Solar Power World
By Kelly Pickerel | December 8, 2025
In August 2025, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) decided to start an antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigation on solar cells and panels imported from India, Indonesia and Laos. An uptick in solar imports from Indonesia and Laos has been noticeable — more so than from India — but now the Dept. of Commerce is determining potential tariff amounts for solar imports from all three countries if the ITC finds unfair trade practices.
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American panel manufacturers first requested the investigation in July, alleging that companies had relocated their operations to India, Indonesia and Laos to avoid tariffs placed on imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The ITC is investigating further. Commerce was scheduled to reveal its preliminary CVD amounts in October, but the government shutdown prevented that. Commerce’s preliminary antidumping amounts were scheduled to be announced in late December. The petitioners have identified dumping margins of 89.65% for Indonesia, up to 249.09% for Laos and 213.96% for India. There has been no confirmation on when the investigation schedule will resume.

 
Kelly Pickerel has more than 15 years of experience reporting on the U.S. solar industry and is currently editor in chief of Solar Power World.

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