India Lined Paper Imports Face Final Duty Rates
Published Date: 7/17/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that lined paper products from India were sold in the U.S. for less than fair value between September 2023 and August 2024. This means importers might have to pay extra duties to level the playing field. These final results take effect starting July 17, 2026, impacting businesses dealing with these paper products.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 5 costs, 0 mixed.
Final Dumping Margins Set
The Department of Commerce found lined paper from India was sold below fair value for September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024. It assigned weighted-average dumping margins of 5.29% for Lotus Global/LGPL, 0.75% for Navneet Education Ltd, and 1.69% for the non‑examined companies. These margins are part of the final results effective July 17, 2026.
Cash Deposit Rates Start July 17, 2026
For shipments of the subject lined paper entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after the publication date (July 17, 2026), cash deposit rates will equal the company-specific margins from the final results. That means deposits will be 5.29% for Lotus Global/LGPL, 0.75% for Navneet, 1.69% for the non‑examined companies, and the continuing rate for other producers/exporters remains 3.91%.
CBP Assessment Timing and Hold Rules
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties on appropriate entries and intends to issue assessment instructions no earlier than 35 days after publication. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, CBP will be directed not to liquidate relevant entries until the time to request a statutory injunction has expired (within 90 days of publication).
Importers Must Certify Reimbursement or Risk Double Duties
Importers are reminded they must file a certificate about reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of relevant entries for the period of review. If they fail to file the certificate, Commerce may presume reimbursement occurred and could assess double antidumping duties and/or increase duties by the amount of countervailing duties.
Automatic Assessment on Unreviewed Entries
Commerce will apply its 'automatic assessment' to entries of subject merchandise produced by mandatory respondents when the seller did not know the intermediary's sale was destined for the U.S. In those cases, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies); the notice also states the all-others cash deposit rate continues to be 3.91%.
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