# 2025-23883: Court Slaps New Taxes on German Thermal Paper Imports

2025-23883, Thermal Paper From Germany: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Final Determination of Antidumping Investigation; Notice of Amended Final Determination; Notice of Amended Order, In Part, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, International Trade Administration published 2025-12-29, effective 2025-12-01 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-23883
- Title: Thermal Paper From Germany: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Final Determination of Antidumping Investigation; Notice of Amended Final Determination; Notice of Amended Order, In Part
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; International Trade Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 60617
- Published: 2025-12-29
- Effective: 2025-12-01
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Court Slaps New Taxes on German Thermal Paper Imports

## Summary

The U.S. government changed the rules on import taxes for thermal paper from Germany after a court said the original decision wasn’t quite right. This affects Koehler Paper SE and other German producers, with new tax rates starting December 1, 2025. If you’re buying or selling this paper, expect some changes in costs soon!

## Abstract

On November 20, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued its final judgment in Matra Americas, LLC et al v. United States, Slip Op. 25-145, Consol. Court No. 21-00632, sustaining the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)'s final remand redetermination pertaining to the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of thermal paper from Germany covering the period of investigation October 1, 2019, through September 30, 2020. Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not in harmony with Commerce's final determination in that investigation, and that Commerce is amending the final determination and the resulting AD order with respect to the dumping margin assigned to Koehler Paper SE (Koehler) and all other producers and/or exporters.

## Effects PRIA read

- 6.27% Antidumping Duty on German Thermal Paper: cost, medium. The Department of Commerce amended its final determination to assign a weighted-average dumping margin of 6.27% to Koehler Paper SE and to "All Others" producers/exporters of thermal paper from Germany. This amended margin and the revised antidumping duty order are applicable beginning December 1,…
- Cash Deposit Instructions Updated for Other Exporters: mixed, low. The notice says Koehler's current cash deposit rate will not change because a superseding cash deposit rate exists for Koehler. Commerce will issue revised cash deposit instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the rate applicable to all other exporters and producers, with the notice a…
- Court Decision Triggers Suspension of Liquidation: cost, medium. The U.S. Court of International Trade issued a final judgment on November 20, 2025, that is not "in harmony" with Commerce's earlier final determination, and under Timken precedent Commerce must publish such a notice and suspend liquidation of entries pending a conclusive court decision. That suspe…

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## Sources
- [2025-23883 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23883/thermal-paper-from-germany-notice-of-court-decision-not-in-harmony-with-the-final-determination-of)
- [2025-23883 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-29/pdf/2025-23883.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-23883 (as of 2026-06-08).