# Egypt: Ministry of Trade and Industry amends export duty on Nitrogen fertilizers - Global Trade Alert

> Egypt raised its export duty on nitrogen fertilizers from EGP 600 to EGP 2,500 per tonne under a June 2021 decree. The duty takes effect immediately and remains in place until June 2022. The move affects producers that export nitrogen fertilizer from Egypt.

- Date: 2021-06-03 · published 2021-06-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Egypt · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46504-egypt-ministry-of-trade-and-industry-amends-export-duty-on-nitrogen-fertilizers
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

The higher duty makes Egyptian nitrogen exports less attractive, which tightens some global urea and ammonia supply. The effect on prices is modest because Egypt is a relatively small exporter.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-03-01 | [Egypt: Ministry of Trade and Industry increased export duties on Nitrogen fertilizers - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48052-egypt-ministry-of-trade-and-industry-increased-export-duties-on-nitrogen.md) | +4.3% | +4.3% |
| UREA | 2025-07-29 | [EU duties on Russian fertilizers: global and regional implications \| GPCA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24080-eu-duties-on-russian-fertilizers-global-and-regional-implications-gpca.md) | +7.8% | +1.9% |
| UREA | 2024-11-11 | [China’s record low urea exports support nitrogen fertilizers outlook: Fertiglobe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27319-china-s-record-low-urea-exports-support-nitrogen-fertilizers-outlook-fertiglobe.md) | +0.5% | +1.3% |
| UREA | 2023-05-29 | [The government has set quotas for the export of mineral fertilizers in June – November 2023 \| AKM EN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35872-the-government-has-set-quotas-for-the-export-of-mineral-fertilizers-in-june.md) | -8.1% | -3.1% |
| UREA | 2021-10-20 | [China’s curbs on fertilizer exports to worsen global price shock](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44476-china-s-curbs-on-fertilizer-exports-to-worsen-global-price-shock.md) | -2.0% | +9.0% |

## Sources

- globaltradealert.org: https://globaltradealert.org/state-act/48620-egypt-ministry-of-trade-and-industry-amends-export-duty-on-nitrogen-fertilizers/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.