# Safeguard duty on fertilisers divides experts

> Vietnam's Ministry of Industry and Trade imposed a two-year safeguard duty on imported DAP and MAP fertilizers via Decision No.686 on March 7. The initial duty is about US$50 per tonne, equal to 60% of the WTO-permitted rate, and steps down slightly after one year.

- Date: 2018-03-19 · published 2018-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Vietnam · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66303-safeguard-duty-on-fertilisers-divides-experts
- Commodities: [Phosphate Rock](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PHOSROCK.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

A new tariff on DAP and MAP imports into Vietnam reduces import flows into a major Asian buyer, which can weigh on export demand and add to pressure on regional phosphate prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bearish ▼
- PHOSROCK: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2023-10-27 | [US lawmakers call for lower duties on imports of phosphate fertilizer from Morocco - Fertilizer Daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33970-us-lawmakers-call-for-lower-duties-on-imports-of-phosphate-fertilizer-from.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2022-06-29 | [Amid sanctions, Russia becomes India’s top DAP fertiliser supplier \| India News - The Indian Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41238-amid-sanctions-russia-becomes-india-s-top-dap-fertiliser-supplier-india-news.md) | -4.5% | -0.1% |
| DAP | 2023-11-08 | [US reduces tariffs on phosphate fertilizers from Morocco \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33488-us-reduces-tariffs-on-phosphate-fertilizers-from-morocco-agriculture-dive.md) | +0.9% | +3.9% |
| DAP | 2022-09-21 | [Govt okays 90,000-tonne fertiliser purchase \| The Daily Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39894-govt-okays-90-000-tonne-fertiliser-purchase-the-daily-star.md) | -1.0% | -3.0% |
| DAP | 2025-08-18 | [Briefing on China’s Fertilizer Import and Export (January–July 2025) and Market Summary](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23644-briefing-on-china-s-fertilizer-import-and-export-january-july-2025-and-market.md) | -0.1% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- vietnamnews.vn: https://vietnamnews.vn/economy/424650/safeguard-duty-on-fertilisers-divides-experts.html

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