# Safeguard duty on fertilisers divides experts :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem)

> Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade imposed safeguard duties on imported DAP and MAP fertilizers via Decision 686 issued March 7. The duty starts at about US$50 per tonne and falls the following year, with the measure lasting two years.

- Date: 2018-03-19 · published 2018-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65919-safeguard-duty-on-fertilisers-divides-experts-content-tap-oan-hoa-chat-viet-nam
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Vietnam's import tax on Chinese phosphates trims export demand for Chinese DAP, supporting regional phosphate prices while having little direct effect on feed commodities.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2021-12-27 | [Soaring fertilizer prices add to inflationary pressures and food security concerns :: Content :: Tập đoàn Hoá chất Việt Nam (Vinachem)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43514-soaring-fertilizer-prices-add-to-inflationary-pressures-and-food-security.md) | -2.5% | -4.1% |
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| DAP | 2021-03-18 | [MARD asks to halt fertiliser exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48427-mard-asks-to-halt-fertiliser-exports.md) | +0.5% | +1.9% |
| DAP | 2021-10-19 | [China's curbs on fertiliser exports may affect India, says report \| Economy & Policy News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44477-china-s-curbs-on-fertiliser-exports-may-affect-india-says-report-economy-and.md) | +0.4% | +5.4% |
| DAP | 2025-05-19 | [More Clarity on Chinese Exports For Fertiliser Market \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9362-more-clarity-on-chinese-exports-for-fertiliser-market-cz-app.md) | +1.5% | +6.8% |

## Sources

- vinachem.com.vn: https://www.vinachem.com.vn/articles/market-and-product-vnc/safeguard-duty-on-fertilisers-divides-experts.html

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