NPK 20-20-0
NPK 20-20-0 is the alternate planting blend for Kenyan maize zones where the 23-23-0 SKU is not the available subsidy or commercial line in a given cycle. Profile is similar — high-N / high-P / no-K — calibrated to the same Trans Nzoia / Uasin Gishu / Western Kenya cereals belt.
Specification
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | 20% |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | 20% |
| Potash (K₂O) | 0% |
| Moisture (H₂O) | ≤ 1.8% |
| Granulometry | 2–4 mm |
Standards: KS 1900-7 / KS EAS 750. Sampling per KS 158:2018.
Origin
Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China.
Loadports
| Corridor | Port | Inspector |
|---|---|---|
| Black Sea | Novorossiysk | SGS |
| Black Sea (transit) | Poti | Bureau Veritas |
| Baltic | Ust-Luga | SGS / Bureau Veritas |
| Caspian | Aktau | Intertek |
| Far East / Asian transit | Vladivostok / Singapore | SGS |
Volume
10,000–50,000 MT per shipment.
Delivery Terms
FOB / CFR Mombasa / CIF Mombasa. Incoterms 2020.
Payment
Buyer's bank issues; seller's bank advises or — where required — confirms. Sarpah is not on the instrument chain.
Factory-direct flow. MT103 prepayment with APG under URDG 758. Cross-border structures use counter-guarantee under URDG 758 Article 22.
Trading-house flow. Irrevocable Confirmed DLC under UCP 600 with charter-party B/L under Article 22 + ISBP 821 G6–G11.
Multi-shipment SPA. SBLC under ISP98 / URDG 758.
Application
Same as NPK 23-23-0 — maize-zone planting in Western Kenya, wheat planting in the highland wheat belt, subsidy and commercial channels.
NPK 23-23-0 and NPK 20-20-0 supply is secured per cargo with the upstream factory; not in the standard Trans Market datasheet, available on enquiry through Russian and Uzbek factory chains (Acron, EuroChem, NavoiyAzot).
Compliance
- Buyer-side product registration with the Fertilizer & Animal Foodstuffs Board (Cap 345 framework) and KEBS standardisation; the buyer is the importer of record.
- KEBS Certificate of Conformity at loadport under the 2026–2029 PVoC cycle.
- EAC CET HS 3105.20.00 — 0%.
- VAT exempt under Finance Act 2025.
- IDF 2.5%, RDL 2.0%.
Procurement Profile
| Buyer | Volume | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| NCPB / KNTC subsidy | 25,000–100,000 MT per cycle | Per cycle SKU |
| FAFB-registered blender | 10,000–25,000 MT per shipment | Recurring |
| EAC re-export | 10,000–25,000 MT | Per Uganda / Rwanda demand |