Belgian Citric Acid Cleared in Review, Shutdown Caused Delay
Published Date: 2/23/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce reviewed citric acid and citrate salts from Belgium and found that Citribel did not sell these products at unfairly low prices from July 2023 to June 2024. This means no extra duties will be charged for that period. The final decision is effective February 23, 2026, after some deadline delays due to a government shutdown.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Importer Certificate Requirement — Double Duty Risk
Importers must file a certificate regarding reimbursement of antidumping duties under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) prior to liquidation of relevant entries for this review period. Failure to file the certificate could lead Commerce to presume reimbursement occurred and result in assessment of double antidumping duties.
Citribel Found No Dumping
Commerce determined Citribel nv had a weighted-average dumping margin of 0.00 percent for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, effective February 23, 2026. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will liquidate entries of that merchandise from Citribel for that period without regard to antidumping duties.
Citribel Cash Deposit Set to 0%
The cash deposit rate for Citribel will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in these final results (0.00 percent) for shipments of citric acid from Belgium entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication (February 23, 2026).
All‑Others Rate Remains 19.30%
The cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters of citric acid from Belgium remains 19.30 percent (the all-others rate established in the investigation). This rate continues to apply for shipments not covered by a company-specific rate.
Unreviewed Entries May Face 19.30% Rate
For entries during the period of review that were produced by Citribel but for which the producer did not know the merchandise was destined for the United States, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate of 19.30 percent if there is no rate for an intermediate company involved in the transaction.
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