Trina Solar Says It Convinced CBP to Release Goods Stopped Under WRO
Trina Solar successfully convinced CBP that its goods aren't subject to a withhold release order on goods made from silicon-based products made by Hoshine Silicon Industry Co., Ltd., a company located in China's Xinjiang province (see 2106240062), Trina said on…
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March 4. "After the WRO issuance, Trina Solar immediately worked closely with CBP to submit the information showing its supply chain contains no materials from Hoshine and its supply chain remains free of forced labor," it said. "As a result, Trina Solar became the first solar PV module vendor to have CBP release products from WRO detention." The company said that "other suppliers may face more difficulty proving to CBP that they use ethically sourced polysilicon, resulting in delays that will only slow down the country’s transition to a carbon-free grid." CBP didn't comment.