Fertilizers & Agricultural Nutrients
Source fertilizers & agricultural nutrients from India's verified manufacturers and exporters on Himalay. Browse urea fertilizers, ammonium fertilizers, super phosphate fertilizers, ammonium phosphate fertilizers and potash fertilizers for industrial and export applications.
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About Fertilizers & Agricultural Nutrients
Fertilizers and agricultural nutrients cover the commodity and specialty inputs applied to soil, plants, and growing media to supply essential macro- and micronutrients for crop production. India is the world's second-largest consumer of fertilizers and a significant exporter in specific categories, with manufacturing clusters in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan serving domestic and global markets.
Primary macronutrient products (N-P-K): urea (46-0-0, the dominant nitrogen fertilizer globally); DAP — diammonium phosphate (18-46-0); MAP — monoammonium phosphate (11-52-0); MOP — muriate of potash, potassium chloride (0-0-60); SOP — sulphate of potash, potassium sulphate (0-0-50, used for chloride-sensitive crops); NPK complex fertilizers (various ratios — 10-26-26, 12-32-16, 14-35-14, 15-15-15, 19-19-19, 20-20-0, and customer-specified blends); calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN); single superphosphate (SSP); triple superphosphate (TSP). Micronutrient products: zinc sulphate, ferrous sulphate, manganese sulphate, copper sulphate, boron products (borax, boric acid), molybdenum products, chelated micronutrients (EDTA, DTPA, EDDHA chelates for iron/zinc/manganese in high-pH soils).
Specialty categories: water-soluble fertilizers (for fertigation and foliar spray — 100% water-soluble grades, typically in 25 kg bags for greenhouse and intensive agriculture); slow-release and controlled-release fertilizers (polymer-coated urea, sulphur-coated urea, and IBDU-type — for turfgrass, nurseries, and high-value horticulture); organic and biofertilizers (neem-coated urea, vermicompost, rhizobium and azotobacter inoculants, humic and fulvic acid preparations); liquid fertilizers (urea-ammonium-nitrate, potassium nitrate solutions, micronutrient liquid blends); and horticulture-specific specialty inputs (calcium nitrate, potassium nitrate, magnesium nitrate, potassium dihydrogen phosphate — MKP).
Export compliance varies by destination. For EU agricultural inputs, REACH applies to the chemical substance components, and the EU Fertilising Products Regulation (FPR, EU 2019/1009) governs CE marking for fertiliser products placed on the market — specifying nutrient declarations, contaminant limits (cadmium for phosphate fertilizers, heavy metals), and labelling standards. For GCC destinations, SASO SABER applies to fertilizer imports with specific product standards; some GCC countries require import permits from the Ministry of Agriculture in addition to the standard customs documentation. For Africa, Southeast Asia, and other export markets, local agricultural-input registration (Fertilizer Control Order equivalents) often requires country-specific testing, labelling, and registration — lead times of 3–12 months for first-time market entry are typical.
Packaging: 25 kg, 50 kg bags (PP woven laminated, typically); 1,000 kg jumbo bags (FIBC, used for bulk shipping at lower per-unit cost); bulk dry containers (25–40 MT). Sea freight in 20 ft and 40 ft containers for bagged fertilizers; dedicated bulk carriers for very large shipments of urea, DAP, or MOP. Pricing in fertilizers tracks upstream commodity inputs (natural gas for urea, phosphate rock for DAP/MAP, potash mining economics for MOP/SOP) and is subject to significant volatility — quote validity is typically 7–14 days unless tied to a freight-index contract.
