EU Trade Defence Measure
Anti-dumping duty on citric acid and trisodium citrate from China: 42.7%
The headline rate
The country-wide rate for citric acid and trisodium citrate from China is 42.7% (named cooperating exporters as low as 15.3%), applied in addition to the MFN duty rate.
The legal basis
The duty is imposed by Reg. (EU) 2021/607. Major bulk chemical commonly imported by food/pharma manufacturers.
What products are covered
HS prefixes: 2918.14, 2918.15. Origin: China.
Worked example: €50,000 customs value
Imagine you are importing €50,000 of citric acid and trisodium citrate from China into PL. The MFN duty for the chapter is around 5.5%. With AD of 42.7% layered on top, the total customs duty rate is 48.2%.
| Customs value | €50,000 |
| Customs duty (MFN + AD/CVD) (48.2%) | €24,100 |
| Import VAT | €17,043 |
| Brokerage | €77 |
| Customs-only landed total | €91,220 |
Verify on TARIC before commitments
This page is a calibrated curated snapshot — the EU Trade Defence database is the legal authority. Before any commercial commitment, look up the specific 8-digit HS line on https://taric.ec.europa.eu and check named-exporter eligibility.
What if you sourced elsewhere?
Most importers of measures-affected products discover the AD/CVD only when their first shipment clears customs at a 60%+ effective duty rate. The Import Plan Builder runs the same calculation against alternative origins (VN/IN/BD/TR) so you can see the saving before signing your first PO.
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