Division PFC 1(C): INORGANIC FERTILISER

United Kingdom

Forms of the declared nutrient and other declared parameters	Permissible tolerance for the declared macronutrient content and other declared parameters
Declared forms of nitrogen (N)	± 20 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,5 percentage points in absolute terms
Declared forms of phosphorus pentoxide (P₂O₅)	± 20 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,5 percentage points in absolute terms
Declared forms of potassium oxide (K₂O)	± 20 % relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,5 percentage points in absolute terms
Declared forms of nitrogen (N), phosphorus pentoxide (P₂O₅) or potassium oxide (K₂O) in binary fertilisers	± 1,5 percentage points in absolute terms
Declared forms of nitrogen (N), phosphorus pentoxide (P₂O₅) or potassium oxide (K₂O) in tertiary fertilisers	± 1,9 percentage points in absolute terms
Total and water-soluble magnesium oxide (MgO), calcium oxide (CaO), sulphur trioxide (SO₃)	± 25 % of the declared content of those nutrients up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms
Total and water soluble sodium oxide (Na₂O)	– 25 % of the declared content up to a maximum of 0,9 percentage point in absolute terms + 50 % of the declared content up to a maximum of 1,8 percentage points in absolute terms
Granulometry	± 10 % relative deviation of the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve
Quantity	± 1 % relative deviation of the declared value

Micronutrient	Permissible tolerance for the declared content of forms of micronutrient
Concentration below or equal to 2 %	± 20 % of the declared value
Concentration of more than 2 % and below or equal to 10 %	± 20 % of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms
Concentration of more than 10 %	± 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms

Quantity: ± 5 % relative deviation of the declared value