U.S. calculates dumping duties for Canadian newsprint

The Commerce Department preliminarily determined that Canadian exports of uncoated groundwood paper are being dumped on the U.S. market at less than fair value and is scheduled to announce the final determination in this investigation by Aug. 2.    The Commerce Department has preliminarily determined that Canadian exports of uncoated groundwood paper, a staple of the newspaper and book publishing industries, are being dumped on the U.S. market at less than fair value.
   In its antidumping investigation, Commerce calculated a preliminary dumping rate of 22.16 percent for Catalyst Pulp and Paper Sales/Catalyst Paper General Partnership (Catalyst), but found zero dumping for Resolute FP Canada/Donohue Malbaie (Resolute) and White Birch Paper Canada Co./Papier Masson/FF Soucy/Stadacona (White Birch Paper). For all other uncoated groundwood paper producers and exporters in Canada, Commerce set a preliminary dumping rate of 22.16 percent.
   Commerce will now instruct Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect cash deposits from U.S. importers of this product from Canada based on these preliminary rates.
   According to Commerce, uncoated groundwood paper imports from Canada in 2016 were valued at $1.27 billion.
   The petitioner for this antidumping investigation is North Pacific Paper Co., with operations in Washington state.
   Commerce is scheduled to announce the final determination in this investigation by Aug. 2.
   If Commerce makes affirmative final determinations of dumping and the International Trade Commission (ITC) makes an affirmative final injury determination, the department will issue an antidumping order. However, if Commerce makes a negative final dumping determination, or the ITC makes a negative final determination of injury, the investigation will end and no antidumping order will be issued.
   Read the full details of the preliminary determination in our Regulatory Digest section.