NPK 23-23-0
NPK 23-23-0 is the dominant planting blend for the Western Kenya / Trans Nzoia / Uasin Gishu maize-zone cereals belt. The high-N / high-P / no-K profile matches the soil-fertility and crop-management reality of the long-rains maize cycle in Kenya's primary cereal-producing counties.
Specification
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen (N) | 23% |
| Phosphate (P₂O₅) | 23% |
| 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. Per-cargo origin selection optimises freight, transit and KEBS PVoC partner availability.
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 to producer or producer-affiliated trading account, with APG under URDG 758 issued by the producer's bank. 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
- Maize-zone planting — Trans Nzoia, Uasin Gishu, Bungoma, Kakamega, Nandi, Kericho. Applied at planting under modern conservation-tillage regimes.
- Wheat planting in the highland wheat belt where the K demand is met from soil reserves.
- Subsidy-channel volume through KNTC sourcing and NCPB depot distribution where the cycle includes a 23-23-0 line.
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 under Kenyan customs.
- KEBS Certificate of Conformity at loadport under the 2026–2029 PVoC cycle.
- Certificate of Origin from origin Chamber of Commerce.
- Certificate of Analysis at loadport.
- Certificate of Weight by independent surveyor.
- EAC CET HS 3105.20.00 (compound NPK) — 0%.
- VAT exempt under Finance Act 2025 (effective 1 July 2025).
- IDF 2.5% of CIF, RDL 2.0% of CIF.
Procurement Profile
| Buyer | Volume | Cycle |
|---|---|---|
| NCPB / KNTC subsidy | 50,000–250,000 MT per cycle | Long rains (Q4–Q1) |
| FAFB-registered blender | 10,000–50,000 MT per shipment | Recurring |
| Sugar / cereals estate | 5,000–15,000 MT per quarter | Pre-planting |
| EAC re-export | 10,000–30,000 MT | Per Uganda OWC / Rwanda Smart Nkunganire cadence |
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