Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-853]

Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025

AGENCY:

Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic products (solar products) from Taiwan were not made at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES:

Applicable May 12, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas Martin, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3936.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On February 18, 2015, Commerce published in the

Federal Register

the antidumping duty (AD) order on solar products from Taiwan.

1

On February 3, 2025, Commerce published in the

Federal Register

a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the

Order

for the POR.

2

On March 28, 2025, based on timely requests for review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the

Order.

3

On May 8, 2025, Commerce selected EEPV Corp. (EEPV) as the sole mandatory respondent in this administrative review.

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1

See Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from Taiwan: Antidumping Duty Order,

80 FR 8596 (February 18, 2015) (

Order

).

2

See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List,

90 FR 8785 (February 3, 2025).

3

See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,

90 FR 14081, 14084 (March 28, 2025).

4

See

Memorandum, “Respondent Selection,” dated May 8, 2025.

Due to the lapse in appropriations and Federal Government shutdown, on November 14, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by 47 days.

5

Additionally, due to a backlog of documents that were electronically filed via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS) during the Federal Government shutdown, on November 24, 2025, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative proceedings by an additional 21 days.

6

On January 5, 2026, we extended the preliminary results of this review by an additional 113 days.

7

Finally, on April 30, 2026, we extended the preliminary results of this review by an additional seven days.

8

The deadline for issuing the preliminary results is now May 7, 2026.

5

See

Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated November 14, 2025.

6

See

Memorandum, “Tolling of all Case Deadlines,” dated November 24, 2025.

7

See

Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2024-2025 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated January 5, 2026.

8

See

Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated April 30, 2026.

For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this review,

see

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

9

The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via ACCESS. ACCESS is available to registered users at

https://access.trade.gov.

In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at

https://access.trade.gov/frnotices.

9

See

Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from Taiwan; 2024-2025,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).

Scope of the Order

The merchandise subject to the

Order

is solar products from Taiwan. For a complete description of the scope of the

Order, see

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Methodology

Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price and constructed export price are calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions,

see

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as Appendix I to this notice.

Preliminary Results of the Review

As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the following estimated weighted-average dumping margin for the period of February 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025:

Producer or exporter

Weighted-average

dumping margin

(percent)

EEPV Corp

0.00

Disclosure

Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed for these preliminary results to interested parties within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Public Comment

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case briefs to Commerce no later than 21 days after the date of the publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case briefs.

10

Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.

11

All briefs must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline.

10

See

19 CFR 351.309(d);

see also Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,

88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023).

11

See

19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).

As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iii), we request that interested parties provide, at the beginning of their briefs, a public executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.

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Further, we request that interested parties limit their public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the public executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).

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12

We use the term “issue” here to describe an argument that Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

13

See APO and Service Final Rule.

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Hearing requests should contain (1) the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants and whether any participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Oral presentations at the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce will inform parties of the time and date for the hearing.

14

Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.

14

See

19 CFR 351.310(d).

Assessment Rates

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise covered by this review.

15

If the weighted-average dumping margin for an individually examined respondent is not zero or

de minimis

(

i.e.,

less than 0.50 percent) in the final results of this review, we will calculate importer-specific

ad valorem

assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales and the total entered value of such sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).

16

For any individually examined respondent whose weighted-average dumping margin is zero or

de minimis

in the final results of review, or if an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or

de minimis,

Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.

17

15

See

19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).

16

See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final Modification,

77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14, 2012).

17

Id.,

77 FR at 8102-03;

see also

19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).

Commerce's “automatic assessment” practice will apply to entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by EEPV for which the reviewed companies did not know that the merchandise they sold to the intermediary (

i.e.,

a reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United States.

18

In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.

19

For EEPV in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future cash deposits of estimated antidumping duties, where applicable. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review in the

Federal Register

. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (

i.e.,

within 90 days of publication).

18

See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,

68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).

19

See Order.

Cash Deposit Requirements

The following deposit requirements will be effective upon publication in the

Federal Register

of final results of this administrative review for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rate for the companies listed above will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of this administrative review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore,

de minimis

within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for previously investigated or reviewed companies not covered in this review, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific cash deposit rate published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the company participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the less than fair value (LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent segment for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 19.50 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation.

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These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

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See Order.

Final Results of Review

Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of its analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, no later than 120 days after the date of publication of this notice in the

Federal Register

,

pursuant to section

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).

Notification to Importers

This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

These preliminary results of review are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).

Dated: May 6, 2026.

Christopher Abbott,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary

II. Background

III. Scope of the

Order

IV. Discussion of the Methodology

V. Currency Conversion

VI. Recommendation

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