A trade panel has overturned the president’s tariffs on newsprint imported from Canada.

WASHINGTON — The International Trade Commission on Wednesday overturned a Trump administration decision to impose tariffs on Canadian newsprint, saying that U.S. paper producers are not harmed by newsprint imports.

The unanimous decision by the five-member body is a win for small- and medium-sized newspapers, which have struggled to absorb the cost of higher newsprint and engaged in cost-cutting, including layoffs and reduced pages, as a result.

The Commerce Department imposed anti-dumping tariffs as high as 20 percent on newsprint from Canada after a North Pacific Paper Co., a paper mill in Washington state, filed a complaint alleging that subsidies the Canadian government provides to its companies put American paper manufacturers at a disadvantage.

In a statement announcing the decision, the International Trade Commission said it has “determined that a U.S. industry is not materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of uncoated groundwood paper from Canada that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are subsidized and sold in the United States at less than fair value.”

The decision will allow Canadian paper providers to stop paying tariffs on imports of newsprint, which had been in effect since January. Those tariffs have already caused widespread damage among the already-struggling newspaper industry.

In response to the tariffs, dozens of regional newspapers across the country cut staff, reduced the numbers of days they printed, and in some cases, closed entirely, unable to contend with the increased costs.

David Chavern, the president and chief executive of News Media Alliance, cheered the commission’s decision in a statement on Wednesday.

“Today is a great day for American journalism,” he said. “The ITC’s decision will help to preserve the vitality of local newspapers and prevent additional job losses in the printing and publishing sectors. The end of these unwarranted tariffs means local newspapers can focus once again on playing a vital role in our democracy by keeping citizens informed and connected to the daily life of their communities.”