US Commerce Department imposes preliminary antidumping duties on solar imports from India, Indonesia and Laos

Key facts

• The US Commerce Department announced preliminary antidumping duties on solar cells and panels imported from India, Indonesia and Laos.
• The preliminary duty rates, known as dumping margins, are 123.04 per cent for India, 35.17 per cent for Indonesia, and 22.46 per cent for Laos.
• India, Indonesia and Laos accounted for $4.5 billion in US solar imports last year, representing approximately two-thirds of the total.
• The petition for these duties was filed by the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade, which includes First Solar, Qcells, Talon PV and Mission Solar.
• The US Commerce Department will announce final decisions for solar cells from India and Indonesia on or around July 13, and for imports from Laos on or around September 9.
• Preliminary countervailing duties were announced for India, Indonesia and Laos in February.