Notice2026-05737
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024
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Published
March 24, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) continues to determine that RZBC Group Co., Ltd., RZBC Co., Ltd., RZBC Import & Export Co., Ltd. (RZBC IE), and RZBC (Juxian) Co., Ltd. (collectively, RZBC) did not sell subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13996-13998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05737]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-937]
Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's Republic
of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2023-2024
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) continues to
determine that RZBC Group Co., Ltd., RZBC Co., Ltd., RZBC Import &
Export Co., Ltd. (RZBC IE), and RZBC (Juxian) Co., Ltd. (collectively,
RZBC) did not sell subject merchandise in the United States at prices
below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), May 1, 2023,
through April 30, 2024.
DATES: Applicable March 24, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luke Caruso, AD/CVD Operations, Office
IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2081.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On September 11, 2025, Commerce published the Preliminary Results
of the 2023-2024 administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
citric acid and certain citrate salts (citric acid) from the People's
Republic of China (China) \1\ in the Federal Register and invited
interested parties to comment.\2\ We received no comments on the
Preliminary Results. Accordingly, no decision memoranda accompany this
notice and the final results are unchanged from the Preliminary
Results. Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Canada and
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 25703
(May 29, 2009) (Order).
\2\ See Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2023-2024; 90 FR 44010 (September 11, 2025)
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum (PDM).
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Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown,
on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative
proceedings by 47 days.\3\ Additionally, due to a backlog of documents
that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service
System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24,
2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an
additional 21 days.\4\ Accordingly, the deadline for these final
results is now March 18, 2026.
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of the
Federal Government,'' dated November 14, 2025.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of all Case Deadlines,'' dated
November 24, 2025.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order is citric acid from China. For
a full description of the scope of the Order, see Preliminary
Results.\5\
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\5\ See Preliminary Results PDM at 3.
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The China-Wide Entity
Because no party requested a review of the China-wide entity, and
Commerce no longer considers the China-wide entity as an exporter
conditionally subject to administrative reviews,\6\ we did not conduct
a review of the China-wide entity. Thus, the weighted-average dumping
margin for the China-wide entity (i.e., 156.87 percent \7\) is not
subject to change as a result of this review.
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\6\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963, 65969-70 (November
4, 2013).
\7\ See Order.
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Final Results of Review
In the Preliminary Results, Commerce preliminarily determined that
RZBC did not sell subject merchandise in the United States at prices
below NV during the POR.\8\ Because we received no comments and made no
changes from the Preliminary Results, we continue to find that RZBC did
not sell subject merchandise in the United States at prices \9\ below
NV.
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\8\ See Preliminary Results PDM at 1.
\9\ Eligibility for a separate rate has only been established
for RZBC IE, as the sole exporter of citric acid manufactured by
RZBC.
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Weighted-
average
Exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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RZBC Import & Export Co., Ltd.\9\.......................... 0.00
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Disclosure
Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations
of the final results of an administrative review within five days of a
public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five
days of the date of publication of the notice of final results in the
Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However,
because we made no changes from the Preliminary Results, there are no
new calculations to disclose.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise covered this review. Because the respondent's weighted-
average dumping margin or an importer-specific assessment rate is zero
or de minimis in the final results of this review, we intend to
instruct CBP to liquidate entries without regard to antidumping
duties.\10\ The final results of this administrative review shall be
the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of
merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future
deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.\11\
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\10\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102-03 (February 14,
2012); see also 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
\11\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the date of publication of these final results of
this review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at
the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within
90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all
shipments of citric acid from China entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for RZBC, the cash
deposit rate will be the margin listed above; (2) for previously
investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters not listed
above that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to
be the exporter-specific rate published for the most recently completed
segment of this proceeding in which they were reviewed; (3) for all
Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be
entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the
weighted-average dumping margin for the China-wide entity (i.e., 156.87
percent); and (4) for all non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise
which have not received their own separate rate, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter(s) that supplied
that non-Chinese exporter. These cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during the POR. Failure to
comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred
and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or an
increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of
countervailing duties.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return or destruction
of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a violation subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing the final results of this review
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: March 18, 2026.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2026-05737 Filed 3-23-26; 8:45 am]
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