Sanctions

Sanctions on photovoltaic panels

On April 21, 2025, the U. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced its final affirmative determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of crystalline photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells) from. . On April 21, 2025, the U. Department of Homeland Security announced the addition of 37 more businesses to the Uyghur Forced Labor. . US and EU trade sanctions against Chinese solar PV cells: a blow for solar power and sustainable development US and (potential) EU trade sanctions against Chinese solar panel producers will only benefit a handful of domestic panel producers, and will inflict great damage on the rest of the solar. . Under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), the US authorities have banned five Chinese companies from providing products and services in the United States. Commerce found that certain Chinese producers are shipping their solar products through Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand. . Over the last 15 years, solar photovoltaics (PV) has developed from a niche electricity generation technology to the most rapidly expanding renewable energy (RE) resource. During this period, major developments have occurred in the solar PV industry and in related policy areas including (1) a. .