The Commerce Department released the 10th announcement on the 2013 fertilizer import tariff quotas of the total allocation principle and related procedures ".

The announcement clearly 2013 fertilizer import tariff quotas for a total of 13.65 million tons. Of which, 3.3 million tons of urea; 6.9 million tons of diammonium phosphate; 3.45 million tons of compound fertilizer. 

The bulletin pointed out that the fertilizer import tariff quotas in 2013 to implement a first-come first allocation. Who registered in the administrative department for industry and commerce enterprise, within the scope of their business can apply fertilizer import tariff quotas. 

In 2013 the number of state-owned fertilizer trade quotas were as follows: 2.97 million tons of urea, diammonium phosphate 3.52 million tons, 1.76 million tons of compound fertilizer. State trading enterprises Sinochem Corporation, China National Agricultural Means of Production Group Corporation to apply for a quota within the total state trading. 

2013 fertilizer number of non-state trading quotas: 330,000 tons of urea, diammonium phosphate, 3.38 million tons, 1.69 million tons of compound fertilizer. Non-state trading enterprises China National Chemical Construction Corporation, China of Ken International Trade Co., Ltd. in the total non-state trading application quota. 

Starting tariff quota announcement requirements, the number of 2013 start is to start in 2012 the number of adjustments, in accordance with the following conditions: (a) The 2012 write-off rate in more than 80% of enterprises, up by 40%; (b) of the 2012 write-off rate in the 50% -79% of the enterprises, the increase of 20%; (c) 2012 write-off rate in the 25% -49%, maintaining the same; (d) of the 2012 write-off rate in less than 25%, 50% deduction; (e) a new application for enterprise: starting tariff quota of 2000 tons. 

In addition, the bulletin pointed out that, in the case of fertilizer import tariff quotas of the remaining amount is less than 20% of the total annual quota, the Quota License Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce published once every two weeks, the remaining number of national fertilizer import tariff quotas.