Colombian Citric Acid Faces Another Round of U.S. Trade Scrutiny
Published Date: 10/19/2026
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Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that Sucroal S.A. from Colombia sold citric acid and citrate salts at unfairly low prices between July 2024 and June 2025. This means extra duties might be charged to balance the playing field. The review deadline was extended to October 7, 2026, giving everyone more time to weigh in before final decisions.
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Cash Deposit Rules and 28.48% All-Others Rate
Cash deposit requirements after the final results will use the company-specific rate established in the final results, except that rates below 0.50 percent (de minimis) will result in a zero deposit. For exporters or manufacturers not covered by the review, the existing cash deposit rates remain in effect, and the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 28.48 percent.
Preliminary 3.25% Dumping Margin for Sucroal
The Department of Commerce preliminarily found that Sucroal S.A. sold citric acid at less than normal value for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, and calculated a weighted-average dumping margin of 3.25 percent. This preliminary finding means importers of Sucroal's citric acid could face additional antidumping duties if the final results confirm this margin.
Importer-Specific Assessment Rate Calculation
If the final results show a non-zero and non-de minimis margin, Commerce will calculate importer-specific assessment rates based on the ratio of total dumping for each importer's examined sales to the entered value of those sales; if entered values are missing, Commerce will use a per-unit assessment rate. The rule treats margins less than 0.50 percent as de minimis (no assessment).
Importer Certificate Requirement and Risk of Double Duties
Importers must file a certificate regarding reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period as required by 19 CFR 351.402(f). If importers fail to file this certificate, Commerce may presume reimbursement occurred and could assess double antidumping duties.
Automatic Assessment at LTFV All-Others Rate
For Sucroal-produced entries during the POR where Sucroal did not know the merchandise was destined for the United States, Commerce intends to instruct Customs and Border Protection to liquidate those entries at the all-others rate calculated in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation if no rate exists for intermediate companies. This applies under Commerce's stated "automatic assessment" practice.
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