Notice2022-13773
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2019-2020
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June 28, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined that the manufacturers/exporters of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of China (China) listed in the "Final Results of Review" section below, sold subject merchandise in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) December 1, 2019, through November 30, 2020.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38379-38382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13773]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-979]
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No
Shipments; 2019-2020
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined that
the manufacturers/exporters of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells,
whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's
Republic of China (China) listed in the ``Final Results of Review''
section below, sold subject merchandise in the United States at less
than normal value during the period of review (POR) December 1, 2019,
through November 30, 2020.
DATES: Applicable June 28, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Pedersen, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2769.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 23, 2021, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of
this review in the Federal Register.\1\ After publication of the
Preliminary Results, a number of interested parties filed case and
rebuttal briefs and Commerce held a public hearing (see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum for details).\2\ On April 19, 2022, Commerce
extended the deadline for the final results of this review until June
21, 2022.\3\ The final weighted-average dumping margins determined in
this review are in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this
notice.
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\1\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not
Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,
Partial Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review, and
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2019-2020, 86 FR 72923
(December 23, 2021) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the 2019-2020 Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not
Assembled into Modules, from the People's Republic of China,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
\3\ See Memorandum, ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,
Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of
China: Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2019-2020,'' dated April 19, 2022.
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Scope of the Order <SUP>4</SUP>
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\4\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not
Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of China: Amended
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and
Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 73018 (December 7, 2012) (Order); see
also Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not
Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of China: Final
Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews, and Revocation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part, 86 FR 71616-
71617 (December 17, 2021) (excluding certain off-grid CSPV). This
scope also reflects the USHTS subheadings 8541.42.0010, and
8541.43.0010. which were updated in 2022. The HTSUS subheadings in
effect during the POR were 8501.61.0010, 8507.20.80, 8541.40.6015,
8541.40.6025, and 8501.31.8010.
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The merchandise covered by this Order is crystalline silicon
photovoltaic cells, and modules, laminates, and panels, consisting of
crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not partially or
fully assembled into other products, including, but not limited to,
modules, laminates, panels and building integrated materials.
Merchandise covered by this Order is currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings 8501.71.0000, 8501.72.1000, 8501.72.2000, 8501.72.3000,
8501.72.9000, 8501.80.1000, 8501.80.2000, 8501.80.3000, 8501.80.9000,
8507.20.8010, 8507.20.8031, 8507.20.8041, 8507.20.8061, 8507.20.8091,
8541.42.0010, and 8541.43.0010. Although these HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description
of the scope of this order is dispositive. For a complete description
of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
We addressed all of the issues that were raised in interested
parties' case and rebuttal briefs in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. A list of the sections in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, including a list of issues that parties raised, and to
which we responded, is in the appendix to this notice. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
Final Determination of No Shipments
In the Preliminary Results we found that, during the POR, there
were no shipments of subject merchandise into the United States by
Canadian Solar,\5\ JingAo Solar Co., Ltd., and Yingli.\6\ No parties
commented on these preliminary determinations. Accordingly, because we
have not received any information to contradict our preliminary no-
shipments determination, nor any comment in opposition to our
preliminary finding, our determinations remain unchanged for the final
results of review.\7\ We will issue instructions to U.S. Customs Border
and Protection (CBP) based on these final results.
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\5\ Canadian Solar comprises Canadian Solar International
Limited; Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc.; Canadian
Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc.; CSI Cells Co., Ltd.; CSI Solar
Power (China) Inc.; and CSI-GCL Solar Manufacturing (Yancheng) Co.,
Ltd.
\6\ Yingli comprises Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources Co.,
Ltd.; Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd.; Baoding
Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Beijing Tianneng
Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Hainan Yingli New Energy
Resources Co., Ltd.; Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.;
Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Yingli New
Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; and Yingli Energy (China) Company
Limited.
\7\ See Preliminary Results PDM at 5.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
As discussed in detail in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, since
issuing the Preliminary Results, we corrected certain ministerial
errors in
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our calculation of Jinko's \8\ and Risen's \9\ (the mandatory
respondents) weighted-average dumping margins, changed certain
surrogate values, granted BYD (Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd. (BYD
Shangluo) a separate rate, and updated the weighted-average dumping
margin assigned to the companies who are eligible for a separate rate.
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\8\ We have continued to treat the following companies as a
single entity: Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd.; Jinko Solar
Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar Technology (Haining) Co., Ltd.; Yuhuan Jinko
Solar Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Jinko
Tiansheng Solar Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar (Chuzhou) Co., Ltd.;
JinkoSolar (Yiwu) Co., Ltd.; and JinkoSolar (Shangrao) Co., Ltd.
