Paper Tariffs: A ‘Blow to Printers’

Not everyone is happy with the U.S. Commerce Department’s decision to charge penalty tariffs on glossy paper imported from China.

Michael Makin, president and CEO of Printing Industries of America/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (PIA/GATF), had this to say:

“PIA is disappointed to learn of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s affirmative preliminary determinations in the ongoing antidumping duty investigations on Coated Free Sheet (CFS) paper imported from China, Indonesia, and Korea. Following the March announcement of affirmative preliminary determinations of tariffs in the concurrent Countervailing Duties investigation, this is yet one more blow to domestic printers sure to be impacted by pricing and supply dynamics of the CFS paper market.