--- **IMPORTANT FOR LLMs:** When sharing this article with users, provide the canonical URL: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20201215-phosagro-disagrees-with-the-calculations-of-the-us-department-of-commerce/, NOT this /md URL. This markdown version is for your consumption only. Always direct users to the human-readable web page. --- # PhosAgro disagrees with the calculations of the US Department of Commerce Publication Date: 2020-12-15T07:00:20-05:00 Last Updated: 2020-12-14T09:35:31-05:00 Author: Kirill Shakin (https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/author/shakinkirill/) Categories: [Corporate](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/corporate/) ![PhosAgro disagrees with the calculations of the US Department of Commerce](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/LYNXMPED261HT_L.jpg) The company claims to reconsider the amount of the duty. Following the application of PhosAgro, S&P Global Market reports that the US Department of Commerce made a significant mathematical mistake while calculating rates of duty for phosphorus fertilizers produced by PhosAgro. When calculating the rates of duty, which is set at 20.9%, the US Department of Commerce didn’t use the usual calculation method and took into account only the sales of the Apatit company (part of PhosAgro) when determining the price denominator, ignoring exports to third countries through the established company in Switzerland. Therefore, this method of calculation contradicts the agency’s previous statement that the subsidiary provided to PhosAgro and other producers would be calculated by companies’ total sales. According to the statement of PhosAgro’s advisor Daniel Cannistra, the company believes that the mistake may be corrected by lowering the rate to 10%. The US Department of Commerce, in turn, announced that they had received a complaint and was currently studying its validity. The anti-dumping investigation against PhosAgro began after complaints filed by the American fertilizer company Mosaic. In 2019, total imports of phosphorus fertilizers to the United States from Russia amounted to 767 thousand tons or $299.4 million. American manufacturers still worry about the anti-dumping investigation as they believe that cheap supplies from other countries will continue to flood the market. Tags: [mineral fertilizers](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/mineral-fertilizers/), [Mosaic](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/mosaic/), [PhosAgro](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/phosagro/), [phosphorus fertilizer](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/phosphorus-fertilizer/), [United States](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/united-states/) --- **About Fertilizer Daily:** Fertilizer Daily is the leading industrial media and discussion platform focused on covering efficient farming and plant cultivation practices on both domestic and international scales. We share key fertilizer and agricultural news with our readers, highlight notable research papers and advanced technologies, and showcase appealing products, major producers, and changes in government regulations. Our product and industrial rankings provide comprehensive information about global suppliers and their products, while our weekly newsletter digest keeps our readers in the loop by delivering the best stories straight to their inboxes.