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China Puts Countervailing Duties on U.S. Solar-Grade Polysilicon

The Chinese Customs Tariff Commission of State Council authorized on Sept. 18 the Chinese government to impose provisional countervailing duties on companies that import Solar-Grade Polysilicon from the U.S. The collection of CV duty cash deposits will take effect on…

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Sept. 20. The companies must pay corresponding security deposits “in light of the ad valorem subsidy rate determined by this preliminary ruling.” At the request of domestic industry, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce launched an investigation into the Solar-Grade Polysilicon products in July (see 13072617). This preliminary ruling concludes the subsidies for the products caused substantial damage to China’s domestic industry.