United States orders anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on solar cells and panels from India, Indonesia and Laos from Nov. 9, 2026.<\/p>\n
The U.S. Department of Commerce has ordered anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on solar cells and panels from India, Indonesia and Laos from Nov. 9.<\/p>\n
The two orders were signed on Nov. 4, 2026, and are scheduled to appear in the Federal Register on Nov. 9, 20261<\/a><\/sup>. They apply from the day they are published2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n In short, an importer bringing these solar cells or panels into the United States must pay two large cash deposits at the border. Rates run from about 65% to over 170% of the goods’ value, depending on the country and the maker.<\/p>\n This is a later step in a case the site reported in September. That story covered the final subsidy finding for Laos alone. The new orders turn the findings for all three countries into duties that customs collects.<\/p>\n Commerce issued two separate orders on the same goods. The first is a countervailing duty order, an extra import tax that offsets government subsidies<\/strong> paid to foreign makers2<\/a><\/sup>. The second is an anti-dumping order, an extra import tax on goods sold below their normal price<\/strong> in the United States3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Both orders cover crystalline silicon solar cells from the three countries, whether or not they are built into modules3<\/a><\/sup>. Commerce calls these goods "solar cells" for short in both notices2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the border agency, to collect cash deposits on each entry2<\/a><\/sup>. The deposit is paid at the same time as normal customs duties. The final duty is fixed later, when Commerce sends further instructions to customs.<\/p>\n The orders rest on two sets of findings. On Sept. 16, 2026, Commerce published final findings that the goods were subsidized and sold below fair value2<\/a><\/sup>. A ruling that goods are sold below fair value is the legal test for dumping.<\/p>\n The second finding came from the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), an independent agency that judges harm to American industry. On Oct. 14, 2026, it found that a U.S. industry is materially injured<\/strong> by these imports4<\/a><\/sup>. Five commissioners voted in favor, and one did not take part4<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The commission formally notified Commerce of its findings on Nov. 2, 20263<\/a><\/sup>. Under U.S. law, Commerce can issue an order only after both agencies find against the imports. The commission’s news release said Commerce would now issue both orders4<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The complaint came from the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade, a group of U.S. producers3<\/a><\/sup>. Commerce examined subsidies paid during the whole of 20245<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The anti-subsidy deposit rates are set as a share of the goods’ value. Several rates are very high because Commerce used "adverse inferences." This means it relied on the worst available facts when a company or government did not fully cooperate2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\nWhat do the solar cell orders do?<\/h2>\n
Why did Commerce act on these solar imports?<\/h2>\n
How high are the anti-subsidy duties?<\/h2>\n
Anti-subsidy deposit rates, % of value<\/h4>\n