Citric Acid Antidumping Duty Final Results - China Sunset Review

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SUMMARY:

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on citric acid and certain
citrate salts (citric acid) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence
of dumping at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of Sunset Review” section of this notice.

DATES:

Applicable April 15, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David De Falco, Trade Agreements Policy and Negotiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2178.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On May 29, 2009, Commerce published the Order in the
Federal Register
. (1) On December 1, 2025, Commerce published the notice of initiation of this third sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). (2) On December 16, 2025, Commerce received a timely and complete notice of intent to participate in the sunset review from domestic
interested parties (3) within the deadline specified in the 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). (4) The domestic interested parties claimed interested party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) of the Act as manufacturers
of the domestic like product. (5) On December 23, 2025, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it had received a notice of intent
to participate from the domestic interested parties. (6)

On December 22, 20225, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i), the domestic interested parties filed a timely and adequate substantive
response. (7) Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any respondent interested party. On January 23, 2026, Commerce notified
the ITC that it did not receive substantive response from any respondent interested parties. (8) As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting an expedited
(120-day) sunset review of the Order.

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. (9) Accordingly, the deadline for these final results is now April 14, 2026.

Scope of the Order

The product covered by this Order is citric acid from China. For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decisions Memorandum. (10)

Analysis of Comments Received

A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of
dumping in the event of revocation of the Order and the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the Order were to be revoked, is provided in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. (11) A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached in the appendix to this notice. The Issues
and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be directly accessed at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Review

Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to
prevail would be weighted-average dumping margins up to 156.87 percent.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order (APO)

This notice also serves as the only 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. Timely notification
  of the return or destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective, orders is hereby requested. Failure to
  comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and
19 CFR 351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

Dated: April 10, 2026. Scot Fullerton, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary

II. Background

III. Scope of the Order

IV. History of the Order

V. Legal Framework

VI. Discussion of the Issues

1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping

2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail

VII. Final Results of Sunset Review

VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2026-07308 Filed 4-14-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P

Footnotes

(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 Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 90 FR 55084 (December 1, 2025).

(3) The domestic interested parties are Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Cargill, Inc., and Primary Products Ingredients Americas
LLC.

(4) See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, “Third Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Citric
Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from the People's Republic of China: Domestic Industry's Notice of Intent to Participate,”
dated December 16, 2025.

(5) Id. at 2.

(6) See Commerce's Letter, “Sunset Reviews Initiated on December 1, 2025,” dated December 23, 2025.

(7) See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, “Third Five-Year (“Sunset”) Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Citric Acid and Certain
Citrate Salts from the People's Republic of China: Domestic Industry's Substantive Response,” dated December 22, 2025.

(8) See Commerce's Letter, “Sunset Review Initiated on December 1, 2025,” dated January 23, 2026.

(9) See Memorandum, “Tolling of all Case Deadlines,” dated November 24, 2025.

(10) See Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from the People's Republic of China,” dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).

(11) Id.

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