Notice of the lifting of suspension occurred on the message date of these instructions.
See paragraph 5 below.
1.
On 06/07/2017, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued a final decision in the case of SolarWorld Americas, Inc. v. United States (Court No. 15-00232).
As a result of the CIT's decision, the injunction to which message 5238301, dated 08/26/2015, refers dissolved on 08/08/2017.
That injunction enjoined liquidation of entries which are subject to the countervailing duty order on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of China, case number C-570-980, which:
(i) were subject to the final results of the administrative review published at Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of China, 80 FR 41003 (07/14/2015);
(ii) were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, during the period from 03/26/2012 through 12/31/2012; and
(iii) were manufactured and/or exported by Lightway Green New Energy Co., Ltd.; Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd.; Shangluo BYD Industrial Co.; BYD Company Ltd.; Baoding Jiansheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd.; Boading Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Beijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co. Ltd.; Canadian Solar International Limited; Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc.; Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc.; Changzhou NESL Solartech Co., Ltd.; Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.; Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.; CSG PVTech Co., Ltd.; DelSolar Co., Ltd.; De-Tech Trading Limited HK; Dongfang Electric (Yixing) MAGI Solar Power Technology Co., Ltd.; Eoplly New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.; Era Solar Co., Ltd.; ET Solar Energy Limited; Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Hangzhou Zhejiang University Sunny Energy Science and Technology Co. Ltd.;
Hendigan Group Dmegc Magnetics; Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Himin Clean Energy Holdings Co., Ltd.; Innovosolar; Jiangsu Green Power PV Co., Ltd.; Jiangxi Sunlink PV Technology Ltd.; Jiangsu Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Sunlink PV Technology Co., Ltd.; Jiawei Solarchina Co. Ltd.; Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd.; Jinko Solar International Limited; Konca Solar Cell Co., Ltd.; Kuttler Automation Systems (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.; LDK Solar Hi-tech (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.; LDK Solar Hi-tech (Nanchang); Leye Photovoltaic Science & Technology Co., Ltd.; Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Luoyang Suntech Power Co., Ltd.; Magi Solar Technology; Motech (Suzhou) Renewable Energy Co., Ltd.; MS Solar Investments LLC; Ningbo Ulica Solar Science & Technology Co., Ltd.; Ningbo Qixin Solar Electrical Appliance Co. Ltd.; Ningbo ETDZ Holdings Ltd.; Perlight Solar Co., Ltd.; ReneSola; Renesola Jiangsu Ltd.; Shenzen Topray Solar Co., Ltd.; Shanghai Machinery Complete Equipment (Group) Corp., Ltd.; Shenglong PV Tech.; Shenzhen Suntech Power Co., Ltd.; ShunFeng PV; Solarbest Energy—Tech (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.; Sopray Energy; Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd.; Sun Earth Solar Power Co., Ltd.; Suntech Power Co., Ltd.; Suzhou Shenglong PV-Tech Co., Ltd.; Tianwei New Energy (Chengdu) PV Module Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co, Ltd.; Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science & Technology Co, Ltd.; Topray; Upsolar Group, Co. Ltd.; Wanxiang Import & Export Co., Ltd.; Wuxi Sunshine Power; Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd.; Yangzhou Rietech Renewal Energy Co., Ltd.; Yangzhou Suntech Power Co., Ltd.; Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited; Yingli Green Energy International Trading Company Limited; Zhejiang Jiutai New Energy Co. Ltd.; Zhejiang Shuqimeng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Xinshun Guangfu Science and Technology Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang ZG-Cells Co, Ltd.; Zhenjiang Rietech New Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd.; Zhiheng Solar Inc.; or Zhejiang Sunflower Light Energy Sciences & Technology Limited Liability Company.
2.
Accordingly, CBP is now instructed to liquidate all shipments of solar cells from the People's Republic of China produced and/or exported by the companies listed in paragraph 1 entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during the period 03/26/2012 through 12/31/2012 at the following percentage of entered value:
Company name:
Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-001
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Luoyang Suntech Power Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-002
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Suntech Power Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-003
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Yangzhou Rietech Renewal Energy Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-004
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Kuttler Automation Systems (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-006
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-007
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science & Technology Co, Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-008
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Shenzhen Suntech Power Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-009
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Wuxi Sunshine Power
Case number:
C-570-980-010
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name: Yangzhou Suntech Power Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-012
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Zhenjiang Rietech New Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-013
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Lightway Green New Energy Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-014
Final subsidy rate:
23.28%
Company name:
Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-015
Final subsidy rate:
15.43%
Company name:
Shangluo BYD Industrial Co.
