# Good News! 2019 China Fertilizer Export Tariffs Are All Cancelled! - Company News - News - Shanxi Beacon Technology Co.,Ltd

> A fertilizer company notice says China's government has removed export tariffs on chemical fertilizers, apatite, iron ore and 94 other items from January 1, 2019. It notes that exports of urea fell 55% year-on-year through November 2018, while diammonium phosphate exports rose 18.7% to 7.1 million tons. Total fertilizer exports were 22.76 million tons, down 1.5%.

- Date: 2018-12-27 · published 2018-12-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61520-good-news-2019-china-fertilizer-export-tariffs-are-all-cancelled-company-news
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Removing export tariffs makes Chinese urea and DAP more competitive abroad, adding supply that pressures global nitrogen and phosphate prices lower. Cheaper fertilizer supports lower feed grain production costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- UREA: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2023-11-27 | [China Agrees Fertiliser Export Quota to 2025 \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4326-china-agrees-fertiliser-export-quota-to-2025-cz-app.md) | -4.4% | -7.4% |
| UREA | 2026-06-02 | [China’s 2026 Urea Export Policy: From $660/t Price Floor to 3.3M-Tonne Quota - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7281-china-s-2026-urea-export-policy-from-660-t-price-floor-to-3-3m-tonne-quota.md) | -8.2% | -16.1% |
| UREA | 2026-05-27 | [China allows fresh urea exports amid Iran war-fuelled fertiliser crisis, sources say \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19173-china-allows-fresh-urea-exports-amid-iran-war-fuelled-fertiliser-crisis-sources.md) | -21.1% | -31.2% |
| UREA | 2026-10-28 | [DCM macro policy: Vietnam Fertilizer Export Tax Cut… \| Aveluro](https://feedsoft.ai/events/315-dcm-macro-policy-vietnam-fertilizer-export-tax-cut-aveluro.md) | -1.3% | — |
| UREA | 2025-11-26 | [Trump has cut tariffs on fertilizer, but lower prices could remain elusive \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4470-trump-has-cut-tariffs-on-fertilizer-but-lower-prices-could-remain-elusive-agri.md) | -7.1% | -4.5% |
| DAP | 2023-11-27 | [China Agrees Fertiliser Export Quota to 2025 \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4326-china-agrees-fertiliser-export-quota-to-2025-cz-app.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2022-08-18 | [USTR addresses fertilizer tariffs, GMO corn ban during Iowa visit - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40009-ustr-addresses-fertilizer-tariffs-gmo-corn-ban-during-iowa-visit-brownfield-ag.md) | -0.1% | +1.4% |
| DAP | 2023-05-09 | [Urea has increased off the news of a possible increase in China's fertiliser export quota \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36258-urea-has-increased-off-the-news-of-a-possible-increase-in-china-s-fertiliser.md) | +0.9% | -19.6% |

## Sources

- aminoacidsagrochem.com: https://www.aminoacidsagrochem.com/news/good-news-2019-china-fertilizer-export-tariff-19948339.html

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