Anti Dumping Act For Solar Panels

Brussels 6 september 2012.

Anti dumping act for solar panels. Following is a current message from the cbp message system. Anti dumping and countervailing the cbsa provides help to canadian producers who face unfair foreign competition in the canadian marketplace. Us imposes new anti dumping duties on chinese taiwanese solar panels. These were then renewed in march 2017 for a period of 18 months only as opposed to the usual five years.

New requirements for all importers of solar panels. Posted by sanders brokerage services. Violated international trade agreements in 2012 by imposing anti dumping tariffs and countervailing measures against imports of chinese made solar materials. Solar panels crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and key components cn s.

Eu pro sun an industry association claimed in its complaint lodged on 25 july 2012 that solar panels and their key components imported from china enter the european market at prices below market value. 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. People s republic of china current last measures. Eu initiates anti dumping investigation on solar panel imports from china.

The merchandise covered by the solar cells order is crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules laminates and panels consisting of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells whether or not partially or fully assembled into other products including but not limited to modules laminates panels and building integrated materials. The eu first imposed anti dumping and anti subsidy measures in december 2013 for a period of two years. The united states has imposed anti dumping and countervailing duties on solar panels manufactured in china. The european commission today launched an anti dumping investigation into imports of solar panels and their key components i e.

Solar cells and solar wafers originating in china. The cbsa is responsible for the administration of the special import measures act sima which helps to protect canadian industry from injury caused by the dumping and subsidizing of imported goods. Not available countries investigated. 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 industry has already enforced 30 tariffs on imported solar panels since february.