EU launches anti subsidy investigation into China's low grammage thermal paper

On November 7, 2025, the European Commission announced that it would initiate a countervailing investigation into lightweight thermal paper originating in China, in response to an application submitted by the European Thermal Paper Association on September 24, 2025. The EU CN (Combined Nomenclature) codes for the products involved are ex 4809 90 00, ex 4811 90 00, ex 4816 90 00, and ex 4823 90 85 (EU TARIC codes are 4809 90 00 10, 4811 90 00 10, 4816 90 00 10, and 4823 90 85 20). The subsidy investigation period for this case is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, and the damage investigation period is from January 1, 2022 to the end of the subsidy investigation period.