China Solar Cells: Prelim Results of AD Admin Review
The Commerce Department has published the preliminary results of its antidumping duty administrative review on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from China (A-570-979). In the final results of this review, Commerce will set assessment rates for subject merchandise from the six companies remaining under review entered December 2022 through November 2023.
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Commerce has ordered liquidation “as entered” at the cash deposit rate in effect at the time of entry for subject merchandise from exporters for which a review was not requested (ADCVDWeb Message # 4080413).
In these preliminary results, Commerce is also ending the review for 13 companies, some of which have multiple affiliated companies -- listed in Appendix II of the notice -- because there were no suspended entries of subject merchandise from them during the review period. Commerce also said it intends to rescind the review for Red Sun Energy Long An Company Limited.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Once Commerce issues its final results, new AD duty cash deposit requirements may take effect for some companies beginning on the date of publication of the final results in the Federal Register. Commerce preliminarily calculated the following AD duty cash deposit rates:
| Exporter | AD Rate (Prelim) |
|---|---|
| Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co., Ltd. | 238.95% |
| BYD H.K. Co., Ltd. | 238.95% |
| BYD (Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd. | 238.95% |
| Maodi Solar Technology (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.. | 238.95% |
| Trina Solar Energy Development Company Limited | 238.95% |
| Trina Solar Science & Technology (Thailand) Ltd. | 238.95% |
China-wide. Commerce said there are 36 companies -- see Appendix III for the complete list -- in the review that are part of the China-wide entity and don't get a separate rate, based on their status as being government-controlled companies.
No shipments. Commerce found that the following companies -- Jinko Solar (which refers to affiliates Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd.; Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar Technology (Haining) Co., Ltd.; Yuhuan Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Jinko Tiansheng Solar Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar (Chuzhou) Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar (Yiwu) Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar (Shangrao) Co., Ltd.), Longi Solar Technology Co. Ltd., and Zhejiang Aiko Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd. -- didn't 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.
Assessment Rates
As part of this administrative review, Commerce will also calculate the antidumping duties it will assess on importers for entries of subject merchandise entered between Dec. 1, 2022, and Nov. 30, 2023. If these preliminary results are confirmed in the final results, entries from Shenzhen Sungold would be liquidated at importer-specific rates, and the same would hold for the five companies listed above that also were assigned an AD rate equal to the China-wide entity rate but were not individually examined. Importers of subject merchandise from the other companies under review would be assessed AD duties at the rates listed above.
(The period of review is 12/01/22 - 11/30/23. See the notice for additional information, including the scope of the order, potential cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc.)