China Solar Products: Prelim CV Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect
A countervailing duty cash deposit requirement will take effect June 10 for imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from China (C-570-011), as the Commerce Department found illegal subsidization of Chinese producers in its preliminary determination. The duties solar cells that have partially been produced in third countries, but assembled into solar panels and other solar products in China. Commerce said it is still considering comments on the controversial scope (see 14060326).
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The solar products subject to this investigation are also the subject of antidumping duty investigations on China and Taiwan. The preliminary AD duty determinations are currently due in July (see 14052318).
CV Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation for all entries of subject merchandise from China that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June 10. It will require CV duty cash deposit rates as follows:
| Company | CV Rate |
| Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd. | 35.21% |
| Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. | 18.56% |
| All Others | 26.89% |
(The period of investigation is 01/01/12 - 02/30/12. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope (unchanged since initiation), suspension of liquidation, etc. See 14012811 for summary of the initiation of this CV duty investigation, and 14010301 for summary of the underlying petition.)
AD/CVD Operations contact -- Gene Calvert (202) 482-3586
(Federal Register 06/10/14)