# China announces import tariff quotas on fertilizers for 2018 | World Fertilizer

> China's Ministry of Commerce announced 2018 import tariff quotas for fertilizer totaling 13.65 million tonnes, including 3.30 Mt urea, 6.90 Mt MAP and 3.45 Mt compound fertilizers. The quotas carry a lower duty rate and are allocated first-come, first-served.

- Date: 2017-11-14 · published 2017-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67904-china-announces-import-tariff-quotas-on-fertilizers-for-2018-world-fertilizer
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md)

## Why it matters

Quota volumes set the amount of fertilizer China can import at favourable duty, which shapes global urea and phosphate demand and export pricing in 2018. Tight allocations keep upward pressure on international fertilizer prices.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲

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| DAP | 2025-06-16 | [Fertilizer Markets Steady as EU Announces New Russia Tariffs \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24532-fertilizer-markets-steady-as-eu-announces-new-russia-tariffs-cz-app.md) | +0.7% | +3.8% |
| DAP | 2022-07-15 | [China issues phosphate quotas to rein in fertiliser exports - analysts \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40413-china-issues-phosphate-quotas-to-rein-in-fertiliser-exports-analysts-reuters.md) | +0.6% | -5.7% |
| DAP | 2021-05-13 | [Mosaic Co. Sues for Higher Duties on Fertilizer Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47414-mosaic-co-sues-for-higher-duties-on-fertilizer-imports.md) | +1.0% | +6.5% |

## Sources

- worldfertilizer.com: https://worldfertilizer.com/nitrogen/14112017/china-announces-import-tariff-quotas-on-fertilizers-for-2018/

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