Solar Developers Ask for Stay on Anti-Dumping Probe, Court Gives Time for Feedback
The Delhi High Court has directed the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) to extend the deadline for providing feedback for the anti-dumping investigation on imported solar cells and modules ...
Uncertainty Surrounds the Fate of Solar Safeguard Duty After July 2021
The crucial duty of protecting domestic solar cell and module manufacturers in India against imports from China PR, Thailand, and Vietnam is set to end on July 29, 2021. Until ...
Solar Cell and Module Imports from China, Vietnam, Thailand Face Anti-Dumping Probe
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry in an official statement has announced that the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated an anti-dumping probe on imports of solar cells ...
Solar Imports Up 72% YoY in Q1 2021, Exports Show a Marginal Drop of 19%
In the first quarter (Q1) of the calendar year (CY) 2021, India imported solar cells and modules amounting to $259 million (~₹18.93 billion), a 132% increase compared to Q4 CY 2020 ...
Anti Dumping Duty on Solar Glass Has Resulted in Monopoly, Shortage, Price Rise
The solar glass shortage in China that started some six months back has started to affect the Indian solar manufacturing industry. This, coupled with the duties on glass, has started ...
Ministry Notifies Countervailing Duty Imposition on Solar Glass Imported from Malaysia
The Ministry of Finance has notified the levy of a countervailing duty on the cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) value on the imports of textured and tempered (whether coated or ...
DGTR Imposes Countervailing Duty of 9.71% on Solar Glass Imports from Malaysia
The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has imposed a countervailing duty at 9.71% of the cost, insurance, and freight (CIF) value for five years ...
DGTR Initiates Mid-Term Review for an Exporter of Coated Products Used in Solar Projects
The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated a mid-term review after a change in the name of an exporter from Korea in the anti-dumping investigation for imports of ...
European Union Extends Levy of Countervailing Duty on Solar Glass Imports from China
The European Union (EU) has announced that the imposition of countervailing duty on solar glass imports from China will continue. Countervailing duties are anti-subsidy duties levied on imports to balance out ...
‘Interested Parties’ in Anti-Subsidy Investigation on Malaysian Solar Glass Imports
The Director-General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has published a list of parties interested in its anti-subsidy investigation concerning the import of textured (tempered) glass from Malaysia. This glass is used ...
India Set to Extend Levy of Safeguard Duty on Solar Imports by Another Year
The Director-General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended the extension of the safeguard duty (SGD) on the import of solar cells and modules to India for another year starting July ...
DGTR to Hold Oral Hearing on Anti-Subsidy Investigation of Malaysian Solar Glass Imports
The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has announced that the second hearing in the anti-subsidy investigation concerning the import of textured (tempered) glass from Malaysia will take place on ...
Solar Modules are Getting Cleared through Customs With Some Delays
Following the escalated border tension between India and China, the security checks at the ports are going on in full swing. Imported equipment and parts are being checked for malware, ...
Highlights from DGTR Hearing on Continued Imposition of Safeguard Duty on Solar Imports
The Director-General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) conducted an oral hearing where domestic and international industry representatives put forth their representations about the continued imposition of safeguard duty (SGD) on the ...
Hearing on Continued Imposition of Safeguard Duty on Solar Imports Rescheduled
The Director-General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has rescheduled the oral hearing to discuss the continued imposition of safeguard duty (SGD) on the import of solar cells and modules to India ...
India’s Solar Imports Nosedive in Q1 2020 Amid Lockdown Due to COVID-19
India’s solar imports fell by 77% year-over-year (YoY) in the first quarter (Q1) of the calendar year (CY) 2020 with $151 million (~₹10.8 billion) compared to $650 million (₹45.8 billion) ...
Deadline Extended for the Review Investigation of Continued Solar Safeguard Duty
The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has announced an extension for filing responses to the questionnaire regarding the review investigation for the continued imposition of safeguard duty on solar ...
DGTR To Review Continued Imposition of Safeguard Duty on Solar Cells and Modules Imports
The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) is initiating a review investigation, for examining the need for the continued imposition of safeguard duty on the import of solar cells and ...
Anti-Dumping Duty Likely on Coated Flat Products Used in Solar Mounting Structures
Under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended the imposition of anti-dumping duty on aluminum and zinc coated flat ...
India’s Solar Exports to the US to Incur 25% Safeguard Duty from June 5, 2019
The United States President Donald Trump has ended India’s designation as a beneficiary developing country, thereby ending duty-free status of about 2,000 products amounting to approximately $6 billion, including solar ...
India Imposes Anti-dumping Duty on Import of Solar EVA Sheets from 4 Countries
The government of India has notified the imposition of anti-dumping duty on the ‘Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)’ sheets for solar modules imported from China PR, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand ...
India Imposes Anti-dumping Duty on Import of Tempered Solar Glass from Malaysia for 5 Years
The government of India has imposed anti-dumping duty on the import of textured tempered coated and uncoated glass from Malaysia for five years, according to the notification released by the ...
India Likely to Impose Anti-Dumping Duty on Solar EVA Sheet Imports for 5 Years
The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended the imposition of anti-dumping duty on the imports of the Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) sheets for solar modules imported from China PR, ...
Solar Safeguard Duty Notification Should be Treated as Change in Law: MERC
The Ministry of Finance’s notification that imposed the Safeguard Duty is an event of Change in Law, and therefore the additional expenditure and other impacts will be considered for reimbursement ...
News Highlights from India’s Solar Industry in January 2019
The first month of 2019 witnessed some key announcements in the Indian renewable sector. For instance, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR ) issued its final findings for the ...
