Commerce Department Finalizes Steep Duties on Solar Imports From India, Indonesia, Laos

The Commerce Department has finalized steep duty rates on solar cells and panels imported from India, Indonesia, and Laos. This decision stems from findings that producers in these countries engaged in dumping cheap products and benefited from unfair government subsidies. The trade case was initiated by the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade, whose members include U.S. manufacturers.

• The Commerce Department has finalized steep duty rates on solar cells and panels from India, Indonesia, and Laos.
• The department found that producers in these countries dumped cheap products in the United States and benefited from unfair government subsidies.
• Anti-dumping margins were set for Indian producers at 123.04%, Indonesian producers at 94.36%, and Laotian producers at 65.43%.
• Countervailing duty rates were higher: 126.09% for Indian producers, 73.2% to 173.7% for Indonesian producers, and 82.03% to 153.67% for Laotian producers.
• The trade case was brought by the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade, which includes U.S. manufacturers like First Solar, Hanwha Qcells, and Mission Solar Energy.