# 2025-15132: U.S. Targets Russian Phosphate Fertilizer Subsidies

2025-15132, Phosphate Fertilizers From the Russian Federation: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2025-08-08, effective Period of review: January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15132
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15132
- Title: Phosphate Fertilizers From the Russian Federation: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2023
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 38441
- Published: 2025-08-08
- Effective: Period of review: January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

U.S. Targets Russian Phosphate Fertilizer Subsidies

## Summary

The U.S. Commerce Department found that JSC Apatit, a Russian company making phosphate fertilizers, is getting unfair government help during 2023. They’re stopping the review for another company, Industrial Group Phosphorite LLC. This could affect import rules and money charges, and people can share their thoughts before the final decision.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to Joint Stock Company Apatit (JSC Apatit), a producer and exporter of phosphate fertilizers from the Russian Federation (Russia). The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. In addition, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to Industrial Group Phosphorite LLC. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

## Effects PRIA read

- Preliminary Finding of Subsidies for JSC Apatit: cost, medium. The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily found that JSC Apatit received countervailable subsidies for phosphate fertilizers during the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. This preliminary finding could lead to changes in import rules or extra money charges on imports from that co…
- Rescission of Review for Industrial Group Phosphorite: mixed, low. Commerce is rescinding the countervailing duty administrative review for Industrial Group Phosphorite LLC for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. That company will not be subject to this particular review while Commerce proceeds with the preliminary determination for others.

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## Sources
- [2025-15132 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/08/2025-15132/phosphate-fertilizers-from-the-russian-federation-preliminary-results-and-partial-rescission-of)
- [2025-15132 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-08/pdf/2025-15132.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15132 (as of 2026-06-08).