The U.S. Department of Commerce has made a final decision to impose anti-dumping and anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese photovoltaic products exported to the United States – Domestic News – Italian Xinhua Times, Xinhua Media Network

Uncategorized

In response to a complaint from the U.S. branch of German photovoltaic giant Solar World, the U.S. Department of Commerce launched a “double-reverse” investigation into crystalline silicon photovoltaic products exported to the U.S. from mainland China and Taiwan in January this year. Compared with the first “double-reverse” investigation, the scope of the second “double-reverse” investigation has been further expanded, from photovoltaic cells to photovoltaic modules, laminates, panels, etc., and the targets have also been expanded from mainland China to include Taiwan, with the intention of blocking Mainland photovoltaic companies manufacture and purchase overseas to avoid tariffs.

According to U.S. statistics, in 2013, the total export of crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from mainland China to the United States was US$1.5 billion, and the total export of related products from Taiwan to the United States was US$657 million. Analysts believe that the final results of the US sanctions are intended to comprehensively restrict China’s export of crystalline silicon photovoltaic products to the United States.

The head of the Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce of China previously stated that the U.S.’s restrictions on China’s photovoltaic products exported to the United States is an abuse of trade remedy measures and has a very obvious protective tone, which is bound to escalate the Sino-U.S. photovoltaic trade dispute again.

In the United States, the Affordable Solar Energy Alliance, which has more than 70 member companies in the solar energy industry, does not support the United States’ promotion of “double anti-dumping” measures. The agency stated that the imposition of “double-reverse” tariffs on China’s photovoltaic products exported to the United States will slow down the growth of the U.S. solar industry, raise the price of solar products, and reduce U.S. jobs. The United States and China should resolve trade frictions through negotiations. (over)

Adrien
Latest posts by Adrien (see all)

Publications similaires