In accordance with promises for China entry WTO as well as Provisional Administrative Measures on Import Tariff Quota of Chemical Fertilizer，distribution of import tariff quota of chemical fertilizer of 2006 is now announced as follows:

1. Diammonium phosphate: 6,900,000 ton
Hereinto, state-owned trade: 4,490,000 ton
non-state-owned trade: 2,410,000 ton
2. Compound chemical fertilizer: 3,450,000 ton
Hereinto, state-owned trade: 2,240,000 ton
non-state-owned trade: 1,210,000 ton
3. Carbamide: 3,300,000 ton
Hereinto, state-owned trade: 2,970,000 ton
non-state-owned trade: 330,000 ton

Enterprises with import tariff quota of chemical fertilizer may go through formalities of import certification as from Jan 1, 2006. Those with state-owned trade quota must entrust state-owned trading enterprises to be agents of import, but not non-state-owned trading enterprises. Import Tariff Quota Certification of Chemical Fertilizer of all state-owned trade quota must be marked with the words of “state-owned trade”, while the Import Tariff Quota Certification of Chemical Fertilizer of all non-state-owned trade quota must be marked with the words of “non-state-owned trade”.

Dec 30, 2005