COLOMBO, Sept. 4 -- The US International Trade Commission (USITC) has ruled that imports of paper file folders from Sri Lanka are materially injuring a US industry, after determining that the products were being sold in the American market at less than fair value.

The unanimous decision by Chair Amy A. Karpel and Commissioners David S. Johanson and Jason E. Kearns paves the way for the US Department of Commerce to impose antidumping duties on file folder imports from Sri Lanka. Commerce will now issue an official order applying duties designed to offset the unfair pricing practices.

The ruling concludes an investigation under case Inv. No. 731-TA-1719 (Final), USITC Publication 5668, which examined whether Sri Lankan exporters were unde...