As part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s circumvention investigation finalized last year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection was directed to suspend liquidation and collect cash deposits on antidumping and countervailing duty imports that violate utilization deadlines, including those not consumed domestically before June 6, 2024, or installed by December 3, 2024. This rule aimed to curb stockpiling, yet U.S. prices have dropped more than 50% in the last year, leaving warehouses overstocked with a two-year supply, further damaging domestic manufacturers.
Below is a statement from Tim Brightbill, partner at Wiley Rein and lead counsel for the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee.
“We urge strong enforcement of today’s deadline by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other agencies. Chinese-headquartered solar companies have consistently evaded international trade laws, undercutting U.S. manufacturers through illegal dumping and subsidies. These practices harm American workers, threaten energy independence, and jeopardize climate goals. Enforcement agencies must act decisively and transparently to ensure these Chinese-headquartered companies, and their joint venture partners here in the U.S., follow the laws.”