Determination results in total duties ranging from 147%-267% for foreign producers harming the U.S. solar manufacturing industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued final affirmative determinations in its antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations concerning crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells, whether or not assembled into modules, imported from India, Indonesia, and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Laos). These determinations confirm that producers and exporters from these countries have been dumping solar products into the U.S. market at unfairly low prices and have benefited from countervailable subsidies, causing material injury to the domestic solar manufacturing industry.
Final Determinations:
India: Dumping margins of 123.04% for all producers; CVD rates of 126.09%.
Indonesia: Dumping margins of 94.36% for all producers; CVD rates of 73.2%-173.7%.
Laos: Dumping margins of 65.43% for all producers; CVD rates of 82.03%-153.67%.
Department of Commerce Fact Sheet found here.
“America’s solar manufacturing sector is poised for a historic resurgence, with domestic module capacity up more than 750% since 2022 and cell production expanding as well,” said Tim Brightbill, co-chair of Wiley’s International Trade Practice and lead counsel to the Alliance. “But that progress is being harmed by dumped and subsidized imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos that have denied American producers a level playing field. Today’s final determinations are an essential step toward enforcing our trade laws and restoring fair competition for U.S. solar manufacturers and the workers they employ. We will keep monitoring import data and holding bad actors accountable wherever they move next.”
Today’s determination follows the ITC’s final hearing in this case earlier this week. The ITC’s final injury vote is expected on October 14, 2026; if it affirms that the domestic industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury by these imports, the Department of Commerce will issue AD and CVD orders, expected on November 2, 2026, imposing duties on imports from all three countries at the rates set in today’s determination.
These antidumping and countervailing duties are separate from the broader tariffs the Trump administration has imposed under other authorities. Unlike the administration’s IEEPA-based reciprocal tariffs and Section 232 national security tariffs, which apply broadly across countries or product categories by executive action, AD/CVD duties are case-specific remedies under the Tariff Act of 1930, imposed only after Commerce and the ITC determine that specific foreign producers are dumping or receiving subsidies and that U.S. industry is being materially injured as a result. AD/CVD duties also stack on top of these other tariffs rather than replacing them.
Background
The original Solar I AD/CVD orders were imposed on Chinese CSPV products in December 2012 following findings of dumping and illegal subsidization. These producers responded by shifting production to Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam – triggering affirmative circumvention findings and new AD/CVD orders (Solar III) in June 2025. Imports from those four countries subsequently collapsed from $12.2 billion in 2023 to $1.3 billion in 2025. A new round of AD/CVD petitions (Solar IV) targeting India, Indonesia, and Laos followed in July 2025; Commerce issued affirmative preliminary countervailing duty determinations in February 2026, and preliminary dumping determinations in April 2026.
The Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade is a coalition of four member and supporter companies calling for the enforcement of U.S. trade laws against foreign entities engaging in illegal practices to protect American jobs, ensure fair market prices, and secure a strong American solar manufacturing industry for generations to come. For more information visit: aasmt.org