Notice2026-09531
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From India, Indonesia, and Laos; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations
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May 13, 2026
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International Trade Commission
Abstract
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-772-774 and 731-TA-1756-1758 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from India, Indonesia, and Laos, provided for in subheadings 8541.42.00 and 8541.43.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce ("Commerce") to be subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-value.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27078-27081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09531]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-772-774 and 731-TA-1756-1758 (Final)]
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
Into Modules, From India, Indonesia, and Laos; Scheduling of the Final
Phase of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the
final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos.
701-TA-772-774 and 731-TA-1756-1758 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930 to determine whether an industry in the United States is
materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the
establishment of an industry in the United States is materially
retarded, by reason of imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic
products from India, Indonesia, and Laos, provided for in subheadings
8541.42.00 and 8541.43.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce
(``Commerce'') to be subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-value.
DATES: April 28, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celia Feldpausch (202) 205-2387,
Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal
on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need
special
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assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the
Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning
the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server
(<a href="https://www.usitc.gov">https://www.usitc.gov</a>). The public record for these investigations may
be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope.--For purposes of these investigations, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as ``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.
This investigation covers crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells of
thickness equal to or greater than 20 micrometers, having a p/n
junction formed by any means, whether or not the cell has undergone
other processing, including, but not limited to, cleaning, etching,
coating, and/or addition of materials (including, but not limited to,
metallization and conductor patterns) to collect and forward the
electricity that is generated by the cell.
Merchandise under consideration may be described at the time of
importation as parts for final finished products that are assembled
after importation, including, but not limited to, modules, laminates,
panels, building-integrated modules, building integrated panels, or
other finished goods kits. Such parts that otherwise meet the
definition of merchandise under consideration are included in the scope
of the investigation.
Excluded from the scope of the investigation are thin film
photovoltaic products produced from amorphous silicon (a-Si), cadmium
telluride (CdTe), or copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS).
Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are crystalline
silicon photovoltaic cells, not exceeding 10,000 mm\2\ in surface area,
that are permanently integrated into a consumer good whose function is
other than power generation and that consumes the electricity generated
by the integrated crystalline silicon photovoltaic cell. Where more
than one cell is permanently integrated into a consumer good, the
surface area for purposes of this exclusion shall be the total combined
surface area of all cells that are integrated into the consumer good.
Additionally, excluded from the scope of the investigation are
panels with surface area from 3,450 mm\2\ to 33,782 mm\2\ with one
black wire and one red wire (each of type 22 AWG or 24 AWG not more
than 206 mm in length when measured from panel extrusion), and not
exceeding 2.9 volts, 1.1 amps, and 3.19 watts. For the purposes of this
exclusion, no panel shall contain an internal battery or external
computer peripheral ports.
Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are:
(1) Off grid CSPV panels in rigid form with a glass cover, with the
following characteristics: (A) a total power output of 100 watts or
less per panel; (B) a maximum surface area of 8,000 cm\2\ per panel;
(C) do not include a built-in inverter; (D) must include a permanently
connected wire that terminates in either an 8 mm male barrel connector,
or a two-port rectangular connector with two pins in square housings of
different colors; (E) must include visible parallel grid collector
metallic wire lines every 1-4 millimeters across each solar cell; and
(F) must be in individual retail packaging (for purposes of this
provision, retail packaging typically includes graphics, the product
name, its description and/or features, and foam for transport); and
(2) Off grid CSPV panels without a glass cover, with the following
characteristics: (A) a total power output of 100 watts or less per
panel; (B) a maximum surface area of 8,000 cm\2\ per panel; (C) do not
include a built-in inverter; (D) must include visible parallel grid
collector metallic wire lines every 1-4 millimeters across each solar
cell; and (E) each panel is (1) permanently integrated into a consumer
good; (2) encased in a laminated material without stitching, or (3) has
all of the following characteristics: (i) the panel is encased in sewn
fabric with visible stitching, (ii) includes a mesh zippered storage
pocket, and (iii) includes a permanently attached wire that terminates
in a female USB-A connector.
In addition, the following CSPV panels are excluded from the scope
of the investigation: off-grid CSPV panels in rigid form with a glass
cover, with each of the following physical characteristics, whether or
not assembled into a fully completed off-grid hydropanel whose function
is conversion of water vapor into liquid water: (A) a total power
output of no more than 80 watts per panel; (B) a surface area of less
than 5,000 square centimeters (cm\2\) per panel; (C) do not include a
built-in inverter; (D) do not have a frame around the edges of the
panel; (E) include a clear glass back panel; and (F) must include a
permanently connected wire that terminates in a twoport rectangular
connector.
Additionally excluded from the scope of this investigation are off-
grid small portable crystalline silicon photovoltaic panels, with or
without a glass cover, with the following characteristics: (1) a total
power output of 200 watts or less per panel; (2) a maximum surface area
of 16,000 cm\2\ per panel; (3) no built-in inverter; (4) an integrated
handle or a handle attached to the package for ease of carry; (5) one
or more integrated kickstands for easy installation or angle
adjustment; and (6) a wire of not less than 3 meters either permanently
connected or attached to the package that terminates in an 8 mm
diameter male barrel connector.
