Report: U.S. delays China tariff ruling until Feb.
By Erik Siemers
Business Journal staff writer
It looks like the SolarWorld-led claim against Chinese manufacturers will have to wait an additional month for a decision from the U.S. Commerce Department.
The U.S. Commerce Department will delay by a month its decision on whether to impose countervailing duties on Chinese solar imports, Reuters reported Friday.
The news service, citing unidentified Commerce Department officials, said the agency would issue its preliminary decision on February 14 instead of January 12 as initially scheduled.
Earlier this month, the U.S. International Trade Commission voted to advance its investigation into China’s trade policies in a case brought on by Hillsboro-based SolarWorld Industries America Inc.
The SolarWorld-led Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing in October filed a trade complaint seeking tariffs of more than 100 percent on imported Chinese panels and cells, claiming that China has been dumping low-cost, subsidized panels into the U.S. market.
The determination of countervailing duties — designed to offset any subsidies issued by the Chinese government — is expected to be the next major step in the case.
The Commerce Department in March is expected to reach a preliminary decision on anti-dumping duties, Reuters reported.
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