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Overview of China's Fertilizer Imports and Exports from January to July 2024: Ammonium Sulfate and Potassium Chloride Leading.

Imports: 

From January to July 2024, the top five imported fertilizers and raw materials in China were:

  1. Potassium chloride (excluding pure potassium chloride): 7.1511 million tons

  2. Sulfur: 5.9095 million tons

  3. Phosphate rock (unmilled): 989,200 tons

  4. NPK compound fertilizer: 728,500 tons

  5. Ammonia: 312,500 tons

In July 2024, China imported the following quantities:

  • Sulfur: 720,500 tons

  • Potassium chloride (including pure potassium chloride): 736,900 tons

  • NPK compound fertilizer: 99,000 tons

  • Ammonia: 21,900 tons

Exports: 

From January to July 2024, China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan) exported a total of 15.68 million tons of various fertilizers, a year-on-year increase of 1.3%. Ammonium sulfate was the most exported fertilizer, with a cumulative export volume of 7.944 million tons.


In July 2024, the top five fertilizers exported by China were:

  1. Ammonium sulfate: 1.4066 million tons

  2. Diammonium phosphate (DAP): 511,800 tons

  3. NP compound fertilizer: 260,800 tons

  4. Monoammonium phosphate (MAP): 252,700 tons

  5. Ammonium chloride for fertilizer: 111,900 tons

Attention: The above information is for commercial reference only due to the diversity of information collected, and Kelewell is not responsible for the authenticity of the data.



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