No EU duties for 21 Taiwanese solar cell makers - report

Total of 21 Taiwanese photovoltaic (PV) cell makers under investigation by the European Union (EU) are to be exempted from anti-circumvention duties, Taipei Times said Thursday.

In May, Taiwanese firms were accused of allegedly labeling products produced in China as Taiwan-made so as to circumvent European import tariffs for Chinese PV equipment. The EU delegation, leading the investigation since October, deemed that 21 out of 28 companies, including Inventec Energy Corp and Gintech Energy Corp, have not violated trade rules.

The remaining seven solar equipment manufacturers, some of which have ceased operations or have zero production capacity, now face anti-circumvention duties of 64.9% on their imports to the EU, Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs was cited as saying in a statement on Wednesday.

All 28 companies have until January 6 to comment on the EU ruling. A final decision is expected in end-February.

In May, the EU launched an anti-dumping investigation against Taiwanese and Malaysian solar cell and module manufacturers after Chinese exporters were accused of selling their products through them.

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