Belgian citric acid innocent of dumping, says Commerce—delays ensue.
Published Date: 9/14/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce checked if Citribel nv. sold citric acid and citrate salts from Belgium at unfairly low prices between July 2024 and June 2025. They found Citribel did not dump these products, meaning no extra duties will be charged—for now. Businesses and buyers can comment on these findings before the final decision, with deadlines adjusted due to government delays.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 2 mixed.
Preliminary: Citribel Margin 0.00%
The Department of Commerce preliminarily found that Citribel N.V. had a weighted-average dumping margin of 0.00 percent for the review period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This preliminary finding may mean importers of Citribel’s citric acid face no antidumping duty liability for those entries if the final result stays the same.
Final Assessment Could Create Duties
If the final results show a weighted-average dumping margin for Citribel that is not zero or de minimis (i.e., greater than or equal to 0.50 percent), Commerce will calculate importer-specific ad valorem assessment rates for entries from the review period; if the final rate is zero or de minimis, CBP will liquidate relevant entries without regard to antidumping duties.
Cash Deposit Rates Set by Final Results
Upon publication of the final results, cash deposit requirements will take effect: Citribel’s cash deposit rate will equal the weighted-average dumping margin in the final results unless the rate is less than 0.50 percent, in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero. The notice also states previously reviewed companies keep their most recently published company-specific rates and the all-others rate remains 19.30 percent.
Automatic Assessment on Unreviewed Entries
Commerce states that for entries produced by Citribel during the POR for which the producer did not know the merchandise was destined for the United States, unreviewed entries will be liquidated at the all-others rate established in the original less-than-fair-value investigation (18.81 percent) if there is no rate for the intermediate company.
Timing: Delayed Liquidation and Injunction Window
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after publication of the final results, and if a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the statutory injunction window expires (i.e., within 90 days of publication).
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