Anti Dumping Duty On Solar Panels In Europe

Cancellation of eu anti dumping duty on solar panels since the year 2013 the european union established trade restrictions on chinese solar panels.

Anti dumping duty on solar panels in europe.

The european commission decided on friday 31 august to eliminate anti dumping tariffs on chinese solar panels saying the decision will help the eu achieve its renewable energy. China s cheap solar panels have flooded the european market in recent years which triggered off complaints from the european producers. In 2016 the european union decided to extend the anti dumping duties on crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and components from china to similar imports from. Beyond this threshold level anti dumping tariffs will enter into force.

The new measures went into force on july 23. Trade defence instruments such as anti dumping or anti subsidy duties are ways of protecting european production against international trade distortions. Solar panels crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and key components cn s. The european commission has decided to maintain anti subsidy and anti dumping duties first introduced in may 2014 on solar glass imported from china.

As against the dumping rate of 88 per cent on an average reduced duty level of 11 8 per cent will be introduced for two months. In 2012 the eu imported solar panels from china worth about 15 0 billion. After that duties ranging from 37 2 per cent to 67 9 per cent averaging 47 6 per cent will be levied on solar panels from china. This in turn resulted in the eu s largest ever trade probe covering a market worth approximately 21 billion euros.

Controversial anti dumping measures on solar panels from china will not be extended. Anti dumping duty solar panels started in december 2013. The european union imposed anti dumping and anti subsidy measures on imports of solar cells and solar panels from china on 5 december 2013 for a period of two years. Commission regulation eu no 182 2013.

The eu first imposed anti dumping and anti subsidy measures for chinese solar panels wafers and cells in 2013 and extended them by 18 months in march last year signaling that they should then end. Since then importers of china solar goods are required to pay anti dumping duty to customs if the price is above the mip. The high cost of such products resulted in slow growth of. These were then renewed in march 2017 for a period of 18 months only as opposed to the usual five years.