(collectively, Jinko).
\9\ We have continued to treat the following companies as a
single entity: Risen Energy Co. Ltd.; Risen (Wuhai) New Energy Co.,
Ltd.; Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.; Risen
(Luoyang) New Energy Co., Ltd.; Jiujiang Shengzhao Xinye Technology
Co., Ltd.; Jiujiang Shengzhao Xinye Trade Co., Ltd.; Ruichang Branch
(Ruichang Branch); Risen Energy (HongKong) Co., Ltd. (Risen Hong
Kong); Risen Energy (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.; and Risen Energy (YIWU)
Co., Ltd. (collectively, Risen).
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Separate Rates
As noted above, we have granted BYD Shangluo, which we denied a
separate rate in the Preliminary Results, a separate rate. We made no
other changes to our preliminary separate rate findings. Therefore, we
granted Jinko, Risen, and the eleven other companies/company groups
listed in the ``Final Results of Review'' section below separate rate
status. However, we have continued to deny separate rate status to all
of the companies listed in Appendix II of the Preliminary Results
notice except BYD Shangluo.
Dumping Margin for Non-Individually Examined Respondents Granted
Separate Rate Status
The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address the rate to
apply to respondents not selected for individual examination in a non-
market economy (NME) administrative review who are eligible for a
separate rate. When considering which rate to apply to such
respondents, Commerce generally looks to section 735(c)(5) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), which provides instructions
for calculating the all-others rate in an antidumping duty
investigation. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act instructs Commerce to
base the all-others rate on the estimated weighted-average dumping
margins established for the exporters and producers individually
investigated, excluding any dumping margins that are zero, de minimis,
or based entirely on facts available.
Because we calculated final dumping margins for the mandatory
respondents Jinko and Risen which are not zero, de minimis, or based
entirely on facts available, consistent with Commerce's practice and
section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, we assigned the separate rate
recipients a dumping margin equal to the weight average of Jinko's and
Risen's final dumping margins. We weight averaged Jinko's and Risen's
final dumping margins using the public values of their reported sales
of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.\10\
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\10\ See Memorandum, ``2019-2020 Administrative Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,
Whether or not Assembled into Modules, from the People's Republic of
China: Calculation of the Dumping Margin for Respondents Not
Selected for Individual Examination,'' dated concurrently with this
notice.
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Final Results of Review
We are assigning the following dumping margins to the firms listed
below for the period December 1, 2019, through November 30, 2020:
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Weighted-average
Producers/exporters dumping margin
(percent)
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Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd./Jinko Solar 15.71
Co., Ltd./JinkoSolar Technology (Haining) Co.,
Ltd./Yuhuan Jinko Solar Co., Ltd./Zhejiang Jinko
Solar Co., Ltd./Jiangsu Jinko Tiansheng Solar Co.,
Ltd./JinkoSolar (Chuzhou) Co., Ltd./JinkoSolar
(Yiwu) Co., Ltd./JinkoSolar (Shangrao) Co., Ltd...
Risen Energy Co. Ltd./Risen (Wuhai) New Energy Co., 8.00
Ltd./Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic Technology Co.,
Ltd./Risen (Luoyang) New Energy Co., Ltd./Jiujiang
Shengzhao Xinye Technology Co., Ltd./Jiujiang
Shengzhao Xinye Trade Co., Ltd./Ruichang Branch/
Risen Energy (HongKong) Co., Ltd./Risen Energy
(Changzhou) Co., Ltd./Risen Energy (YIWU) Co., Ltd
Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Following Companies
Anji DaSol Solar Energy Science & Technology Co., 10.24
Ltd...............................................
BYD (Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd................. 10.24
Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., Chint New Energy 10.24
Technology (Haining) Co., Ltd., Chint Solar
(Jiuquan) Co., Ltd., Chint Solar (Hong Kong)
Company Limited...................................
JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd.............. 10.24
LONGi Solar Technology Co., Ltd.................... 10.24
Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.............. 10.24
Shenzhen Topray Solar Co., Ltd..................... 10.24
Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd........................ 10.24
Wuxi Tianran Photovoltaic Co., Ltd................. 10.24
Xiamen Yiyusheng Solar Co., Ltd.................... 10.24
Zhejiang Aiko Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd..... 10.24
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Commerce's policy regarding the conditional review of the China-
wide entity applies to this administrative review.\11\ Under this
policy, Commerce will not review the China-wide entity in an
administrative review unless a party specifically requests, or Commerce
self-initiates, a review of the entity. Because no party requested a
review of the China-wide entity, and Commerce did not self-initiate a
review of the entity, the China-wide entity is not under review, and
the dumping margin assigned to the China-wide entity (i.e., 238.95
percent) has not changed.\12\
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\11\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963, 65969-70 (November
4, 2013).
