On August 17, 2023, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) made the final determination in its investigations of whether crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam...more
9/5/2023
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Cambodia ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Government Investigations ,
Imports ,
Malaysia ,
Plastic Solar Cells ,
Solar Panels ,
Tax Avoidance ,
Thailand ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Vietnam
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On December 2, 2022, the US Department of Commerce issued its long-awaited preliminary determinations in the circumvention inquiries on solar cell and module imports triggered by the petition that was...more
12/5/2022
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Cambodia ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Government Investigations ,
Imports ,
Malaysia ,
Plastic Solar Cells ,
Solar Panels ,
Tax Avoidance ,
Thailand ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Vietnam
Today, the Biden Administration took two separate, complementary actions in a response to intense political pressure arising from the ongoing dispute between domestic solar project developers and domestic solar module...more
6/7/2022
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Countervailing Duties ,
Defense Production Act ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Power Grid ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Solar Panels ,
State of Emergency ,
Tariff Act of 1930 ,
U.S. Commerce Department
On March 8, 2018, President Trump signed Presidential Proclamations adjusting imports of steel and aluminum into the US. This action marks the imposition of heavy tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum, in a move that may...more
3/23/2018
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Anti-Dumping Duty ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
EU ,
GATT ,
Imports ,
National Security ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
WTO
On April 26, 2017, Suniva, Inc., a U.S. producer of solar cells and modules, filed a petition with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 seeking temporary import relief...more
On February 14, the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) voted to go forward with the new antidumping and countervailing duty cases filed on New Year’s Eve by SolarWorld Industries America, Inc., the U.S. solar panel...more