decrease based upon the percent goal achieved and could vary from zero to 200 percent of the target award.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">(Continued from Footnote 2) In this case, during the performance period, issuer's EBIT and net sales were in excess of 125 percent of the median growth of the Ag Peers and, accordingly, reporting person earned 200 percent of the payout for those categories (weighted at 80 percent of the total performance target), while the TSR goals were below the 30th percentile of both the Russell 2000 Index and that of the proxy peers (thus, reporting person earned zero percent of the target with respect to this category).  Thus, reporting person earned the product of 5,337 (target shares) x 80% (for the EBIT and net sales categories) x 200% or 8,540 shares from the performance share award.  This figure, plus the vesting of 5,337 time-based shares totals 13,877 shares of common stock.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ DAVID T. JOHNSON</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-05-25</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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