Commerce Department Finalizes Steep Duties on Solar Imports From India, Indonesia, Laos
The International Trade Commission will make a final determination on whether the imports materially injured or threatened to injure domestic manufacturers.
TL;DR
- The Commerce Department has finalized steep duty rates on solar cells and panels from India, Indonesia, and Laos.
- The department found that producers in these countries dumped cheap products in the United States and benefited from unfair government subsidies.
- Anti-dumping margins were set for Indian producers at 123.04%, Indonesian producers at 94.36%, and Laotian producers at 65.43%.
- Countervailing duty rates were higher: 126.09% for Indian producers, 73.2% to 173.7% for Indonesian producers, and 82.03% to 153.67% for Laotian producers.
- The trade case was brought by the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade, which includes U.S. manufacturers like First Solar, Hanwha Qcells, and Mission Solar Energy.