Case number:
C-570-980-016
Final subsidy rate:
15.43%
Company name:
BYD Company Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-017
Final subsidy rate:
15.43%
Company name:
Baoding Jiansheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-018
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Boading Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-019
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Beijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co. Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-020
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Canadian Solar International Limited
Case number:
C-570-980-021
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc.
Case number:
C-570-980-022
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc.
Case number:
C-570-980-023
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Changzhou NESL Solartech Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-024
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-025
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
CSG PVTech Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-026
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
DelSolar Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-027
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
De-Tech Trading Limited HK
Case number:
C-570-980-028
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Dongfang Electric (Yixing) MAGI Solar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-029
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Eoplly New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-030
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Era Solar Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-031
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
ET Solar Energy Limited
Case number:
C-570-980-032
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-033
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Hangzhou Zhejiang University Sunny Energy Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-034
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name: Hendigan Group Dmegc Magnetics
Case number:
C-570-980-035
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-036
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Himin Clean Energy Holdings Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-037
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Innovosolar
Case number:
C-570-980-038
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Jiangsu Green Power PV Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-039
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Jiangxi Sunlink PV Technology Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-040
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Jiangsu Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-041
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Jiangsu Sunlink PV Technology Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-042
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Jiawei Solarchina Co. Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-043
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-044
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-045
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Jinko Solar International Limited
Case number:
C-570-980-046
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Konca Solar Cell Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-047
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
LDK Solar Hi-tech (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-048
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
LDK Solar Hi-tech (Nanchang)
Case number:
C-570-980-049
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Leye Photovoltaic Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-050
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-051
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Magi Solar Technology
Case number:
C-570-980-052
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Motech (Suzhou) Renewable Energy Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-053
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
MS Solar Investments LLC
Case number:
C-570-980-054
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Ningbo Ulica Solar Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-055
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Ningbo Qixin Solar Electrical Appliance Co. Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-056
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Ningbo ETDZ Holdings Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-057
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Perlight Solar Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-058
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
ReneSola
Case number:
C-570-980-059
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Renesola Jiangsu Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-060
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Shenzen Topray Solar Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-061
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Shanghai Machinery Complete Equipment (Group) Corp., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-062
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Shenglong PV Tech.
Case number:
C-570-980-063
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
ShunFeng PV
Case number:
C-570-980-064
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Solarbest Energy—Tech (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-065
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Sopray Energy
Case number:
C-570-980-066
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-067
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Sun Earth Solar Power Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-068
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Suzhou Shenglong PV-Tech Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-069
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Tianwei New Energy (Chengdu) PV Module Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-070
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co, Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-071
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Topray
Case number:
C-570-980-072
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Upsolar Group, Co. Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-073
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Wanxiang Import & Export Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-074
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited.
Case number:
C-570-980-075
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Yingli Green Energy International Trading Company Limited.
Case number:
C-570-980-076
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Zhejiang Jiutai New Energy Co. Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-077
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Zhejiang Shuqimeng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-078
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Zhejiang Xinshun Guangfu Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-079
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Zhejiang ZG-Cells Co, Ltd.
Case number:
C-570-980-080
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Zhiheng Solar Inc.
Case number:
C-570-980-081
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
Company name:
Zhejiang Sunflower Light Energy Sciences & Technology Limited Liability
Company
Case number:
C-570-980-082
Final subsidy rate:
20.94%
3.
If a bond or cash deposit was collected as security for an estimated countervailing duty for any shipment of merchandise described in paragraph 2 that was entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 03/26/2012 through 07/23/2012, assess countervailing duties equal to the amount resulting from application of paragraph 2 or equal to the amount of the bond or cash deposit, whichever is less.
4.
Shipments of this merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse on or after 07/24/2012 and on or before 12/05/2012 should be liquidated without regard to countervailing duties.
See message 2206301, dated 07/24/2012.
5. These instructions constitute notice of lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by paragraph 2.
Accordingly, notice of the lifting of suspension occurred on the message date of these instructions.
Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of solar cells from the People's Republic of China you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties for the merchandise at the current rates.
6.
The injunction applicable to the entries covered by this instruction has dissolved.
See paragraph 1.
7.
The assessment of countervailing duties by CBP on shipments or entries of this merchandise is subject to the provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
Section 778 requires that CBP pay interest on overpayments or assess interest on underpayments of the required amounts deposited as estimated countervailing duties.
The interest provisions are not applicable to cash or bonds posted as estimated countervailable duties before the date of publication of the countervailable duty order.
Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated countervailable duties is required through the date of liquidation.
The rate at which such interest is payable is the rate in effect under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for such period.
8.
If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984.
CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only.
(This message was generated by OVII:GHC.)
9.
There are no restrictions on the release of this information.
Alexander Amdur