China Solar Cells: Final Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from China (A-570-979). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Dec. 1, 2020, through Nov. 30, 2021.
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New Cash Deposit Rates Effective July 7
For entries on or after July 7, when these final results were published in the Federal Register, Commerce is setting new AD duty cash deposit rates for the companies under review. For any other exporters of subject merchandise that were not under review (i.e., all exporters of subject merchandise except those listed below), cash deposit rates will remain at the level set in the most recent review of each respective company. For companies that have never been assigned a cash deposit rate by Commerce, the China-wide rate applies. The new rates are as follows:
| Producers/Exporters | AD Rate |
|---|---|
| Chint New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (f.k.a. Chint New Energy Technology (Haining) Co., Ltd.);11 Chint Solar (Hong Kong) Company Limited; Chint Solar (Jiuquan) Co., Ltd.; Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.; Chint New Energy Technology (Yancheng) Co., Ltd.; Chint Solar (Yancheng) Co., Ltd.; Haining Chint Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Taiheng New Energy Co., Ltd.; Hangzhou Taifu New Energy Co., Ltd. | 36.5% |
| Shenzhen Glory Industries Co., Ltd. | zero |
| Anji DaSol Solar Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd. | 36.5% |
| BYD (Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd. | 36.5% |
| JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd. | 36.5% |
| Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd; Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; Jinko Solar (Haining) Co., Ltd. (f/k/a Jinko Solar Technology (Haining) Co., Ltd.); Yuhuan Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Jinko Tiansheng Solar Co., Ltd. | 36.5% |
| LONGi Solar Technology Co., Ltd. | 36.5% |
| Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd. | 36.5% |
| Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co., Ltd. | 36.5% |
| Shenzhen Topray Solar Co., Ltd. | 36.5% |
| Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd.; Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Beijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited | 36.5% |
| Trina Solar Co., Ltd.; Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science and Technology Co., Ltd.; Yancheng Trina Guoneng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd.; Changzhou Trina Solar Yabang Energy Co., Ltd.; Turpan Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.; Hubei Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.; Trina Solar (Hefei) Science and Technology Co., Ltd.; Changzhou Trina Hezhong Photoelectric Co., Ltd. | 36.5% |
| Trina Solar (Singapore) Science and Technology Pte. Ltd. | 36.5% |
| Trina Solar Energy Development Company Limited | 36.5% |
| Trina Solar Science & Technology (Thailand) Ltd. | 36.5% |
| Wuxi Tianran Photovoltaic Co., Ltd. | 36.5% |
No shipments. Commerce continued its preliminary finding that nine groups of companies -- (1) BYD H.K. Co., Ltd.; (2) Canadian Solar International Limited, Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc., Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc., CSI Cells Co., Ltd., CSI Solar Power (China) Inc., CSI–GCL Solar Manufacturing (Yancheng) Co., Ltd. (collectively, Canadian Solar); (3) CSI Modules (Dafeng) Co. Ltd.; (4) JA Solar Co., Ltd.; (5) JingAo Solar Co., Ltd. (JingAo); (6) Risen Energy Co. Ltd., Risen Energy (Changzhou) Co., Ltd., Risen (Wuhai) New Energy Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Risen (Luoyang) New Energy Co., Ltd., Jiujiang Shengchao Xinye Technology Co., Ltd., Jiujiang Shengzhao Xinye Trade Co., Ltd., Ruichang Branch, Risen Energy (HongKong) Co., Ltd.; (7) Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd.; (8) Xiamen Yiyusheng Solar Co., Ltd.; and (9) Zhejiang Aiko Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd. -- did not have any exports to the U.S. during the period of review. The cash deposit rates currently in effect for these companies will not change, and any entries during the period of review reported under their case numbers will be assessed duties at the 238.95% China-wide rate.
China-wide entity. See Appendix II of the notice for the list of 18 companies determined not eligible for a separate rate, and therefore considered part of the China-wide entity, with an AD rate of 238.95%.
Assessment Rates for Entries December 2020 - November 2021
Commerce is using the rates it calculated in these final results to set assessments of AD duties on importers of subject merchandise for entries between Dec. 1, 2020, and Nov. 30, 2021. Commerce will assess AD on entries from Chint New Energy Technology and its affiliated companies at importer-specific rates. Entries from Shenzhen Glory Industries will be liquidated without regard to AD assessments. Importers of subject merchandise from the other companies under review will be assessed AD duties at the rates listed above.
(The review period is 12/01/20 - 11/30/21. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope of the order, detailed cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc. See 2301050032 for a summary of the preliminary results of this administrative review.)