{
  "id": 1815453,
  "title": "Moroccan Phosphate Reaches a US Port for the First Time in Five Years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/moroccan-phosphate-reaches-a-us-port-for-the-first-time-in-five-years",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T20:08:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/moroccan-phosphate-us-shipment-duty-window-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "For the first time in five years, Morocco has shipped phosphate fertilizer to the United States. A shipment of approximately 54,000 tonnes arrived at the Port of New Orleans on August 17, 2026, after navigating a temporary emergency window for duty-free entry. This proceedings began on June 29, 2026, when President declared an emergency under the Tariff Act of 1930, allowing for duty-free importation of specified goods. The Commerce Department's implementing notice took effect on July 8, enabling individual cargoes to be waved past the countervailing duty order for a limited period. The order, which dates back to April 2021 following a petition by the Mosaic Company, originally had a rate of 19.97 percent, but was subsequently amended to 2.11 percent in January 2026. The trade commission's injury review is still ongoing. Morocco holds roughly 50 billion tonnes of phosphate rock reserves, making up about 68 percent of the world's total. This shipment is not a repeal of the tariff, but rather a temporary measure that allows importers to apply for duty-free entry of specific shipments.",
  "summary": "About 54,000 tonnes of Moroccan triple superphosphate docked at New Orleans, the first such cargo since 2021, under a temporary emergency duty-free window. The post Moroccan Phosphate Reaches a US Port for the First Time in Five Years appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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}