North America
17 June 2026
USITC moves to full review of US phosphate duties
Written by Natalie Noor-Drugan
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) has decided to carry out a full, in depth review of US subsidy duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco and Russia. The case concerns countervailing duty measures first imposed in April 2021 on these products entering the United States.
On 2 March 2026, the Commission formally opened the mandatory five year (“sunset”) reviews to examine whether ending the duties would likely cause renewed harm to US phosphate fertilizer producers. Interested parties were asked to submit detailed information on production, trade flows and market conditions for 2025.
