Chinese Dumping Solar Panels

By vision reporter added 26th january 2012 12 19 pm chinese solar panel makers flooded the u s.

Chinese dumping solar panels.

Solar installations some u s. While these price reductions have been instrumental in the recent boom in u s. From china now due to the antidumping countervailing and safeguard duties imposed on chinese products it is difficult to assess the effect additional duties would have on the u s. The european commission decided on friday 31 august to eliminate anti dumping tariffs on chinese solar panels saying the decision will help the eu achieve its renewable energy.

China s tremendous increase in solar photovoltaic production driven in part by an estimated 42 billion in subsidized government loans between 2010 and 2012 has been a key factor in the rapid decline in solar panel prices worldwide. Solar manufacturers as well as. In 2012 the us international trade commission levied anti dumping duties on solar panels manufactured in china. The restrictions finally came to an end on 3rd september 2018 opening the european market to solar panels manufactured in china.

Below follows a brief summary of the current situation in the us eu and india. Solar panel makers called on the federal government to punish chinese rivals with extra duties for allegedly dumping their products on the u s. A group of u s. Since the beginning of this decade the chinese solar power industry has been caught in crossfire from major economies.

Market with their products at the end of last year. India has imposed anti dumping duty of up to usd 1 559 per tonne on imports of a certain type of sheet used in solar cell making from china malaysia saudi arabia and thailand for five years to safeguard domestic players against cheap shipments. The directorate general of anti dumping and allied duties dgad has recommended imposing. Given the relatively small portion of cells and panels imported to the u s.

The cancellation of both anti dumping duty and anti subsidy restrictions will definitely make renewable energy more affordable and increase its supply due to the low cost of chinese solar panels. The eu first imposed anti dumping and anti subsidy measures for chinese solar panels wafers and cells in 2013 and extended them by 18 months in march last year signaling that they should then end. In a notification the department of revenue has said that after considering the recommendations of the commerce ministry s investigation arm dgtr.