# China eliminates some fertilizer export duties | Green Markets

> China dropped its export duties on nitrogen fertilizers, according to a Green Markets report dated January 3, 2017. The article text is truncated, so the scope of the removal beyond nitrogen products is not clear.

- Date: 2017-01-03 · published 2017-01-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72933-china-eliminates-some-fertilizer-export-duties-green-markets
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Removing export duties makes Chinese nitrogen cheaper to ship abroad, adding export supply and pressuring global urea prices lower.

## Read by commodity

- 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 | 2026-05-27 | [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 | 2026-02-12 | [Market data analysis & forecasts - Fertilizer market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20936-market-data-analysis-and-forecasts-fertilizer-market.md) | +0.2% | +30.0% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- fertilizerpricing.com: https://fertilizerpricing.com/china-eliminates-fertilizer-export-duties/

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