The United States has finalized steep anti‑dumping and countervailing duties on solar cells and panels imported from India and two other countries, arguing that producers and exporters received unfair government subsidies that caused harm to the American solar industry.
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its final affirmative findings in anti‑dumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations involving crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from India, Indonesia and Laos.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has imposed anti‑dumping margins of 123.04% on Indian producers, 94.36% on Indonesian producers, and 65.43% on producers from Laos.
In addition, countervailing duty rates were set at 126.09% for Indian producers, ranging from 73.2% to 173.7% for Indonesian producers, and between 82.03% and 153.67% for producers in Laos.
The action stems from a petition filed by the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade, which called for investigations into alleged unfair trade practices by predominantly Chinese-owned manufacturers operating in Laos and Indonesia, along with companies based in India.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) will now assess whether the subsidized imports caused harm to the domestic industry and issue a final injury determination within 45 days. The vote is scheduled for October 14.
If the USITC issues an affirmative final determination, the Department of Commerce will issue anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders by November 2, based on the rates outlined in the findings.
However, if the USITC issues a negative determination, the investigations will be discontinued.
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