🇺🇸 United States exports of compound fertilizer: 2024 trade data
Exports of compound fertilizer by the United States reached $2.62 billion in 2024 (4.19 million tonnes). That makes it the 5th largest exporter of this product worldwide, out of 159 countries. Value fell 8% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2022, at $4.71 billion.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of compound fertilizer by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.62B | 4.19M t |
| 2023 | $2.86B | 4.75M t |
| 2022 | $4.71B | 5.54M t |
| 2021 | $2.66B | 4.90M t |
| 2020 | $2.12B | 6.07M t |
| 2019 | $2.53B | 6.21M t |
| 2018 | $2.39B | 5.86M t |
| 2017 | $2.41B | 6.93M t |
Where the United States exports compound fertilizer to
Most of it went to Canada (48%), Brazil (22%), Australia (4%).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $1.27B | 49% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $566.8M | 22% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $97.5M | 3.7% |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | $97.1M | 3.7% |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | $87.9M | 3.4% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $75.2M | 2.9% |
| 🇧🇯 Benin | $72.4M | 2.8% |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | $54.5M | 2.1% |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | $38.7M | 1.5% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $22.7M | 0.9% |
Types of compound fertilizer under HS 3105
| 3105.40 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium… | 44% |
| 3105.59 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates | 33% |
| 3105.30 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | 8.7% |
| 3105.90 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: n.e.c. in heading no. 3105 | 6.4% |
| 3105.20 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | 5.8% |
| 3105.51 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing nitrates and phosphates | 1.6% |
| 3105.10 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: in tablets or similar forms or in packages of a gross weight not exceeding 10kg | 1.3% |
| 3105.60 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the two fertilizing elements phosphorus and potassium | 0.3% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 3105.
Average export price of compound fertilizer
The average declared value was about $0.63 per kg, close to the world average of $0.58.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United States also imports compound fertilizer
The United States imported $2.29 billion of compound fertilizer in 2024 (3.14 million tonnes). It ranks 3rd of 216 countries for imports of this product. The largest suppliers were Saudi Arabia (28%), Morocco (20%), Mexico (10%). Among the main suppliers, Lithuania grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $637.8M | 28% |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | $454.5M | 20% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $233.4M | 10% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $156.5M | 6.8% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $112.1M | 4.9% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $95.3M | 4.2% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $89.2M | 3.9% |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | $81.8M | 3.6% |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | $60.5M | 2.6% |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | $52.1M | 2.3% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United States?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 3105: Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg.
Compound fertilizer trade in the United States: questions
What is the value of compound fertilizer imported by the United States?
The United States imported compound fertilizer worth $2.29 billion in 2024 (3.14 million tonnes).
Where does the United States import compound fertilizer from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Saudi Arabia (28%), Morocco (20%), Mexico (10%).
What is the average import price of compound fertilizer in the United States?
The average declared import value was about $0.73 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.58 per kg.
Does the United States export compound fertilizer?
Yes. The United States exported compound fertilizer worth $2.62 billion in 2024, mainly to Canada, Brazil, Australia.
What is the HS code for compound fertilizer?
Compound fertilizer falls under HS heading 3105 (Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading compound fertilizer with the United States?
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