Anti Dumping Solar Panels

Us imposes new anti dumping duties on chinese taiwanese 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.

Anti dumping solar panels.

Adobe stock by martin banks. People s republic of china current last measures. Since then importers of china solar goods are required to pay anti dumping duty to customs if the price is above the mip. Solar panels crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and key components cn s.

If at this point of time the anti dumping duties are imposed on such imports the ongoing projects in the country will face huge cost over runs threatening the very viability of the ongoing projects. Not available countries investigated. Solar industry has already enforced 30 tariffs on imported solar panels since february. The proof of that is solar power per unit crashed to 2 36 to 2 40 per unit.

The eu first imposed anti dumping and anti subsidy measures for chinese solar panels wafers and cells in 2013 and extended them by 18 months in march last year signaling that they should then end. China s tremendous increase in solar photovoltaic production driven in part by an estimated 42 billion in subsidized government loans between 2010 and 2012 has been a key factor in the rapid decline in solar panel prices worldwide. All these projects were won through the most aggressive biddings. Bonds submitted will need to be honored by payment of safeguard duty.

Solar installations some u s. Any chinese imported cells or panels would now have 55 tariffs in addition to antidumping countervailing duties in place for the last few years. Solar manufacturers as well as. 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.

Controversial anti dumping measures on solar panels from china will not be extended the european commission announced on monday. Anti dumping duty solar panels started in december 2013.