# Lesser duty rule could be dumpled in Russian liquid fertilizer case - Bird & Bird

> On 10 April 2019 the European Commission used for the first time the option to disapply the lesser duty rule, imposing provisional duties on Russian liquid fertilizer makers Acron and EuroChem above the injury-removal level. The Commission argued Russian producers benefited from distorted domestic gas prices. The measure is provisional.

- Date: 2019-04-23 · published 2019-04-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59542-lesser-duty-rule-could-be-dumpled-in-russian-liquid-fertilizer-case-bird-and
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Duties set above the injury threshold restrict Russian liquid fertilizer imports into the EU more than before. This supports higher nitrogen fertilizer prices in Europe and sets a precedent for further trade defence actions.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-06-17 | [Import duty drives up price of Russian fertilizer - Fertilizer Analysis \| Boerenbusiness. Nl](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24554-import-duty-drives-up-price-of-russian-fertilizer-fertilizer-analysis.md) | +3.5% | +14.2% |
| UREA | 2023-08-31 | [Russian Cabinet sets export duties for fertilizers from September 1 -  Business & Economy - TASS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34497-russian-cabinet-sets-export-duties-for-fertilizers-from-september-1-business.md) | +7.6% | +5.3% |
| 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 | 2025-01-29 | [European Commission proposes added tariffs on Russian, Belarusian fertilizers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26440-european-commission-proposes-added-tariffs-on-russian-belarusian-fertilizers.md) | +9.2% | +11.6% |
| UREA | 2022-03-04 | [Russian halt to fertilizer exports expected to boost prices, spur shortfalls \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42213-russian-halt-to-fertilizer-exports-expected-to-boost-prices-spur-shortfalls.md) | +12.2% | +16.2% |

## Sources

- twobirds.com: https://www.twobirds.com/en/insights/2019/global/lesser-duty-rule-could-be-dumped-in-russian-liquid-fertilizer-case

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