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Chinese solar manufacturer Trinasolar is engaged in two legal proceedings with the US government over patents and import tariffs.

The DOC issued a list of companies on Friday (29th November) that it says are exporting solar cells to the US at prices below production costs, a practice known as “price dumping”.

Hounen Solar and Solar Long PV-Tech have said they do not have the resources to continue participating in the investigation.

The DOC's CVD ruling is a short-term win for certain manufacturers and a possible setback for many others in the US value chain.

This is the first determination reached in the ongoing antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigation into imports of crystalline silicon solar cells.

The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee claims that imports from Vietnam and Thailand have "accelerated" since April's AD/CVD petition, and has alleged Critical Circumstances.

New antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) tariffs in the US could result in increased solar cell and module costs “to a level that significantly restricts solar supply and installations in the US”, according to new analysis from Clean Energy Associates (CEA).

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has initiated investigations into solar cell imports from Southeast Asia under the antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) tariffs.

A group of US-based solar manufacturers have filed an antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) petition to the US Department of Commerce (DOC) and International Trade Commission (ITC).

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued a final rule designed to tighten up the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) regulations.