Korean Thermal Paper Faces Another Round of U.S. Trade Review
Published Date: 10/19/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that Hansol Paper Company from Korea sold thermal paper at unfairly low prices between November 2024 and October 2025. They stopped reviewing 16 other companies after those companies’ requests were withdrawn. This means Hansol might face extra duties soon, and everyone involved has a chance to share their thoughts before the final decision.
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Cash deposit rules after final results
For shipments entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results, the cash deposit rate for Hansol will be the rate established in the final results (unless that rate is de minimis, i.e., less than 0.50%, in which case the deposit rate will be zero). The notice also states the all‑others cash deposit rate from the original less‑than‑fair‑value investigation is 6.19 percent and will continue to apply for other manufacturers/exporters not covered by this review.
Importer certificate and double‑duty risk
Importers are reminded of their duty to file a certificate regarding reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of relevant entries during this review period under 19 CFR 351.402(f). If importers fail to file the certificate, Commerce may presume reimbursement occurred and assess double antidumping duties.
Hansol preliminarily found to be dumping
The Department of Commerce preliminarily found that Hansol Paper Company sold thermal paper at less than normal value for the period November 1, 2024 through October 31, 2025, and calculated a weighted‑average dumping margin of 1.69 percent. This preliminary finding means Hansol may face antidumping duties based on that 1.69% margin if the final results confirm the preliminary results.
Review rescinded for 16 companies
Commerce rescinded the administrative review for 16 named companies (listed in Appendix II) after petitioners withdrew their review requests. For those companies, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess antidumping duties on appropriate entries at the cash deposit rate required at the time of entry or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption.
Automatic assessment for certain Hansol entries
Commerce intends to apply its 'automatic assessment' practice for entries of subject merchandise produced by Hansol for which Hansol did not know the merchandise was destined for the United States; in such cases, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at the all‑others rate from the less‑than‑fair‑value investigation if there is no rate for intermediate companies involved in the transaction.
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