Nitrogen fertilizers
Urea, prilled
CO(NH₂)₂ — 46% N
The highest nitrogen concentration available in a solid fertilizer, and the simplest to move: urea is not a dangerous good, which removes ADR, RID and IMDG from the equation entirely.
Prilled material is smaller and softer than granular. It dissolves readily, which suits dissolving tanks and foliar preparation, but it spreads less evenly at wide bout widths and is more prone to breakdown in repeated handling.
Specification
Technical data
- Appearance
- White prills, free-flowing
- Total nitrogen
- 46% min
- Biuret
- 1.0% max
- Moisture
- 0.5% max
- Granulometry
- 1–2.4 mm, 90% min
- Bulk density
- 0.72–0.78 t/m³
- Anti-caking
- Optional surface treatment on request
- CAS number
- 57-13-6
- HS code
- 3102 10
- Transport status
- Not classified as a dangerous good
Classification, HS code and transport regime are confirmed per grade and per route at the offer stage. Figures below are indicative of the standard specification.
Packaging
- Bulk, in covered equipment or weather-tight holds
- Big bag 500 / 1000 / 1250 kg
- PP bags 25 and 50 kg, palletised and hooded
Storage and handling
- Dry, covered storage; strongly hygroscopic and will cake if it takes up moisture
- Avoid storing directly against concrete floors without a barrier
- Segregate from ammonium nitrate and from acids
- Shelf life indefinite when kept dry and sealed
Transport
- Unregulated for transport by road, rail and sea
- Covered equipment required — the commercial risk is water damage, not hazard
- Clean, dry holds; previous cargo history checked to avoid contamination
Documents
- Technical data sheet (TDS) — issued with the offer
- Safety data sheet (SDS) in the languages of transit and destination
- Certificate of analysis, lot-specific, drawn at loading
- Certificate of origin and EUR.1 where the destination allows preference
Documents are issued against a confirmed enquiry rather than published for download — an SDS is only meaningful for the grade and revision actually shipped.
Commercial terms
How it is quoted
- Incoterms
- FCA, FOB, CIF, DAP, CPT
- Typical lot size
- From 500 t bagged; 5,000–35,000 t in bulk
- Lead time
- 2–4 weeks from contract
Request a quote
Urea, prilled
Send quantity, delivery terms and destination and a trader will come back with a firm offer within 24 hours on working days. No price is published — every quote is prepared per shipment.