# India's DAP imports from China fall to 97,000 tonnes in July amid new rules | Agriculture - Business Standard

> Business Standard reports that India's DAP imports from China fell to about 97,000 tonnes in July 2025, per a minister's reply in Parliament. The decline followed China's 2021 inspection requirements, and the minister said APS could partly substitute for DAP.

- Date: 2025-08-01 · published 2025-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region India · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4135-india-s-dap-imports-from-china-fall-to-97-000-tonnes-in-july-amid-new-rules
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese DAP imports reduce supply to India and tighten the market, supporting phosphate prices, with APS offering only a partial substitute.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2025-08-01 | 1 | +8.3% | 20.5 | This report of the same July import collapse, with the minister saying APS can only partly substitute for DAP, reinforces the view that Indian import demand will stay strong and supply short. |
| DAP | 2025-08-03 | 5 | +8.3% | 10.4 | Same data on India's sharply lower Chinese DAP imports signals tighter trade flows supporting prices. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2025-08-01 | [India's DAP imports from China plunge to 97,000 tonnes in July amid regulatory hurdles - The Economic Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4134-india-s-dap-imports-from-china-plunge-to-97-000-tonnes-in-july-amid-regulatory.md) | +8.3% | +8.2% |
| DAP | 2025-06-26 | [Chinese squeeze drives up DAP fertiliser prices, spurs West Asia reliance \| Agriculture - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24531-chinese-squeeze-drives-up-dap-fertiliser-prices-spurs-west-asia-reliance.md) | +0.7% | +3.8% |
| DAP | 2025-07-17 | [Domestic DAP makers take a lesser hit than importers amid price surge \| Industry News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5399-domestic-dap-makers-take-a-lesser-hit-than-importers-amid-price-surge-industry.md) | -0.3% | +7.7% |
| DAP | 2023-02-15 | [Govt to import 1.5 lakh tonnes of TSP fertiliser from Tunisia \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37645-govt-to-import-1-5-lakh-tonnes-of-tsp-fertiliser-from-tunisia-the-business.md) | -0.8% | -3.4% |
| DAP | 2020-08-27 | [Agriculture ministry redetermines fertiliser demand \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9345-agriculture-ministry-redetermines-fertiliser-demand-the-business-standard.md) | +5.1% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- business-standard.com: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/agriculture/india-s-dap-imports-from-china-fall-to-97-000-tonnes-in-july-amid-new-rules-125080100891_1.html

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