U.S. Department of Commerce Initiates Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Uncoated Groundwood Paper from Canada Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the initiation of new antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations to determine whether imports of uncoated groundwood paper from Canada are being dumped in the United States, and whether producers in Canada are receiving alleged unfair subsidies. “The United States is dedicated to free, fair, and reciprocal trade with Canada, and guarantees that this case will be decided strictly on a full and fair assessment of the facts,” said Secretary Ross. “The Trump administration is committed to enforcing America’s vital trade laws to ensure U.S. businesses and workers have a fair chance to compete.” These AD and CVD investigations were initiated based on petitions filed by North Pacific Paper Company (Longview, Wash.) on August 9. The estimated dumping margins alleged by the petitioner range from 23.45 to 54.97 percent and the unfair subsidies are estimated to be above de minimis. In the AD investigation, the Commerce Department will determine whether imports of uncoated groundwood paper from Canada are being dumped in the U.S. market at less than fair value. In the CVD investigation, the Commerce Department will determine whether Canadian producers of uncoated groundwood paper are receiving unfair government subsidies. If the Commerce Department determines that uncoated groundwood paper from Canada is being dumped into the U.S. market and/or receiving unfair government subsidies, and if the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) determines that dumped and/or unfairly subsidized U.S. imports of uncoated groundwood paper from Canada are causing injury to the U.S. industry, the Commerce Department will impose duties on those imports in the amount of dumping and/or unfair subsidization found to exist. In 2016, imports of uncoated groundwood paper from Canada were valued at an estimated $1.27 billion.