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GCC opens anti-dumping probe into paper importsBusiness
The Gulf Cooperation Council has launched an investigation into uncoated paper imports from India, China and Thailand, after a preliminary report by its trade-remedies office.
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The Gulf Cooperation Council has opened an anti-dumping investigation into imports of uncoated paper from India, China and Thailand. The decision was taken by the GCC Permanent Committee for Anti-Harmful Practices in International Trade, following a preliminary report from its Technical Secretariat Office.
The product under investigation is uncoated paper used for writing, printing or graphic purposes, supplied in rolls or in rectangular sheets, including square sheets. The investigation covers paper originating in, or exported from, India, China and Thailand into the GCC member states.
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An anti-dumping investigation is a formal trade inquiry. It examines whether imported goods are being sold in the importing market at prices below their normal value in the exporter’s home market, and whether that pricing is harming producers in the importing countries. If dumping and injury are established, the investigating authority can impose duties to offset the price gap.
The announcement of the investigation, including full details of the product concerned and the procedures that will follow, was published in the official bulletin of the Technical Secretariat Office, Issue No. 59, dated November 2, 2026. The announcement is also available on the website of the GCC General Secretariat.
The Technical Secretariat Office operates under the GCC General Secretariat and handles the technical work behind the bloc’s trade-remedy cases. Its director general, Mahfoudh bin Nasser Al-Raqadi, is named in connection with the announcement of the investigation.
The GCC states, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman, act together on trade-remedy matters under a unified law on anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard measures. A single investigation therefore covers imports into all six member states, rather than each country running its own case.
For exporters, the opening of an investigation is the start of a process, not a final decision. Interested parties are typically given an opportunity to present evidence and arguments before any duties are considered. Paper producers and traders in India, China and Thailand, as well as buyers across the Gulf, will now be watching how the case develops and what it means for prices and supply in the region.
Trade-remedy cases of this kind have become a familiar feature of Gulf trade policy, with earlier investigations covering products from ceramics to metals. The paper case adds another widely traded commodity to that list, and its outcome could affect a supply chain that touches printing, publishing, packaging and office use across the Gulf.
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