# Despite its temporary suspension, U.S. Commerce Department stands by rationale for duties on Moroccan fertilizers

> The U.S. Commerce Department’s final five-year review found that countervailable subsidies on Moroccan phosphate fertilizers would likely continue or recur if the existing duty order were revoked, estimating a net subsidy rate of 20.04% for OCP and other covered producers and exporters. The finding does not impose a new duty or restart collections, which were temporarily suspended under a June presidential decision to help maintain fertilizer availability for U.S. farmers.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-11T18:13:57.609Z
- Category: trade · region Morocco, United States · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/93861-despite-its-temporary-suspension-u-s-commerce-department-stands-by-rationale
- Commodities: [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [TSP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/TSP.md)

## Why it matters

The review keeps the legal basis for duties in place, leaving uncertainty over future access and trade flows for Moroccan phosphate fertilizer. Continued or resumed duties could raise costs for U.S. fertilizer buyers, although collections remain suspended for now.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- TSP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DAP | 2020-07-17 | [U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Phosphate Fertilizers from Morocco and Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52061-u-s-department-of-commerce-initiates-countervailing-duty-investigations-of.md) | +1.3% | +11.1% |
| DAP | 2020-11-23 | [Mosaic - U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Preliminary Countervailing Duty Determinations on Phosphate Fertilizer Imports from Morocco and Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50089-mosaic-u-s-department-of-commerce-issues-preliminary-countervailing-duty.md) | +7.1% | +8.1% |
| DAP | 2021-02-09 | [Mosaic - U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determinations on Phosphate Fertilizer Imports from Morocco and Russia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48568-mosaic-u-s-department-of-commerce-issues-final-affirmative-countervailing-duty.md) | -0.4% | -1.5% |
| DAP | 2020-11-24 | [U.S. Department of Commerce imposes large tariffs on Russian- and Moroccan-produced phosphate - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50090-u-s-department-of-commerce-imposes-large-tariffs-on-russian-and-moroccan.md) | +7.1% | +8.1% |
| DAP | 2021-01-19 | [Import Duties Against Moroccan Phosphate Imports Threaten US Farmers’ Access to Key Fertilizers – Phosphate Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49463-import-duties-against-moroccan-phosphate-imports-threaten-us-farmers-access-to.md) | +3.4% | +36.5% |

## Sources

- al3omk.com: https://al3omk.com/1208979.html

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