The United States Department of Commerce has launched anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations into crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells,whether assembled into modules or not,imported from India,Indonesia,and Laos.This follows a formal petition submitted by the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade,a leading US industry body.

These investigations focus on products categorised under US Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings 8541.42.0010 and 8541.43.0010.The next key milestone is the preliminary ruling by the US International Trade Commission(ITC)on whether these imports have caused,or pose a threat of causing,material harm to the US domestic industry,which is expected by 2 September 2025.

If the ITC finds evidence of such harm or threat,the Commerce Department will continue with its investigations.It has outlined tentative timelines for further preliminary decisions:13 October 2025 for countervailing duties,and 26 December 2025 for anti-dumping duties.

US figures highlight the scale of the trade in question.In 2024,imports of the targeted products from India reached an estimated$790 million,while those from Indonesia stood at around$420 million.Meanwhile,Laos exported around$340 million worth of the same goods to the US over the same period.