Russia’s fertilizer export quota: what MAP buyers should verify before dispatch

Russia has set a quota for exports of specified mineral fertilizers to countries outside the Eurasian Economic Union from 1 December 2026 through 31 May 2027. The procurement issue for monoammonium phosphate (MAP) is whether the quoted lot, export route and dispatch date fall within the measure. The total tonnage does not tell a buyer what an individual supplier can ship. Russian Government Resolution No. 1457, §§1–5

Start with the tariff code on the actual offer

The resolution lists 3105 40 000. The EAEU tariff names MAP and its mixtures with diammonium phosphate under that code. DAP alone appears under 3105 30 000, which is absent from this resolution’s list. Ask the exporter for its proposed classification and confirm the composition and grade on the offer and lot documents. The acronym on a quote does not settle classification. EEC tariff, Chapter 31

The overall quota is 18,897,098 tonnes. The 7,540,727 tonnes covering the MAP code is a combined quota for four tariff codes, so it cannot be read as a MAP-only allocation. The resolution uses export licences for quota use. Ask who holds the applicable licence and what volume and dispatch schedule they can confirm for your order.

Separate the booking date from the export evidence

The transition provision in §2 covers specified goods released under licences issued under Resolution No. 431, with evidence of a vessel-loading order, or with acceptance for carriage by Russian Railways before 1 December. Ask the exporter how the clause applies to the dates of a sea shipment. A purchase order by itself does not establish either condition. The text also addresses international transit and other exceptions. Have the exporter identify the specific clause and retain the applicable release and transport evidence.

Compare a like-for-like phosphate offer

Request the declared code, grade, technical specification, lot CoA, producing country, destination, expected customs release and EAEU departure dates, and evidence for the licensed export or claimed exception. A consignment released before 1 December can still require a scope check if its EAEU departure is on or after that date. Keep this customs check separate from approval of the formulation grade and its quality limits. The MOS MAP specification page is a point of reference for a material-specific enquiry. It does not establish the origin, classification or export treatment of a shipment.