# 2025-08524: The U.S. and India Clash Over Subsidized Lined Paper

2025-08524, Certain Lined Paper Products From India: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2025-05-14, effective Period of review (POR): January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-20).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08524
- As of: 2026-10-20
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-08524
- Title: Certain Lined Paper Products From India: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 20453
- Published: 2025-05-14
- Effective: Period of review (POR): January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-20

## In one line

The U.S. and India Clash Over Subsidized Lined Paper

## Summary

The U.S. Department of Commerce found that some Indian companies making lined paper got unfair government help in 2022. Because of this, extra taxes (called countervailing duties) will apply to these paper products to keep things fair for U.S. businesses. These changes take effect starting May 14, 2025, and could affect prices and trade between the U.S. and India.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers and exporters of certain lined paper products (lined paper) from India received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

## Effects PRIA read

- Countervailing duties on Indian lined paper: cost, medium. The U.S. Department of Commerce found that certain producers and exporters of lined paper from India received countervailable subsidies during January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. Because of that finding, those companies may have to pay extra fees (countervailing duties) when selling their li…
- Measure aims to protect U.S. buyers and businesses: benefit, low. The review is intended to help keep the playing field fair for American businesses and buyers by addressing subsidies for lined paper from India during January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. This action is framed as protecting U.S. businesses and purchasers from unfairly subsidized imports.

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## Sources
- [2025-08524 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/14/2025-08524/certain-lined-paper-products-from-india-final-results-of-countervailing-duty-administrative-review)
- [2025-08524 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-14/pdf/2025-08524.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-08524 (as of 2026-10-20).