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The United States partially revoked the order to impose anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panels
US revoked impose anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar panels
The Trade Remedies Administration, Ministry of Industry and Trade informed, on June 22, 2023, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) issued a decision to partially revoke the order to impose anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties applied since 2012 with solar battery products imported from China.
Accordingly, the products excluded from this tax order are small stand-alone solar panels (with or without outer glass) with the following characteristics:
The total output power of each panel is 200 watts or less; the maximum surface area of each sheet is 16,000 cm2; no built-in inverter; with handles attached or packaged for ease of transport; with one or more mounting brackets for easy installation or angle adjustment; fitted or packaged with a power cord not less than 3 meters long connected to an 8mm diameter power connector.
This decision is the result of a review of changing circumstances at the request of a Chinese solar cell manufacturer and exporter.
Pursuant to this Decision, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) not to impose anti-dumping/anti-subsidy duties on new consignments imported into the United States and to refund taxes on illiquid shipments imported into the United States from December 1, 2021 (anti-dumping duty) and from January 1, 2021. (anti-subsidy tax).
According to the Trade Remedies Department, currently, the DOC is conducting an anti-dumping/anti-subsidy tax evasion investigation with solar battery products imported from Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam for allegedly evading the Tariff Order that the US is applying to China and is expected to issue the final conclusion on August 17, 2023.
Thus, the Trade Remedies Department said, with the US Department of Commerce (DOC) partially revoking the original order to impose tariffs on China, in the future, Vietnamese businesses that export small-sized independent solar panels to the US will not be subject to anti-evading measures .
