Therefore, the hearing was terminated. This means that China will be able to continue exporting citric acid to the United States.
Citric acid is a major chemical export product for China.
On December 15 last year, three American citric acid manufacturers jointly brought an antidumping lawsuit over the citric acid and sodium citric acid imported from China. In addition, if China's exports of citric acid to the United States increase sharply and the price affects the U.S. market, the American parties could lodge another antidumping suit.