# Egypt: The government imposes higher export duties on nitrogen fertilizers - Global Trade Alert

> On December 26, 2016, Egypt's Ministry of Trade and Industry issued Decree 1353/2016, which raised export duties on nitrogen fertilizers for one year. The measure was later extended in a 2017 decree without changes.

- Date: 2016-12-26 · published 2016-12-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Egypt · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73420-egypt-the-government-imposes-higher-export-duties-on-nitrogen-fertilizers
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Higher export duties in Egypt reduce the nitrogen fertilizer that reaches world markets, which tightens supply and supports urea and ammonia prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2021-03-01 | [Egypt: Ministry of Trade and Industry increased export duties on Nitrogen fertilizers - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48052-egypt-ministry-of-trade-and-industry-increased-export-duties-on-nitrogen.md) | +4.3% | +4.3% |
| UREA | 2021-06-03 | [Egypt: Ministry of Trade and Industry amends export duty on Nitrogen fertilizers - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46504-egypt-ministry-of-trade-and-industry-amends-export-duty-on-nitrogen-fertilizers.md) | +3.6% | +5.0% |
| UREA | 2023-05-29 | [The government has set quotas for the export of mineral fertilizers in June – November 2023 \| AKM EN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35872-the-government-has-set-quotas-for-the-export-of-mineral-fertilizers-in-june.md) | -8.1% | -3.1% |
| UREA | 2026-07-16 | [French Government subsidy triggers nitrogen demand spike \| World Fertilizer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18672-french-government-subsidy-triggers-nitrogen-demand-spike-world-fertilizer.md) | +4.2% | +4.1% |
| UREA | 2021-03-09 | [Higher fees on fertiliser exports  - Egypt - Al-Ahram Weekly - Ahram Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48047-higher-fees-on-fertiliser-exports-egypt-al-ahram-weekly-ahram-online.md) | +0.9% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- globaltradealert.org: https://globaltradealert.org/state-act/27570-egypt-the-government-imposes-higher-export-duties-on-nitrogen-fertilizers/

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