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American solar panel manufacturers have added South Korea to the list of nations they are urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to probe for evading antidumping and countervailing duty orders, as reported by Kelly Pickerel on June 23, 2026.
Heliene of Minnesota, SEG Solar of Texas, and Canadian Solar‘s cell production facility in Indiana have united under the banner American Manufacturers for Energy Resilience to submit the investigation request. The three firms assert that South Korea has emerged as the leading source of solar cell imports into the United States, primarily due to conglomerate Hanwha and its solar arm Qcells. They contend that Hanwha is bypassing Chinese AD/CVD orders by conducting what they term minimal operations in South Korea.
AD/CVD orders on solar cells and panels from China date back to 2012, following a U.S. government finding that China was selling solar panel products in the American market at prices that hindered domestic manufacturers from competing. Further AD/CVD orders have been imposed on countries that the United States found were performing minimal processing of Chinese inputs, thereby evading the original tariffs. These countries included Taiwan first, followed by Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The Department of Commerce is currently determining what tariffs to apply to solar products from India, Indonesia, and Laos.
The Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade, a coalition of American solar panel manufacturers that typically spearheads AD/CVD investigation requests, filed a new petition last month targeting Ethiopia. The Department of Commerce is still deliberating whether to launch that investigation. The Alliance, which includes major firms First Solar and Qcells, is not involved in this latest filing regarding South Korea.
The American Manufacturers for Energy Resilience, represented by law firm Lighthill PC, states that Hanwha uses Chinese wafers in its solar cells produced in South Korea, a practice the Department of Commerce has deemed a minor or insignificant process that circumvents the original Chinese AD/CVD orders. AMER notes that other Korean cell exporters may include HD Hyundai Energy Solutions and Shinsung E&G, but Hanwha remains the dominant Korean exporter of solar cells.
Based on U.S. International Trade Commission data, South Korea has been the top country of origin for solar cell imports over the most recent three months of available data. The Department of Commerce has 30 days to decide whether to initiate an investigation.
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The market size aggregates consumption and trade data, presented in both value and volume terms.
The projections combine historical trends with macroeconomic indicators, trade dynamics, and sector-specific drivers.
Yes, it includes export and import unit values, regional spreads, and a pricing outlook to 2035.
The report benchmarks market size, trade balance, prices, and per-capita indicators for South Korea.
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