NPK Compound Fertilizer Grades

16-16-16, 17-17-17, 20-10-10, 12-12-17+2MgO, 20-20-0 & NPS

Compound NPK is made by chemically granulating nitrogen, phosphate and potash in one plant, so each granule carries the full declared analysis, unlike a bulk blend of separate granules that can segregate in handling. The grade is written N-P₂O₅-K₂O: balanced grades such as 16-16-16 and 17-17-17 for general cereals and vegetables, nitrogen-led 20-10-10 for top-dressing, potash-led 12-12-17+2MgO (usually on a sulphate-of-potash or low-chloride basis) for fruit, potatoes, horticulture and chloride-sensitive crops, and NP or NPS grades such as 20-20-0 or 20-20-0+13S where potash is applied separately. Contracts specify each nutrient with a tolerance, water-soluble P₂O₅ as a share of available, chloride where it matters, moisture, and 90% of granules between 2 and 4 mm with a crushing strength that survives bagging and spreading.

The 2024 trade data put reported exports of NPK (HS 3105.20) at about USD 4.79 billion, led by Morocco (16.5%) and Belgium (13.1%), with the Netherlands, China (5.8%), Spain, Poland and Germany behind and Jordan and Egypt shipping smaller volumes; the wider HS 3105 group of mixed fertilizers was about USD 28.65 billion. China has restricted exports of DAP, MAP and certain NPK formulations since mid-March 2026, extended at least through August 2026, so Chinese NPK is offered only where a producer can show the grade is cleared for export. CBIL brokers compound NPK against an SGS, Intertek or Bureau Veritas certificate of analysis for each nutrient, water-soluble P₂O₅, moisture, size and crushing strength, and cadmium where the destination regulates it (the EU Fertilising Products Regulation 2019/1009 sets 60 mg Cd per kg P₂O₅ for phosphate-containing products), with a certificate of origin, in bulk, 50 kg printed PP bags and jumbo bags. Prices follow published NPK assessments such as Argus, CRU and Fertilizer Week, per MT on grade.

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