Legal & enforcement
Laos solar cells: U.S. final antidumping finding
Commerce published its final affirmative antidumping determination for crystalline silicon solar cells from Laos on 16 September 2026. The listed producer-exporter combinations and Laos-wide entity have a 65.43% dumping margin. The adjusted 65.03% cash deposit rate would apply under a duty order only if the ITC makes a final affirmative injury finding.
What changed
The final determination covers the January–June 2025 investigation period. Commerce lists Solarspace/SolarSpace Hong Kong, three separate-rate exporter combinations and the Laos-wide entity at a 65.43% weighted-average dumping margin and a distinct 65.03% rate adjusted for subsidy offset.
Critical circumstances were found for the separate-rate companies and Laos-wide entity, but not for the combined Solarspace entity. CBP is to continue suspending liquidation of covered consumption entries from 28 April 2026, the preliminary determination publication date.
An antidumping order and its stated cash-deposit instructions depend on the ITC’s later final injury decision. Appendix I contains detailed scope exclusions; do not infer coverage from the tariff heading alone.
Key Compliance Steps for Import Operations
- Match the exact Lao producer and exporter combination and technical solar-cell specifications to the notice table and Appendix I.
- Separate the 65.43% dumping margin from the conditional 65.03% adjusted deposit rate; ask the broker which current CBP instruction governs the entry.
- Check whether a covered consumption entry dates from 28 April 2026 or later and track the ITC injury decision before treating a duty order as final.