The Commerce Department’s recently announced preliminary findings of circumvention for Southeast Asian solar imports (see 2212020064) were “in line if not slightly positive vs. consensus” with expectations, BofA Global Research said in a report released Dec. 2. Most companies are eligible for antidumping and countervailing duty rates “well below” the high China-wide rate for solar cells, and companies that were found not to be circumventing AD/CVD account for substantial capacity, BofA said. “Hanwha and Jinko retain 2.3 / 7.1GW of module capacity in Malaysia, Boviet retains 1.5GW in Vietnam, and New East holds 900MW capacity in Cambodia. Critically, this in theory provides a very strong bridge on module supply through to 2024 noting Jinko and JA have further build out of wafer in SE Asia which would also be outside the scope. Inclusive of 10GW of capacity from [First Solar], we see several viable options for US supply constraints to ease,” the report said.

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Dec. 5 on AD/CVD proceedings:

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Dec. 2 on AD/CVD proceedings:

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Dec. 1 on AD/CVD proceedings:

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Nov. 28-29 on AD/CVD proceedings:

The Commerce Department on Nov. 28 issued a proposed rule that would modify its regulations on administrative protective orders and service of documents in antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings. The proposal would make permanent certain changes put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the acceptance of service electronically and via Commerce’s ACCESS database in some circumstances. “Commerce also proposes additional clarifications and corrections to other procedural aspects of its AD/CVD regulations, including updates to the scope, circumvention, and covered merchandise referral regulations,” it said. The proposed rule also deletes regulations that have been invalidated by decisions of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Comments are due Dec. 28.

Lawyers from BakerHostetler that represent the Conseil de l’industrie forestière du Québec and the Ontario Forest Industries Association are using a Commerce Department comment process for softwood lumber subsidies to argue once again that the countervailing duty case against Canadian lumber exports contradicts the USMCA Environment Chapter commitments and Biden administration environment and social justice priorities.

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Nov. 25 on AD/CVD proceedings:

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Nov. 23 on AD/CVD proceedings:

The Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission published the following Federal Register notices Nov. 22 on AD/CVD proceedings: