Fertilizer Compliance Support

Since fertilizer isn’t federally regulated, each of the 50 states has their own laws and regulations. Lean on AgriComply to navigate the maze for you.

We make it a snap to get your product compliant and keep it compliant, so you avoid fines, delays and headaches.

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Bring Your Fertilizer to Market

Fertilizer Registration

Don’t sweat working with the states. AgriComply handles every step of the registration process so your fertilizer product meets every state requirement across the U.S.

Fertilizer Licensing

Manufacturers, importers, retailers — if you’re involved with fertilizer on any level, you need a license. Our team prepares and submits the documentation to get you valid and up-to-date licensing.

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Keep Your Fertilizer Compliant

Tonnage Reporting

Different states require fertilizer tonnage reporting at different times throughout the year. AgriComply handles the paperwork for you to ensure on-time reporting every time.

Renewals

Compliance isn’t a one-time deal — it’s an ongoing process. AgriComply manages the renewal process for your products and licenses so there are no gaps in compliance.

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Fertilizer Compliance FAQs

Do you need a license to sell fertilizer?

Yes. Fertilizer manufacturers, importers, and retailers all need licenses to sell fertilizer in the United States.

Getting a license to sell fertilizer involves working with each of the 50 U.S. states and submitting a ton of paperwork. You have to remember to renew your license every few years and submit tonnage reporting with every state, too.

Or you could work with AgriComply and let us do the dirty work for you. We offer comprehensive compliance support and make it easy to get your seed license and keep your business compliant every year.

Is fertilizer federally regulated?

No, fertilizer is regulated at the state level. That means there are 50 states with 50 sets of rules to consider before bringing a fertilizer product to market.

When you work with AgriComply, we handle every step of registration, licensing, renewals and tonnage reporting on your behalf. With AgriComply on your side, you’ll save time, money and a lot of headache.

Is there a governing body for fertilizer?

There’s no federal governing body for fertilizer, but there is one organization that works to keep state regulations relatively standard.

The Association of American Plant Food Control Officials (AAPFCO) is an independent group of state regulatory officials that promote uniform legislation for the regulation of fertilizers across the U.S.

The AgriComply team has close relationships with regulatory officials across the U.S., including the officials at AAPFCO. Rest assured that if your product needs support from AAPFCO, we can make the connection.

What is the TSCA Inventory?

Even though fertilizer isn’t federally regulated, there’s still one federal act to be aware of: the EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Fertilizers have to list their chemical makeup in TSCA Inventory. That lets the EPA give their stamp of approval that your product doesn’t contain any heavy metals or chemical compounds in dangerous amounts.

What are amending materials?

Depending on the makeup of your product and the claims you make about it, your product might qualify as an amending material or soil amendment instead of a fertilizer.

Amending materials are products that don’t provide nutrition to plants, but have some other benefit to soil like:

Aeration
Drainage
Permeability
pH regulation
Water retention

Don’t worry — compliance for amending materials looks a lot like compliance for fertilizer. AgriComply has your back no matter how your product is categorized by the states.