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USITC Backs Solar Import Duties On India, Indonesia, Laos
Abstract
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a final affirmative determination that solar cell and module imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos have materially injured the US domestic solar industry.
The decision clears the way for the US Department of Commerce (DOC) to issue antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders on November 2, 2026. Combined duties will vary by country and producer. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will start collecting cash deposits once the orders are in effect.
In its final determination, the USITC upheld the finding that solar imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos had materially injured the US solar industry. The investigations found that suppliers sold solar cells and modules in the US below fair value and benefited from government subsidies in their respective countries.
The investigation was launched in July 2025, in response to a petition filed by a group of US solar PV manufacturers, the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade (AASMT). In September 2026, the DOC confirmed dumping and subsidization of solar imports from all three countries and set AD margins and CVD rates.
This is another win for AASMT, which was previously successful in getting AD/CVD orders against solar imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, leading to a significant drop in imports from these countries.
AASMT is now pursuing another AD/CVD investigation against imports of solar cells and modules assembled in Ethiopia using Chinese-origin components (see New US Petition Targets Ethiopia Solar Imports). Its complaint against India’s Waaree Energies and Waaree Solar Americas for evading AD/CVD on certain solar imports led to a final CBP customs ruling.
Tim Brightbill, Lead Counsel to the AASMT and Co-Chair of Wiley Rein’s International Trade Practice, said the USITC’s final determination on solar imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos strengthens fair competition.
Meanwhile, another coalition of US-based solar manufacturers called AMER is pursuing an investigation into South Korea-produced solar cells being used to circumvent tariffs on Chinese products, including by Hanwha Qcells.