Duties on Indian Lined Paper: Trade Bureaucracy's Latest Scribble
Published Date: 2/26/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that some lined paper from India was sold in the U.S. at unfairly low prices between September 2023 and August 2024. They’re stopping the review for some companies but continuing for others, and they’re asking for comments on these early findings. This could affect import duties and trade rules starting February 26, 2026.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 2 costs, 1 mixed.
Preliminary Dumping Margins Announced
If you import lined paper from India, Commerce preliminarily found dumping for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024 and reported preliminary weighted-average dumping margins of 5.29% for Lotus Global (including LGPL), 0.61% for Navneet Education Ltd., and 1.58% for non‑examined companies. These are preliminary percentages that Commerce will use as the basis for potential duties unless changed in the final results.
Cash Deposit and De Minimis Rules
When Commerce publishes the final results, cash deposit rates for lined paper shipments entered on or after that publication date will equal the dumping margins in the final results (unless a margin is de minimis). Commerce treats margins of 0.50 percent or less as de minimis; if a margin is de minimis, the cash deposit rate will be zero. The all-others rate from the original investigation remains 3.91% for producers/exporters not covered by these results.
Review Rescinded For Four Companies
Commerce is rescinding the administrative review for four Indian companies (Dinakar Process Private Limited; JC Stationery (P) Ltd; M/s. Bhaskar Paper Products; SGM Paper Products) because they had no entries during the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024. For companies where the review is rescinded, antidumping duties will be assessed at the cash deposit rate that applied at the time of entry or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.
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