Commerce Hits Chinese Solar Cells with More Dumping Duties
Published Date: 4/11/2025
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Summary
The U.S. Department of Commerce found that some Chinese solar cell companies sold their products at unfairly low prices from December 2022 to November 2023. They also decided some companies didn’t ship any products or don’t qualify for special treatment, so those parts of the review are being dropped. This could affect import duties and prices, and the public can still share their thoughts before the final decision.
Analyzed Economic Effects
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Preliminary 238.95% Dumping Margin Assigned
Commerce preliminarily determined weighted-average dumping margins of 238.95 percent for Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co., Ltd. and for several separate-rate companies for the period December 1, 2022, through November 30, 2023. If these preliminary margins are sustained in the final results, those producers/exporters could face antidumping duty assessments at that 238.95 percent rate for entries covered by this review.
Cash Deposit Rules after Final Results
Commerce stated that, for shipments entered or withdrawn for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of this review, cash deposit requirements will apply: (1) exporters listed in the preliminary results will have cash deposits equal to their final weighted-average dumping margin; (2) previously investigated Chinese and non-Chinese exporters with separate rates keep their existing cash deposit rates; (3) all China exporters without a separate rate will have a cash deposit rate equal to the China-wide entity rate of 238.95 percent; and (4) non-China exporters without a separate rate will have the cash deposit rate of their China supplier.
CBP Assessment and Liquidation Instructions
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties on appropriate entries covered by this review and intends to issue assessment instructions no earlier than 35 days after publication of the final results. Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate entries recorded under the company-specific case numbers of Jinko Solar, Longi Solar, and Zhejiang Aiko at the China-wide rate, and to liquidate Sungold's reported-unreported entries at the China-wide rate if applicable. If Sungold's final margin is not based on total adverse facts available, Commerce intends to calculate importer/customer-specific assessment rates instead.
Rescission for Listed Companies; Assessment at Entry Cash Deposit
Commerce is rescinding this administrative review for the companies listed in Appendix II because there were no suspended entries of subject merchandise from those companies during the period December 1, 2022, through November 30, 2023. For those companies, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on appropriate entries at the cash deposit rate of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry (or withdrawal from warehouse) during that December 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023 period.
Importer Certificate Requirement; Risk of Double Duties
Importers must file a certificate about reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during the period December 1, 2022, through November 30, 2023, under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2). Failure to comply could lead Commerce to presume reimbursement and assess double antidumping duties and/or increase antidumping duties by the amount of countervailing duties.
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