Answer given by Mr Šefčovič on behalf of the European Commission
24.4.2025
Anti-dumping duties on fertilisers are only applicable to imports of urea ammonium nitrate mixtures from Trinidad and Tobago and the United States of America.
The Commission is currently conducting an expiry review investigation on the anti-dumping measures applicable to these imports.
The expiry review was initiated on 8 October 2024, at the request of the EU industry, and the Commission is currently investigating whether expiry of these measures would be likely to result in continuation and/or recurrence of dumping and continuation or recurrence of injury to the EU industry.
The review investigation will be normally concluded within 12 months of the date of initiation of the review, but not later than 15 months from initiation.
The Commission is not carrying out at this stage legislative work as regards suspending conventional duties on imports of the products referred to by the Honourable Member (codes 3102 10, 3102 80, 3105 30, 3105 40 and 3105 20 from the tariff nomenclature).
The Commission is monitoring prices applicable in the EU for these and other nitrogen-based fertilisers and retains its prerogative of proposing to the Council the suspension of Common Customs Tariffs should the price levels of these goods increase.
On 19 April 2024, the Commission published for public feedback a draft Commission directive amending Annex III of the Nitrates Directive[1] as regards the use of certain fertilising materials from livestock manure (RENURE). Discussions on the draft text are underway in the Nitrates Committee with the competent Member State authorities.
- [1] Nitrates — updated rules on the use of certain fertilising materials from livestock manure (RENURE); https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14242-Nitrates-updated-rules-on-the-use-of-certain-fertilising-materials-from-livestock-manure-RENURE-_en