\12\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not
Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of China: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final
Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019, 86 FR 58871 (October 25,
2021).
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Disclosure
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(b), within five days of the publication
of this
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notice in the Federal Register, we will disclose to the parties to this
proceeding, the calculations that we performed for these final results
of review.
Assessment
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs Border and Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise covered by the final results of this review. Commerce
intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days
after the date of publication date of the final results of this review
in the Federal Register. We intend to instruct CBP to liquidate entries
containing subject merchandise exported by the companies under review
that we determine in the final results to be part of the China-wide
entity at the China-wide entity rate of 238.95 percent.
If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International
Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate
relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a
statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).
Where merchandise was entered into the United States under the case
number of a mandatory respondent in this review during the POR (i.e.,
entered under the mandatory respondent's cash deposit rate), but the
mandatory respondent did not report a corresponding sale or entry in
its U.S. sales database, we will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries
at the China-wide rate. In addition, for the companies for which we
determined that there were no entries, exports, or sales of subject
merchandise during the POR, any suspended entries of subject
merchandise entered under one of the companies' case numbers during the
POR will be liquidated at the China-wide rate.\13\
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\13\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011), for a full
discussion of this practice.
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Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review in the
Federal Register. Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, for
shipments of subject merchandise from the People's Republic of China
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the
date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the
following cash deposits will be required: (1) for the companies/company
groups listed in the table in the ``Final Results of Review'' section
above, the cash deposit rate will be the rate listed for each company/
company group in the table; (2) for previously investigated Chinese and
non-Chinese exporters that received a separate rate in a prior segment
of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the
existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for all Chinese exporters of
subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate previously
established for the China-wide entity (i.e., 238.95 percent); and (4)
for all non-China exporters of subject merchandise which have not
received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate
applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied the non-Chinese
exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in
effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return or destruction of
APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a violation which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: June 21, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Issues and Decision Memorandum Topics List
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether to Base Risen's Dumping Margin on Partial
Adverse Facts Available (AFA)
Comment 2: The Appropriate Partial AFA Rate
Comment 3: The Appropriate Surrogate Value (SV) for Solar Glass
Comment 4: The Appropriate SV for Ocean Freight
Comment 5: Whether to Adjust Wafer SVs
Comment 6: The Appropriate SV for Silver Paste
Comment 7: The Appropriate SV for Aluminum Frames, Profiles, and
Keys
Comment 8: Selection of Financial SVs
Comment 9: The Appropriate SV for Air Freight
Comment 10: The Appropriate SV for Backsheets
Comment 11: The Appropriate SV for Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
Comment 12: The Appropriate SV for M_Weldingwire
Comment 13: The Appropriate SV for BS_PO_Film_1 and
BS_PA_Transparent_Film
Comment 14: The Appropriate SV for M_Plastic_Film_Cover
Comment 15: The Appropriate SV for Polypropylene Film
Comment 16: The Appropriate SV for P_M_Tape
Comment 17: The Appropriate SV for P_C_Spongecover
Comment 18: The Appropriate SV for P_C_Pabox,
P_C_Innerliner_Case, and P_PB_PE_Foam_Box
Comment 19: The Appropriate SV for P_M_Wooden_Board and
P_M_Lift_Stand
Comment 20: The Appropriate SV for Sodium Hydroxide
Comment 21: The Appropriate SV for Steam
Comment 22: The Appropriate SV for Electricity
Comment 23: Whether Commerce Improperly Deducted Section 201
Duties from U.S. Prices
Comment 24: Whether Commerce Incorrectly Calculated Jinko's
Further Manufacturing Costs
Comment 25: Whether Commerce Incorrectly Converted the SV for
Jinko's Diode
Comment 26: Whether Commerce Incorrectly Calculated Freight
Insurance Costs
Comment 27: Whether Commerce Incorrectly Applied the AFA
Adjustment to Factors of Production (FOP)
Comment 28: Whether Commerce Incorrectly Calculated U.S. Inland
Freight Costs
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Comment 29: Whether Commerce Should Accept Trina's Untimely
Submission and Grant it a Separate Rate
Comment 30: Whether Commerce Should Grant Shangluo BYD a
Separate Rate
Comment 31: Whether Commerce Should Deduct Section 301 Duties
from U.S. Sales Prices
Comment 32: Whether Commerce's Application of the Cohen's d Test
Is Unsupported by Substantial Evidence and Controlling Law
VI. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2022-13773 Filed 6-27-22; 8:45 am]
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