United States sets a final 6.51% anti-dumping margin on high purity dissolving pulp from Norway, applicable Oct. 16, 2026.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Department of Commerce set a final dumping margin of 6.51% on high purity dissolving pulp from Norway, applicable Oct. 16, 2026.<\/p>\n
The decision appeared in the Federal Register on Oct. 16, 2026, and confirms an earlier preliminary finding1<\/a><\/sup>. Commerce found that the pulp is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n In short, U.S. importers of this Norwegian pulp keep paying a cash deposit at the border. The deposit rate now falls slightly, from 6.54% to 6.51% of the value, and a final duty order depends on one more vote.<\/p>\n Commerce made a final affirmative determination of dumping. Dumping means selling goods abroad below their normal price, usually the price in the home market. An anti-dumping duty is an extra import tax that offsets that price gap.<\/p>\n The final margin is 6.51%<\/strong> for Borregaard AS, the Norwegian producer that Commerce examined1<\/a><\/sup>. The same 6.51% rate applies to all other<\/strong> Norwegian producers and exporters1<\/a><\/sup>. In the preliminary decision of May 27, 2026, both rates were 6.54%2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The notice was dated Oct. 9, 2026, and signed by Scot Fullerton, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations1<\/a><\/sup>. The International Trade Administration, the part of Commerce that runs trade cases, issued it under case number A-403-8081<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The goods are a very pure, very white wood or plant pulp. Factories dissolve it to make other products. The case calls it high purity dissolving pulp<\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\nWhat did Commerce decide on Norwegian pulp?<\/h2>\n
Dumping margin on Norwegian pulp, %<\/h4>\n
Which pulp is covered by the case?<\/h2>\n
Tests that bring pulp into the case<\/h4>\n