# OCP Group acknowledges US decision to reduce preliminary countervailing duty rate | World Fertilizer

> The US Department of Commerce lowered the preliminary countervailing duty rate on Moroccan phosphate fertilizer imports to 16.88% from 23.46%, after OCP Group said the initial rate contained an arithmetic error. OCP and the Moroccan government said they will keep cooperating with US authorities.

- Date: 2021-01-07 · published 2021-01-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49465-ocp-group-acknowledges-us-decision-to-reduce-preliminary-countervailing-duty
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md)

## Why it matters

A lower duty eases the import cost squeeze on US phosphate supply, modestly reducing upward pressure on DAP and MAP prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- TSP: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2026-08-01 | [OCP Group Ships Moroccan Phosphate to US Following Duty Suspension](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18678-ocp-group-ships-moroccan-phosphate-to-us-following-duty-suspension.md) | -0.6% | -0.4% |
| DAP | 2023-11-08 | [US reduces tariffs on phosphate fertilizers from Morocco \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33488-us-reduces-tariffs-on-phosphate-fertilizers-from-morocco-agriculture-dive.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2025-10-08 | [India’s DAP stocks see a rise heading into October \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22732-india-s-dap-stocks-see-a-rise-heading-into-october-world-fertilizer.md) | +0.4% | -3.5% |
| DAP | 2023-10-27 | [US lawmakers call for lower duties on imports of phosphate fertilizer from Morocco - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33970-us-lawmakers-call-for-lower-duties-on-imports-of-phosphate-fertilizer-from.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2025-08-26 | [Amid thaw in ties, China to soon revive fertilizer supply to India \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23274-amid-thaw-in-ties-china-to-soon-revive-fertilizer-supply-to-india-mint.md) | -2.0% | -2.7% |

## Sources

- worldfertilizer.com: https://worldfertilizer.com/special-reports/07012021/ocp-group-acknowledges-us-decision-to-reduce-preliminary-countervailing-duty-rate/

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