PVTIME – On 13 July 2026, the United States initiated an anti-circumvention investigation targeting crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells (whether or not assembled into modules) from China. This was in response to petitions filed by eight US solar manufacturers: First Solar, Inc.; Hanwha Q CELLS USA, Inc.; Talon PV; Swift Solar; Great Lakes Solex PR, LLC; DYCM Power, LLC; Suniva, Inc.; and Silfab Solar, Inc.
The investigation aims to verify two potential circumvention practices applicable to existing US anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders. The investigation will examine whether Chinese-sourced components are assembled into complete photovoltaic cells and modules in Ethiopia before being exported to the US, or whether they are processed into cells in Ethiopia and then assembled into modules in Vietnam before being shipped to the US. The investigation covers goods falling under a full range of specified US Customs tariff codes.
This investigation builds on the long-standing US trade remedy regime for Chinese photovoltaic products. The US Department of Commerce first opened anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations into relevant Chinese solar goods in November 2011, issuing final affirmative rulings in October 2012. Two rounds of sunset reviews have since been conducted. The first concluded with affirmative final determinations in March 2018. The second expedited sunset review was initiated in February 2024 and concluded with affirmative final rulings in early June 2024, which sustained the existing trade duty measures.
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