# Urea fertilizer producers could see EU tariffs change form | MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

> MLex reports that urea producers such as Acron and CF Industries may face fixed euro-per-ton tariffs at EU borders instead of percentage-based duties expected soon. European farmers would gain cost predictability, but EU producers warn of harm from cheap imports. The report is based on sources and is not an official decision.

- Date: 2019-04-08 · published 2019-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59540-urea-fertilizer-producers-could-see-eu-tariffs-change-form-mlex-specialist-news
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

A change in the tariff structure would alter the landed cost of urea imports into the EU, with fixed per-ton duties hitting low-priced imports harder. The effect on price direction depends on the final design, so the net impact is uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-12-11 | [(2nd LD) S. Korea to extend tariff quota on urea, fertilizer material over China's export curbs \| Yonhap News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32638-2nd-ld-s-korea-to-extend-tariff-quota-on-urea-fertilizer-material-over-china-s.md) | -3.1% | -2.4% |
| UREA | 2025-12-11 | [Urea market braces for EU’s CBAM \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21823-urea-market-braces-for-eu-s-cbam-world-fertilizer.md) | +1.0% | +11.2% |
| UREA | 2026-05-06 | [Hoeven Lays Out Priorities on Fertilizer, Farm Aid, Farm Bill and Trade \| American Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19217-hoeven-lays-out-priorities-on-fertilizer-farm-aid-farm-bill-and-trade-american.md) | -4.5% | -27.3% |
| UREA | 2022-07-20 | [Morocco's OCP offers Africa 550k tonnes of fertilizers \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40817-morocco-s-ocp-offers-africa-550k-tonnes-of-fertilizers-financial-post.md) | -1.2% | +13.6% |
| UREA | 2023-04-14 | [Fertiliser Security for Food Security in Southeast Asia: Going Local and Circular \| FULCRUM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36333-fertiliser-security-for-food-security-in-southeast-asia-going-local-and.md) | -0.8% | +3.5% |

## Sources

- mlex.com: https://www.mlex.com/mlex/articles/2095166/urea-fertilizer-producers-could-see-eu-tariffs-change-form

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