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China Solar Cells: Final Results of CV Admin Review

The Commerce Department issued the final results of its countervailing duty administrative review on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from China (C-570-980). The agency calculated new CV duty cash deposit rates for the Chinese producers and exporters listed below. These final results will be used to set final assessments of CV duties on importers for entries between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2017.

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New Cash Deposit Rates Take Effect Dec. 9

New CV duty cash deposit rates for the producers and exporters still subject to this review take effect Dec. 9, the date that these final results are due for publication in the Federal Register. Companies that didn't get a rate in this review will keep their most recently assigned cash deposit rate, and companies that have never been assigned a CV duty rate will get the all-others rate. The new rates, which will also apply for importer assessment purposes, are as follows:

Producer/ExporterCV Rate
Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd. and affiliates (see notice for a full list)14.86%
Risen Energy Co., Ltd. and affiliates (see notice for a full list)11.68%
Review Average Rate (Applicable to 60 companies)12.67%

Review average rate. The review average rate of 12.67% is applicable to 60 companies listed in Commerce's notice of preliminary results. See Commerce's notice for a full list.

(The review period is 01/01/17 - 12/31/17. See Commerce's notice for more information, including the scope of the order, detailed cash deposit and assessment instructions, etc. See 2002100013 for a summary of the preliminary results of this administrative review. AD/CVD Operations contact: Gene Calvert, (202) 482-3586.)