EU lawmakers will this week lay out the first steps toward an import ban on products made globally using forced labor, after the United States issued a de facto ban on imports from the Chinese region of Xinjiang, a hub for global solar panel production, due to alleged human rights violations.
Industry data suggests that solar modules from China sold for 50 % of their production cost are flooding the EU market. While this influx can help the deployment of solar power in Europe in the short term, imports at dumped costs open the door to products benefiting from unfair market and labour conditions.
From pv magazine USA Under the enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), US Customs and Border Protection has reportedly excluded Longi solar modules made with Tongwei polysilicon from entering the US market, according to a recent industry note from Roth Capital Partners.
Imposition of Customs Duties on PV Modules and Cells: To further incentivize domestic manufacturing and curb imports, the government introduced steep customs duties on photovoltaic (PV) modules and cells. Initially, a 40% customs duty was imposed on PV modules, and a 25% duty was imposed on PV cells. Why is China a leading exporter?
According to the latest Commission report on EU trade defence instruments, ‘dumped and subsidised imports from China remain the greatest challenge causing damage to European manufacturing industry’. Industry data suggests that solar modules from China sold for 50 % of their production cost are flooding the EU market.
The prices of photovoltaic (PV) modules have declined significantly in 2023. Particularly concerning is the closure of the US and Indian PV markets to Chinese imports, owing to the imposition of import tariffs and the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act in the USA.
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