When the American government was investigating whether solar cells and panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam were dumped on the American market in 2024 as a result of which the American manufacturers could not compete, the activities in those countries quickly worked elsewhere. Soon imports from India, Indonesia and Laos started rattling.
The American industry has taken note. Nowadays, a new antidumping/countervailing obligation (AD/CVD) investigation has been submitted by the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade In the three new countries.
The American International Trade Court (ITC) and the Commerce (DOC) department officially have a series of rates on silicon solar cells (whether or not in panels) from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. That research was submitted by the same group of American manufacturers who are now asking for a look in India, Indonesia and Laos. The trade group consists of thin-film panel manufacturer First Solar, Silicon Cell Startup Talon PV and manufacturers of Silicium panel Qcells and Mission Solar.
Although the import of Paneel from India has been relatively stable, the data is shown that the import from Indonesia and Laos are picking up.
A similar increase in cell import can also be seen from the three countries.
The petitions require a look at mostly Chinese manufacturers in Laos and Indonesia, as well as general companies with headquarters in India. The petitioners have identified dumping margins of 89.65% for Indonesia, up to 249.09% for Laos and 213.96% for India.
“The last petition submitted on behalf of American Zonne-Zonne manufacturers has successfully enforced the rule of law and illegally dumped and subsidized solar panels that rise from Southeast Asia to the United States,” said Tim Brightbill, co-chairman of the International Trading Practice of Werey’s International Trade Practice and Lead Practice and Lead Practice and Lead Trade Practice and Lead Practice and Lead Practice and Lead Practice and Leady Trade Practice and Leady. “But the same companies supported by Chinese did not waste time -shifting activities to Laos and Indonesia, and companies in India participated to continue to undermine American producers. We have always said that powerful enforcement of our trade laws is crucial for the success of this industry.”
The DOC will investigate whether input is unfairly priced or subsidized and the ITC will determine whether that import has injured domestic industry. If both are affirmative, rates are imposed to compensate for unfair commercial practices.
