Colombia citric acid AD review prelims 2024-2025
Commerce preliminary AD results for citric acid and citrate salts from Colombia, POR 2024-2025. Sucroal margin, briefing clock, and AD drawback note.
Commerce published preliminary results in the antidumping administrative review of citric acid and certain citrate salts from Colombia in the October 19, 2026 Federal Register (91 FR 66082-66084; FR Doc. 2026-21291; A-301-803). Applicable October 19, 2026. POR July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. These are preliminary results, not final.
Prelim: Sucroal S.A. 3.25% (export price; partial AFA). All-others cash deposit continues at 28.48%. Deposits change only after final results.
Review posture and prelim margin
- Order: 83 FR 35214 (July 25, 2018). Review initiated under 90 FR 41043 (August 22, 2025).
- Sole respondent: Sucroal S.A. Preliminary margin 3.25%. Commerce relied in part on partial adverse facts available; export price methodology under section 772 of the Act.
- Tolling and deadline: shutdown tolling of 47 plus 21 days; prelim deadline extended to October 7, 2026.
- Verification: domestic producers Archer Daniels Midland Company, Cargill, Incorporated, and Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC requested verification (February 6, 2026); Commerce verified Sucroal in July 2026.
- All-others cash deposit: continues at 28.48%.
POR July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 · initiated Aug 22, 2025 (90 FR 41043) · Order 83 FR 35214
Prelim: Sucroal S.A. 3.25% (partial AFA; export price) · all-others CD remains 28.48%
Case briefs within 21 days · by our count Nov 9, 2026 · hearing requests within 30 days · by our count Nov 18, 2026
Briefing clock and assessment notes
Disclosure within five days of publication (or public announcement). Case briefs no later than 21 days after publication (by our count, November 9, 2026); rebuttals five days after case briefs; hearing requests within 30 days (by our count, November 18, 2026). Cash deposits change only after final results are published. If the final margin is zero or de minimis (below 0.50%), entries liquidate without AD. Reseller (automatic assessment) policy: Sucroal-produced entries where Sucroal did not know the U.S. destination liquidate at the LTFV all-others rate if there is no intermediary rate. Reimbursement-certificate reminder under 19 CFR 351.402(f). Contact: Charles Doss (202) 482-4474.
AD duties are not drawback-eligible (19 U.S.C. 1677h). Ordinary customs duties on citric acid used to manufacture exported products may support manufacturing drawback if the claim otherwise qualifies. See AD/CVD drawback exclusion and how to file a duty drawback claim.
Action items
- Confirm producer identity for Colombian citric acid and citrate salts (Sucroal vs others).
- Model 3.25% prelim against deposits already paid on Sucroal POR entries; do not change deposits until final results.
- Consider case briefs by the deadline (by our count November 9, 2026).
- File reimbursement certificates under 19 CFR 351.402(f) before liquidation.
- FR Doc. 2026-21291 (91 FR 66082-66084; A-301-803): Colombia citric acid AD admin review prelims for POR July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. Applicable Oct 19, 2026. Not final.
- Prelim margin: Sucroal S.A. 3.25% (partial AFA; export price). All-others cash deposit remains 28.48%.
- Case briefs within 21 days (by our count Nov 9, 2026); hearing requests within 30 days (by our count Nov 18, 2026). Deposits change only on final results.
- If final margin is zero or de minimis (below 0.50%), entries liquidate without AD. Reseller automatic-assessment policy applies where Sucroal did not know U.S. destination.
- AD not drawback-eligible (19 U.S.C. 1677h); ordinary duties on citric acid used in exported goods may support manufacturing drawback if the claim qualifies.
- Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From Colombia: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025 (91 FR 66082-66084; FR Doc. 2026-21291; A-301-803) · U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
This article is for general information and is not legal or tax advice. Drawback eligibility depends on your specific facts, and final refunds are determined by CBP at liquidation. Consult a licensed customs broker or attorney for your situation.