Up to about 271%, the United States intends to impose anti-dumping duties on photovoltaic products in four Southeast Asian countries
On the grounds that solar energy products from Southeast Asia are sold in the United States at a price lower than the cost of production, the U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced that it intends to impose anti-dumping duties of up to 271% on photovoltaic products in relevant countries. This plan has been questioned by the media and people in related countries.
According to the preliminary determination made by the US Department of Commerce after investigation, the proposed anti-dumping duties involve imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, and the specific tax rate depends on different companies. The United States mainly imports solar cells and modules from these countries, accounting for about 80% of the United States imports of such products.
The Commerce Department investigation follows a petition filed in April by the Trade council of the Solar Energy Manufacturing Alliance of America.
According to US media reports, some foreign manufacturers and domestic renewable energy developers in the United States believe that anti-dumping duties will give an unfair advantage to larger photovoltaic panel manufacturers operating in the United States, while raising the cost of solar projects.
Joseph Mathews, a senior professor at Belthai International University in Cambodia, said that imposing anti-dumping duties on products from ASEAN countries is illogical, cannot revive the domestic industry in the United States, and will also cause American importers and American consumers to bear higher costs and bear losses.
The final findings of the Commerce Department's trade investigation are expected in April, and the U.S. International Trade Agency will issue its ruling and release its final policy in June.