On April 24, 2024, a coalition of four U.S. producers of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules filed an antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) petition on imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The Petitioning entities are: (1) Convalt Energy, (2) First Solar, Inc.
On August 18, 2023, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced its final determination that certain solar cells and modules exported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam are circumventing the antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) orders on imports from China after conducting its investigation for over 18 months. Any duties will only go into effect in
On June 22, 2023, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States and India reached an agreement to terminate ongoing disputes at the World Trade Organization (WTO). Additionally, India agreed to remove retaliatory tariffs implemented against certain U.S. products in response to the U.S.’s institution of Section 232 tariffs on steel and
On December 2, 2022, the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) announced its preliminary circumvention determination with respect to certain solar cells and modules exported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Commerce found that imports of solar cells from all four countries circumvented the antidumping (“AD”) and countervailing (“CVD”) orders on solar cells and modules from the