CIT grants in part default judgment against Koehler in $193.6 million antidumping duty suit

The U.S. Court of International Trade entered default judgment against Koehler Oberkirch GmbH and Koehler Paper SE in Court No. 24-00014 for unpaid antidumping duties on lightweight thermal paper from Germany, after the defendants failed to answer interrogatories and refused to participate in discovery under USCIT Rule 37(d). The court declined the Government's request for an injunction barring the defendants from importing into the United States, holding that the relief was not demanded in the complaint and would violate USCIT Rule 54(c). The opinion, Slip Op. 26-116, is dated September 18, 2026.