The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) acknowledged that imports of urea-ammonium nitrate (UAN) from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago do not harm local producers.

The investigation into UAN shipments from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago was initiated in the summer of 2021 following a complaint by CF Industries Holdings, the largest local producer of the fertilizer.

In June, the U.S. Department of Commerce decided to impose anti-dumping duties on fertilizer shipped from Russia on the pretext that it was being sold below a “fair” price. According to the agency’s version, Russian producers of UAN receive subsidies that fall under U.S. countervailing measures, as a result of which the fertilizer is sold at an undervalued price.

In order for the duties to take effect, it was necessary to get an approval from the ITC.

In that case, the duty rates for fertilizers produced by Akron could have been set at 8.16%, for products from EuroChem and several other companies at 23.98%, while for Kuibyshevazot and Azot Group they could have exceeded 122%.