Solar
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Solar Tariff Fight Continues at U.S. Court of International Trade
Litigation in U.S. court over the Biden administration's decision to put a two year pause on imposing tariffs on solar products is continuing, with new briefs filed that argue for dismissing the complaint by the U.S. producers of solar products.
U.S. Solar Companies Challenge Biden Administration's Tariff Pause
In a complaint filed with the U.S. Court of International Trade on December 29, two U.S. solar companies argued that the Biden administration's decision to pause certain tariffs on imports of Chinese solar cells and modules was in violation of U.S. law.
WTO Committee Meeting Addresses Chinese Concerns on CBAM, Solar Panels, EV Tariff Issues
At the WTO Committee on Market Access meeting held on April 26-27, 2023, China raised issues related to the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Indian restrictions on solar panels, and Türkiye's (formerly known as Turkey) discriminatory tariffs on electric vehicles.
Chinese Solar Company to Build Texas Factory
Chinese company Trina Solar has announced it will build a "more than 1 million square foot solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing facility in Wilmer, Texas."
U.S. Commerce Department Issues Final Circumvention Decisions in Solar Case
In final determinations issued in recent weeks, the U.S. Department of Commerce mostly confirmed its preliminary determinations that several manufacturers of photovoltaic cells and modules have been circumventing anti-dumping/countervailing duties imposed on imports from China by doing "minor processing" in four Southeast Asian countries. However, due
Congress Tries To Undo Biden's Solar Tariff Pause; Biden Vetoes
On an issue that puts climate change and concerns about trade with China in conflict, the U.S. Congress has tried to overturn a Biden administration move to pause tariffs on solar panel imports from Chinese companies operating in several Southeast Asian countries, but President Biden vetoed the Congressional action.
Members of Congress Try To Undo Biden Administration Tariff Pause
A bipartisan group of members of Congress have introduced legislation to "roll back" a Biden administration action that suspends tariffs on solar imports from four Southeast Asian countries that are subject to an investigation into whether Chinese producers of solar products had shifted production to these countries in