Anti Dumping For China Solar Panels

Us imposes new anti dumping duties on chinese taiwanese solar panels.

Anti dumping for china solar panels.

The us department of commerce has imposed new tariff duties of up to 165 04 on crystalline silicon photovoltaic pv solar imports from china and taiwan after it found panels were being sold too cheaply to the us market. Solar cells of thickness less than 20 micrometers 7874 mils. In september 2018 a decision was made to remove the anti dumping duty on pv panels. Antidumping and countervailing duties are required on imports of solar cells and panels from china including solar panels produced in a third country from chinese solar cells.

Given the relatively small portion of cells and panels imported to the u s. From china now due to the antidumping countervailing and safeguard duties imposed on chinese products it is difficult to assess the effect additional duties would have on the u s. Solar cells and products with solar cells manufactured in china which are not subject to this anti dumping case must comply with one of the following criteria in order to be excluded. On one hand commerce determined in 2014 that china and taiwan s photovoltaic imports violated the antidumping duty law by selling solar products in the united states at prices far lower than market price.

The preliminary tariffs were given after solarworld a german solar manufacturer with operations in the usa claimed chinese manufacturers were avoiding paying duties by producing solar cells in taiwan. Market said seia president and ceo abigail ross hopper in an email message on june 15 when the additional tariffs were first proposed. If they do not add will apply. The department also found critical circumstances relating to the anti subsidy determination meaning that those duties are being collected on solar cells and panels imported from then forward as well as back to late december.

The anti dumping duties are added on top of the anti subsidy duties. Europe is the main market for chinese solar panels.