Riyadh imposes anti-dumping measures on solar systems

Will Antidumping Measures affect solar project development in the United States?

The return of antidumping measures for components sourced from Southeast Asia could have a significant impact on solar project development in the United States. Photo: Tobias Kleinlercher/Wikipedia From pv magazine 6/24 AD/CVD tariffs for US-imported solar components from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Cambodia have been paused since 2022.

Are Jinko Solar products dumping or countervailing?

Combined dumping and countervailing duties on Jinko Solar products from Malaysia were among the lowest at 41.56%. Rival Trina Solar’s products from its operations in Thailand face tariffs of 375.19%.

Will new AD/CVD measures cause a shortage of solar panels?

Late 2023 saw such module prices fall to a record low $0.13/W and CEA estimated Southeast Asian imports would remain at around $0.20/W without new AD/CVD action. CEA anticipates new AD/CVD measures could cause a bottleneck of duty-free PV cells and flip an oversupplied solar market into shortages.

Are solar suppliers being investigated in Southeast Asia?

A petition signed by the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee coalition was filed in late April 2024 and, on May 15, 2024, the US International Trade Commission and the Department of Customs announced an investigation would be launched into suppliers from the four Southeast Asian nations. Petition filers

Are tariffs affecting the global solar trade?

The threat of tariffs on countries that supplied more than $10 billion of solar products to the United States last year, accounting for the vast majority of domestic supplies, has caused a dramatic shift in the global solar trade.

Are US solar tariffs threatening supply?

Difficult position With almost 80% of US solar modules imported from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Cambodia, trade measures could threaten supply. The US Energy Information Administration said the threat of AD/CVD tariffs in 2022 had prompted delays or the cancellation of around 20% of utility-scale solar generation capacity.