# US tariffs to have limited effect on China's fertilizer trade | World Fertilizer

> ICIS reports that US tariffs on Chinese goods, now covering nearly all crop nutrients including urea, ammonium sulphate, and DAP/MAP, are expected to have limited impact. Tariffs of 10% applied from 24 September and rise to 25% on 1 January 2019.

- Date: 2018-10-15 · published 2018-10-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62462-us-tariffs-to-have-limited-effect-on-china-s-fertilizer-trade-world-fertilizer
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Limited US-China fertilizer trade means little direct price effect, though the scheduled tariff increase adds some upside risk to US phosphate and nitrogen import costs.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: neutral
- UREA: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2024-06-25 | [Export Situation of Major Fertilizers in China in May.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30106-export-situation-of-major-fertilizers-in-china-in-may.md) | -2.6% | -1.0% |
| UREA | 2025-05-01 | [Nigeria's Aliko Dangote 'comfortable' with impact of Trump tariffs on urea exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4278-nigeria-s-aliko-dangote-comfortable-with-impact-of-trump-tariffs-on-urea-exports.md) | +15.9% | +6.3% |
| UREA | 2022-03-16 | [Morocco's OCP aims to boost fertilizer output despite lack of Russian ammonia \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42577-morocco-s-ocp-aims-to-boost-fertilizer-output-despite-lack-of-russian-ammonia.md) | -1.0% | -0.9% |
| UREA | 2023-04-28 | [US boost to fertilizer markets nears an end, demand outlook remains a concern amidst negative economic drivers.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6332-us-boost-to-fertilizer-markets-nears-an-end-demand-outlook-remains-a-concern.md) | -0.7% | +2.8% |
| UREA | 2020-06-24 | [Urea: Indian tender offers set to test Chinese export interest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52915-urea-indian-tender-offers-set-to-test-chinese-export-interest.md) | +2.5% | +6.6% |
| DAP | 2024-06-25 | [Export Situation of Major Fertilizers in China in May.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30106-export-situation-of-major-fertilizers-in-china-in-may.md) | +1.2% | +0.4% |
| DAP | 2026-10-01 | [S&P drops two Morocco-linked fertilizer price benchmarks as trade flows shift \| Bladi.net](https://feedsoft.ai/events/690-s-and-amp-p-drops-two-morocco-linked-fertilizer-price-benchmarks-as-trade-flows.md) | -0.3% | 0.0% |
| DAP | 2025-07-15 | [India signs multiple phosphate agreements \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5402-india-signs-multiple-phosphate-agreements-world-fertilizer.md) | +2.1% | +10.3% |

## Sources

- worldfertilizer.com: https://www.worldfertilizer.com/special-reports/15102018/us-tariffs-to-have-limited-effect-on-chinas-fertilizer-trade/

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