Korean Thermal Paper Gets Clean Bill: No Duties Due
Published Date: 2/3/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce checked if thermal paper from South Korea was sold in the U.S. at unfairly low prices between November 2022 and October 2023. They found it wasn’t, so no extra duties will be charged. This decision, effective February 3, 2025, means importers and sellers can keep doing business without new fees for now.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
Importer Reimbursement Certificate Requirement
If you are an importer of subject merchandise, you must file a certificate about reimbursement of antidumping duties before liquidation for entries in this review period. If you fail to file this certificate, Commerce may presume reimbursement occurred and assess double antidumping duties.
No Dumping Finding for Hansol
If you import thermal paper made by Hansol Paper Company, Commerce found a 0.00 percent dumping margin for the period November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023. That means entries produced by Hansol during that period will be liquidated without regard to antidumping duties as of the final results published February 3, 2025.
Cash Deposit Rates after Publication
Effective upon publication (February 3, 2025), the cash deposit rate for the reviewed company listed (Hansol) will be zero. Cash deposit rules for other firms remain: previously reviewed companies keep their company-specific rates, producers with established rates pass that rate to exporters, and all other producers/exporters remain at the all-others rate of 6.19 percent.
Automatic Assessment for Unknown-Destination Sales
Commerce will apply its automatic-assessment practice for entries produced by the reviewed company where the reviewed company did not know the merchandise was destined for the United States. In those cases, CBP will be instructed to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate of 6.19 percent if there is no rate for the intermediary company.
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