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 panel anti dumping us.
Importation of solar cells modules panels.
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.
Today s decision also closes what solarworld called a.
Solar industry has already enforced 30 tariffs on imported solar panels since february.
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.
Importers of solar cells are face a complex array of barriers imposed by the u s.
Government per legal demands made by the domestic industry.
Monday 29 july 2019 the us government at the fifth review of the anti dumping tariffs imposed on china produced crystalline silicon solar cells and pv modules has generally lowered final tariff.
This afternoon s preliminary decision imposes significant tariffs on chinese solar modules in the anti dumping portion of this case.