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are off-grid
crystalline silicon photovoltaic panels in rigid form with a glass
cover, with each of the following physical characteristics, whether or
not assembled into a fully completed off-grid hydropanel whose function
is conversion of water vapor into liquid water: (A) a total power
output of no more than 180 watts per panel at 155 degrees Celsius; (B)
a surface area of less than 16,000 square centimeters (cm\2\) per
panel; (C) include a keep-out area of approximately 1,200 cm\2\ around
the edges of the panel that does not contain solar cells; (D) do not
include a built-in inverter; (E) do not have a frame around the edges
of the panel; (F) include a clear glass back panel; (G) must include a
permanently connected wire that terminates in a two-port rounded
rectangular, sealed connector; (H) include a thermistor installed into
the permanently connected wire before the twoport connector; and (I)
include exposed positive and negative terminals at opposite ends of the
panel, not enclosed in a junction box.
Further excluded from the scope of the investigation are:
(1) Off grid rigid CSPV panels with a glass cover, with the
following characteristics: (A) a total power output of 200 watts or
less per panel, (B) a maximum surface area of 10,500 cm\2\ per panel,
(C) do not include a built-in inverter, (D) must include a permanently
connected wire that terminates in waterproof connector with a
cylindrical positive electrode and a rectangular negative electrode
with the positive and negative electrodes having an interlocking
structure, (E) must include visible parallel grid collector metallic
wire lines every 1-4 millimeters across each solar cell, and (F) must
be in individual retail
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packaging (for purposes of this provision, retail packaging typically
includes graphics, the product name, its description and/or features);
and
(2) Off-grid small portable crystalline silicon photovoltaic
panels, with or without a glass cover, with the following
characteristics: (A) a total power output of 200 watts or less per
panel, (B) a maximum surface area of 16,000 cm\2\ per panel, (C) no
built-in inverter, (D) an integrated handle or a handle attached to the
package for ease of carry, (E) one or more integrated kickstands for
easy installation or angle adjustment, and (F) a wire either
permanently connected or attached to the package terminates in
waterproof connector with a cylindrical positive electrode and a
rectangular negative electrode with the positive and negative
electrodes having an interlocking structure.
Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are:
(1) Off grid rigid CSPV panels with a glass cover, with the
following characteristics: (A) a total power output of 200 watts or
less per panel, (B) a maximum surface area of 10,500 cm\2\ per panel,
(C) do not include a built-in inverter, (D) must include a permanently
connected wire that terminates in waterproof connector with a
cylindrical positive electrode and a rectangular negative electrode
with the positive and negative electrodes having an interlocking
structure, (E) must include visible parallel grid collector metallic
wire lines every 1-4 millimeters across each solar cell, and (F) must
be in individual retail packaging (for purposes of this provision,
retail packaging typically includes graphics, the product name, its
description and/or features); and
(2) Small off-grid panels with glass cover, with the following
characteristics: (A) surface area from 3,450 mm\2\ to 33,782 mm\2\, (B)
with one black wire and one red wire (each of type 22AWG or 28 AWG not
more than 350 mm in length when measured from panel extrusion), (C) not
exceeding 10 volts, (D) not exceeding 1.1 amps, (E) not exceeding 6
watts, and (F) for the purposes of this exclusion, no panel shall
contain an internal battery or external computer peripheral ports.
Additionally excluded from the scope of the investigation are:
(1) Off grid rigid CSPV panels with a glass cover, with the
following characteristics: (A) a total power output of 175 watts or
less per panel, (B) a maximum surface area of 9,000 cm\2\ per panel,
(C) do not include a built-in inverter, (D) must include a permanently
connected wire that terminates in waterproof connector with a
cylindrical positive electrode and a rectangular negative electrode
with the positive and negative electrodes having an interlocking
structure; (E) must include visible parallel grid collector metallic
wire lines every 1-4 millimeters across each solar cell, and (F) must
be in individual retail packaging (for purposes of this provision,
retail packaging typically includes graphics, the product name, its
description and/or features); and
(2) Off grid CSPV panels without a glass cover, with the following
characteristics, (A) a total power output of 220 watts or less per
panel, (B) a maximum surface area of 16,000 cm\2\ per panel, (C) do not
include a built-in inverter, (D) must include visible parallel grid
collector metallic wire lines every 1-4 millimeters across each solar
cell, and (E) each panel is encased in a laminated material without
stitching.
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are off-grid
CSPV panels in rigid form, with or without a glass cover, permanently
attached to an aluminum extrusion that is an integral component of an
automation device that controls natural light, whether or not assembled
into a fully completed automation device that controls natural light,
with the following characteristics:
(1) a total power output of 20 watts or less per panel;
(2) a maximum surface area of 1,000 cm\2\ per panel;
(3) does not include a built-in inverter for powering third party
devices.
