Anti Dumping Solar Panels Taiwan

The effect of this week s new tariffs on chinese imports will probably be slim.

Anti dumping solar panels taiwan.

Us imposes new anti dumping duties on chinese taiwanese solar panels. Taiwan had no way of knowing the chinese module makers would export to the united states says arthur hsu analyst with taipei based market research firm trendforce. 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. Jan 22 2015 seenews the us international trade commission itc on wednesday approved the imposition of final anti dumping and anti subsidy duties on imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic pv products from china and taiwan.

The tariffs which will go into effect around february 1 were given the green light by the us department of commerce doc in december 2014. It is expected that this measure will lead to additional import of solar panels from these countries into the eu. These include antidumping and countervailing duties adcvd on solar imports from various countries including china and taiwan and more recently safeguard duties that were imposed by the president in response to recommendations reported on by the itc. The cbsa provides help to canadian producers who face unfair foreign competition in the canadian marketplace.

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. The decision by the government is aimed at preventing chinese suppliers from circumventing the existing regulation by using solar cells from taiwan instead of china for example. Energytrend a division of research firm trendforce said the itc s decision finally closes the latest and most publicized pv anti dumping case involving china america and taiwan. After the united states initiated significant antidumping duties in 2014 against chinese and taiwanese producers many companies shifted their production facilities to other asian countries including malaysia thailand and vietnam.

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. Anti dumping and anti subsidy measures against solar panels originating from taiwan malaysia and china are no longer in place as per 3 september 2018. Commission imposes duties to prevent imports of dumped and subsidised chinese solar panel components via taiwan and malaysia the commission today extended the existing anti dumping and anti subsidy measures on imports of chinese solar modules and cells to taiwan and malaysia.