Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts — Canada — A-122-877

“Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts” describes a product scope covering citric acid and specified citrate salt products. An AD/CVD measure combines two trade-remedy tools: antidumping (AD), which addresses imports allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value, and countervailing duties (CVD), which address imports benefiting from certain foreign-government subsidies. The scope—not just the product’s marketing name—determines whether a shipment is covered.

The measure typically affects importers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers bringing covered citric acid or citrate salts into the United States from the countries identified in the official measure. An importer may owe additional duties separate from ordinary customs duty, and may have special entry, cash-deposit, and later duty-assessment responsibilities. Classification under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) helps identify the product, but an HTSUS number alone does not control; the written scope, product characteristics, origin, and applicable agency instructions must be checked. Customs-broker or trade-remedy counsel review may be appropriate when the scope is unclear.

What to check

• Compare the product’s ingredients, chemical form, purity, physical presentation, packaging, and intended use with the official scope language; do not rely only on the product name or HTSUS classification.
• Confirm the country of origin and any relevant production or export information, because AD/CVD measures are generally limited to specified countries and may treat origin differently from the shipping country.
• Review the applicable HTSUS classification as a screening tool, then verify whether the written scope includes or excludes the product; seek a formal scope ruling or professional advice if the language is ambiguous.
• Check current official instructions for entry filing, cash deposits, importer identification, bonding, and later liquidation or assessment; AD/CVD liability can change after entry.
• Keep purchase, manufacturing, origin, composition, classification, and supplier records that support the scope and origin analysis, and coordinate the review with your customs broker.