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China Solar Cells: Final Results of AD Admin Review

The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from China (A-570-979). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD duties on importers for subject merchandise entered Dec. 1, 2017, through Nov. 30, 2018.

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New Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect Oct. 2

For entries on or after Oct. 2, when these final results will be published in the Federal Register, Commerce is setting new AD duty cash deposit rates for the companies under review. For any other exporters of subject merchandise that were not under review (i.e., all exporters of subject merchandise except those listed below), cash deposit rates will remain at the level set in the most recent review of each respective company. For companies that have never been assigned a cash deposit rate by Commerce, the China-wide rate applies. The new rates are as follows:

ExporterAD Rate
Trina Solar Co., Ltd./Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science and Technology Co., Ltd./Yancheng Trina Guoneng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd./Changzhou Trina Solar Yabang Energy Co., Ltd./Turpan Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd./Hubei Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd./Trina Solar (Hefei) Science and Technology Co., Ltd./Changzhou Trina Hezhong Photoelectric Co., Ltd.50.33%
Risen Energy Co. Ltd./Risen (Wuhai) New Energy Co., Ltd./Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic Technology Co., Ltd./Risen (Luoyang) New Energy Co., Ltd./Jiujiang Shengchao Xinye Technology Co., Ltd./Jiujiang Shengzhao Xinye Trade Co., Ltd./Ruichang Branch, Risen Energy (HongKong) Co., Ltd.106.39%
Review Average Rate (applicable to 16 companies)68.93%

Review average rate. The 68.93% review average rate applies to the following companies that demonstrated independence from state control but were not individually reviewed: Anji DaSol Solar Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd.; Canadian Solar International Limited/Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu), Inc./Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc./CSI Cells Co., Ltd./CSI–GCL Solar Manufacturing (YanCheng) Co., Ltd./CSI Solar Power (China) Inc. (Canadian Solar); JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd.; Jiawei Solarchina Co., Ltd.; JingAo Solar Co., Ltd.; Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. (Jinko); Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd. (Jinko I&E); Jinko Solar International Limited (Jinko Int’l); Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd.; Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.; Shenzhen Portable Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.; Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co., Ltd.; Wuxi Tianran Photovoltaic Co., Ltd.; Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited/Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd./Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd./Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd./Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd./Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd./Beijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd./Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd./Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; and Zhejiang Sunflower Light Energy Science & Technology Limited Liability Company.

China-wide. Commerce said the following 16 companies did not demonstrate independence from state control, or otherwise did not respond to Commerce Department questionnaires, and assigned these companies to the China-wide entity with a rate of 238.95%: De-Tech Trading Limited HK; Dongguan Sunworth Solar Energy Co., Ltd.; Eoplly New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.; ERA Solar Co., Ltd.; ET Solar Energy Limited; Hangzhou Sunny Energy Science and Technology Co., Ltd.; Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu High Hope Int’l Group; Jiawei Solarchina (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.; LightWay Green New Energy Co., Ltd.; Ningbo Qixin Solar Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd.; Systemes Versilis, Inc.; tenKsolar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.; Toenergy Technology Hangzhou Co., Ltd.; Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd/Luoyang Suntech Power Co., Ltd.; and Zhejiang ERA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.

No shipments. Commerce found another five companies -- BYD (Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd., LERRI Solar Technology Co., Ltd., Ningbo ETDZ Holdings, Ltd., Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd., and Sunpreme Solar Technology (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd. -- did not have any exports to the U.S. during the period of review. The cash deposit rates currently in effect for these five 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 for Entries December 2017 - November 2018

Commerce is using the rates it calculated in these final results to set assessments of AD duties on importers of subject merchandise for entries between Dec. 1, 2017, and Nov. 30, 2018. Commerce will liquidate entries from Trina and Risen during that period at importer-specific rates. Entries from the other companies under review will be liquidated at the rates listed above.

(The review period is 12/01/17 - 11/30/18. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope of the order, detailed cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc. See 2002070026 for a summary of the preliminary results of this administrative review. AD/CVD Operations contact: Jeff Pedersen (202) 482-2769.)