El gobierno de EE. UU. tomó la última decisión sobre la importación de módulos solares del sudeste asiático

¡Se suspende por dos años el "doble antidumping" fotovoltaico! El gobierno de EE. UU. tomó la última decisión sobre la importación de módulos solares del sudeste asiático

El 16 de septiembre de 2022, el presidente Biden de los Estados Unidos emitió una orden administrativa para suspender la regla final del Departamento de Comercio de los Estados Unidos sobre la imposición de nuevas evasiones fiscales antiregulatorias sobre células fotovoltaicas y módulos fotovoltaicos importados de Camboya, Malasia, Tailandia y Vietnam por un período de dos años. Esta decisión se tomó en respuesta a la fuerte oposición de los importadores de módulos fotovoltaicos de EE. UU. a los impuestos. Expresaron su preocupación por esto y dijeron que la investigación del Departamento de Comercio de EE. UU. había impedido el desarrollo de muchos proyectos fotovoltaicos.

Cuando Auxin Solar, el fabricante de módulos fotovoltaicos de EE. UU., presentó una queja ante el Departamento de Comercio de EE. UU., el Departamento de Comercio de EE. UU. decidió iniciar una investigación de elusión el 1 de abril de 2022, y esta prohibición de dos años fue la respuesta del presidente de EE. UU., Biden. a esta investigación de elusión. Auxin Solar afirma que los productos fotovoltaicos producidos en estos países del sudeste asiático no se han visto afectados por las órdenes de derechos antidumping y compensatorios contra las baterías solares y los paneles solares de China .

Due to circumvention cases and potential high tariffs that may be imposed on Southeast Asian countries, the development of many photovoltaic projects in the United States has actually been suspended. President Biden of the United States has taken unprecedented measures to this end, citing the National Defense Production Act to stop anti circumvention investigations. The National Defense Production Act also gives President Biden greater power to authorize American industrial manufacturers to improve their ability to manufacture photovoltaic modules in America.

The legal provisions adopted allow the President to issue an executive order to suspend certain import duties in response to an emergency "due to a state of war or other reasons". During the state of emergency, the President may approve the import of "food, clothing, medical, surgical and other supplies for emergency relief work" duty-free. Although the suspension of customs duties is for two years, the US Department of Commerce said that its investigation would continue during this period. However, if the investigation results prove that there is circumvention, customs duties or cash deposits will not be collected until the expiration of the two-year suspension. President Biden's use of the National Defense Production Act to prevent the US Department of Commerce from imposing additional tariffs is likely to face multiple challenges, but it is too early to appeal. At present, the deadline for making a preliminary ruling on circumvention is November 28, 2022.

The final rule has made some changes to the originally proposed rule. The most important thing is to outline that the two-year suspension of tariff collection should not be used as a mechanism for PV developers to purchase and store PV cells and PV modules, so as to avoid possible tariffs. President Biden of the United States declared a state of emergency on June 6, 2022, and cited the provisions of the Tariff Act and the National Defense Production Act implemented in 1930. At first, he did not address the concerns related to photovoltaic module inventory, but after reviewing the opinions of several industry groups representing domestic manufacturers and members of the Senate Finance Committee, the final rules published on September 16, 2022 addressed these concerns. In its final rules, the U.S. Department of Commerce pointed out that "the goal of the U.S. Department of Commerce is not to allow photovoltaic products entering the U.S. market before the termination date to be used for long-term installation of photovoltaic projects, because the emergency declared by President Biden affected the measures we took." Taking into account all the opinions, the US Department of Commerce has made several amendments to the rules, including a provision that restricts the tariff exemption to photovoltaic modules and photovoltaic cells "used or installed" in the US within 180 days from the date of termination of the rules, and the date of termination shall be June 6, 2024 at the latest.