Bypassing anti-dumping duties on solar modules – EU investigation

The European Commission has launched an investigation to assess whether anti-dumping duties on imports of solar modules and key components are being circumvented. There is a threat of an extension of anti-dumping duties.

Presumption of anti-dumping duty evasion

As we have already reported, there are increasing reports that many companies in the European Union have tried to circumvent the anti-dumping duties on solar modules. In particular, solar modules of Chinese origin were circumvented via Malaysia and Taiwan with correspondingly falsified certificates of origin.

The European Commission has now opened an official circumvention investigation (see Official Journal L 132/15 of 29.05.2015). It is presumed that anti-dumping duties have been circumvented by imports of solar modules from Malaysia and Taiwan. In this respect, the customs authorities are required to register imports of the goods under investigation. If tariffs are also imposed on imports of solar modules from Malaysia and Taiwan, anti-dumping and countervailing duties may also be imposed retroactively. In this respect, a retroactive demand for additional customs duties is still possible up to the beginning of the time of customs supervision.

The by-pass investigation procedure for solar modules concerns goods falling within the following CN codes:

Give your views to the Commission

Interested parties must contact the Commission within 15 days of publication and, if necessary, request a questionnaire which must be returned within 37 days. A request for consultation of European importers and all other interested parties may also be made within 37 days.

Dieser Artikel wurde am 10. August 2018 erstellt. Er wurde am 30. September 2023 aktualisiert. Die fachliche Zweitprüfung hat Rechtsanwalt Dr. Tristan Wegner durchgeführt.