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Commerce Finalizes AD/CVD Circumvention Finding for Southeast Asia Solar

The Commerce Department on Aug. 18 announced its final determination that imports of solar cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are circumventing antidumping and countervailing duties on solar cells from China. The agency made minor changes from its preliminary determination, finding Cambodia’s New East Solar circumvented duties and excluding it from the certification process for duty exemptions, as well as excluding Vietnam’s Vina from the certification process but making VSUN eligible.

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Duty collection is on hold until June under a grace period announced by the Biden administration last year, and even companies otherwise excluded from the certification process may file certifications to qualify for the grace period.