Phosphate fertilizers
NPS / Ammophos grades
N-P-S, e.g. 16-20-12S, 20-20-0
Ammoniated phosphate with sulphur built into the granule, produced in a range of analyses to suit regional soil conditions. The sulphur addresses the deficiency that has become routine across European arable soils, without a second product and a second pass.
Grades are made to order within the manufacturable range, so the analysis can be matched to a soil test rather than the soil test being matched to what is in stock.
Specification
Technical data
- Appearance
- Grey to brown granules
- Typical grades
- 16-20-12S, 20-20-0, 14-34-0 and adjacent analyses
- Nitrogen
- Per grade, as ammonium
- Phosphorus
- Per grade, as P₂O₅, largely water-soluble
- Sulphur
- Per grade, as sulphate and where specified elemental
- Moisture
- 1.5% max
- Granulometry
- 2–4 mm, 90% min
- HS code
- 3105 51 / 3105 59 per composition
- Transport status
- Not classified; confirmed per grade
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
- Big bag 500 / 1000 / 1250 kg
- PP bags 25 and 50 kg, palletised and hooded
Storage and handling
- Dry, covered storage
- Segregate from alkalis and from prolonged contact with urea
- Confirm the exact analysis on the certificate of analysis — grades within this family look identical
Transport
- Generally unregulated; classification confirmed against the specific analysis
- Covered equipment; clean holds with previous cargo history checked
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 1,000 t; made to order within the manufacturable range
- Lead time
- 4–8 weeks — production slot governs
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NPS / Ammophos grades
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