Modules, laminates, and panels produced in a third-country from
cells produced in a subject country are covered by the investigation;
however, modules, laminates, and panels produced in a subject country
from cells produced in a third-country are not covered by the
investigation.
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are all products
covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders
on 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 Order,
77 FR 73018 (December 7, 2012); and Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules, from the People's
Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 77 FR 73017 (December 7,
2012).
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are all products
covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders
on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
into Modules from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Amended Final
Antidumping Duty Determination; Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,
Whether or Not Assembled into Modules from Cambodia, Malaysia,
Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping duty
Orders, 90 FR 26786 (June 24, 2025);
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
into Modules from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Amended Final
Antidumping Duty Determination; Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,
Whether or Not Assembled into Modules from Cambodia, Malaysia,
Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Antidumping Duty
Orders; Correction, 90 FR 29843 (July 7, 2025); and Crystalline Silicon
Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules, from
Malaysia and Thailand: Amended Final Countervailing Duty
Determinations; Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not
Assembled into Modules, from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Countervailing Duty Orders, 90 FR 26791
(June 24, 2025).''
Background.--The final phase of these investigations is being
scheduled pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of affirmative
preliminary determinations by Commerce that certain benefits which
constitute subsidies within the meaning of Sec. 703 of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to manufacturers, producers, or
exporters in India, Indonesia, and Laos of crystalline silicon
photovoltaic products, and that such products are being sold in the
United States at less than fair value within the meaning of Sec. 733
of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations were requested in
petitions filed on July 17, 2025, by the Alliance for American Solar
Manufacturing and Trade.\1\
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\1\ Members include Hanwha Q CELLS USA, Inc., First Solar Inc.,
and Mission Solar Energy LLC.
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For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the
investigations, hearing procedures, and rules of general application,
consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201,
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19
CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations and public service list.--
Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if
the merchandise is
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sold at the retail level, representative consumer organizations,
wishing to participate in the final phase of these investigations as
parties must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the
Commission, as provided in Sec. 201.11 of the Commission's rules, no
later than 21 days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice.
A party that filed a notice of appearance during the preliminary phase
of the investigations need not file an additional notice of appearance
during this final phase. The Secretary will maintain a public service
list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their
representatives, who are parties to the investigations.
Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic
filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission's
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>).
No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic
filings will be accepted until further notice.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the
investigations, provided that the application is made no later than 21
days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized
applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C.
1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted access
to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not reapply
for such access. A separate service list will be maintained by the
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in the final phase of
these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on August
18, 2026, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to
Sec. 207.22 of the Commission's rules.
Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the
final phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on September
9, 2026. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing
with the Secretary to the Commission on or before September 2, 2026.
Any requests to appear as a witness via videoconference must be
included with your request to appear. Requests to appear via
videoconference must include a statement explaining why the witness
cannot appear in person; the Chairman, or other person designated to
conduct the investigation, may in their discretion for good cause
shown, grant such a request. Requests to appear as remote witness due
to illness or a positive COVID-19 test result may be submitted by 3:00
p.m. the business day prior to the hearing. Further information about
participation in the hearing will be posted on the Commission's website
at <a href="https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html">https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html</a>.
A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's
deliberations may request permission to present a short statement at
the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to appear at the
hearing and make oral presentations should attend a prehearing
conference, if deemed necessary, to be held at 9:30 a.m. on September
4, 2026. Parties shall file and serve written testimony and
presentation slides in connection with their presentation at the
hearing by no later than noon on September 8, 2026. Oral testimony and
written materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by
sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the Commission's rules.
Parties must submit any request to present a portion of their hearing
testimony in camera no later than 7 business days prior to the date of
the hearing.
Written submissions.--Each party who is an interested party shall
submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must
conform with the provisions of Sec. 207.23 of the Commission's rules;
the deadline for filing is August 26, 2026. Parties shall also file
written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing,
and posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of Sec.
207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing
briefs is September 16, 2026. In addition, any person who has not
entered an appearance as a party to the investigations may submit a
written statement of information pertinent to the subject of the
investigations, including statements of support or opposition to the
petition, on or before September 16, 2026. On October 6, 2026, the
Commission will make available to parties all information on which they
have not had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final
comments on this information on or before October 8, 2026, but such
final comments must not contain new factual information and must
otherwise comply with Sec. 207.30 of the Commission's rules. All
written submissions must conform with the provisions of Sec. 201.8 of
the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also
conform with the requirements of Sec. Sec. 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of
the Commission's rules. The Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures,
available on the Commission's website at <a href="https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf">https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf</a>, elaborates upon the
Commission's procedures with respect to filings.
Additional written submissions to the Commission, including
requests pursuant to Sec. 201.12 of the Commission's rules, shall not
be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions,
or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request by a
Commissioner or Commission staff.
In accordance with Sec. Sec. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the
Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to the
investigations must be served on all other parties to the
investigations (as identified by either the public or BPI service
list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary
will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service.
Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority
of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: May 11, 2026.
Susan Orndoff,
Supervisory Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2026-09531 Filed 5-12-26; 8:45 am]
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