A novel approach for chemical modification of carbon paste electrodes (CPEs) has been investigated. Selected water-insoluble inorganic salts as modifiers were found to exhibit preconcentration capability for oxalic acid under open-circuit conditions in a pH 4.3 buffered solution. After medium exchange to a pure electrolyte (Britton-Robinson buffer, pH 8), the accumulated oxalate was measured by squarewave anodic stripping voltammetry with a peak current response at 1.2 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). The water-insoluble inorganic salts as modifiers were active through the interfacial accumulation of insoluble oxalate by the exchange of anions. The candidate inorganic salts should be, therefore, less insoluble than the corresponding oxalates, whereas, the differences in solubility between the modifiers and the corresponding oxalates are of minor importance. Among the investigated inorganic salts, lead sulfate produced the highest response under the employed conditions and was therefore exploited as accumulating material for oxalic acid. With suitable preconcentration times, a linear calibration graph from 0.7 mg/L to 42.8 mg/L of oxalic acid in the analyte solution was obtained, and a detection limit of 0.3 mg/L at a preconcentration time of 5min was achieved. The lead sulfate-modified CPE was used to determine oxalic acid in orange juice without pre-separation.