The Indian government has relaxed restrictions on the export of fertilisers including urea , potassic and phosphatic , moving the products from a " restricted " category to " free " category . In case of phosphatic and potassic (P&K) fertilisers, the country imported 52.2 lakh tonne of diammonium phosphate (DAP), 4.04 lakh tonnes of nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium (NPK) and 27.53 lakh tonne of muriate of potash (MOP) till November of this fiscal. However , permits must be obtained first by way of a no export certificate from the Department of Fertiliser , the directorate general of foreign trade has said . As for imports of fertilisers , so far this fiscal year from April to November 2018 , the country has imported 2.753 million mt of diammonium phosphate ( DAP ) , 404,000 kg of nitrogen phosphorus potassium ( NPK ) and 1 million kg of muriate of potash ( MOP ) .
The Indian government has relaxed restrictions on the export of fertilisers including urea , potassic and phosphatic , moving the products from a " restricted " category to " free " category . However , permits must be obtained first by way of a no export certificate from the Department of Fertiliser , the directorate general of foreign trade has said . As for imports of fertilisers , so far this fiscal year from April to November 2018 , the country has imported 2.753 million mt of diammonium phosphate ( DAP ) , 404,000 kg of nitrogen phosphorus potassium ( NPK ) and 1 million kg of muriate of potash ( MOP ) .