The incident of the US intercepting photovoltaic panels

Did China circumvent rules to prevent subsidized solar panels from flooding US market?

The Commerce Department initiated its investigation on March 25 after Auxin Solar, a small solar panel manufacturer based in California, filed a petition requesting an inquiry into whether China was circumventing rules intended to prevent state-subsidized solar parts from flooding the U.S. market.

Are US solar panels finally picking up after gridlock?

REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights March 6 (Reuters) - U.S. imports of solar panels are finally picking up after months of gridlock stemming from implementation of a new law banning goods made with forced labor, according to two Chinese solar companies.

Are solar panels affected by a tariff dispute?

However, another big solar company, First Solar, which manufactures a type of solar panel unaffected by the tariff dispute, said it was supportive of the investigation. “What we are interested in is ensuring that there is a level playing field for domestic manufacturers,” said Reuven Proenca, a spokesman for First Solar.

How many solar products has Longi detained under uflpa?

Longi did not respond to requests for comment. In response to another public records request last month, U.S. Customs said it had released 374, or more than a quarter of 1,433 electronics shipments it had detained under UFLPA. It would not specify how many of those were solar products.

How many solar panels have cleared US Customs?

He did not give details on the quantity of panels that were making it through customs. Trina Solar Co Ltd (688599.SS) told Reuters that more than 900 megawatts of its solar panels have cleared U.S. customs in the last four months, with less than 1% of those products being detained for examination.

How many solar energy shipments have been blocked under uflpa?

In November, Reuters reported that more than 1,000 shipments of solar energy components, valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars, had been blocked in US ports under the UFLPA. ROTH Capital said in August that as much as 3 GW had been held by US Customs since the law was enacted.