Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention Inquiry on the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-979, C-570-980] ( printed page 44821) AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to a request from First Solar, Inc., Hanwha Q CELLS USA Inc., Talon PV, Swift Solar, Great Lakes Solex PR, LLC, DYCM Power, LLC, Suniva Inc., and Silfab Solar Inc. (collectively, the requesters), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a country-wide circumvention inquiry to determine whether imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), that have been completed in Ethiopia using parts and components manufactured in the People's Republic of China (China), that are then subsequently exported from Ethiopia to the United States or are completed or assembled, using additional inputs from China, into modules in Vietnam and then exported to the United States are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on solar cells from China. DATES: Applicable July 17, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Justin Enck at (202) 482-1614 and Mark Ross at (202) 482-4794 Trade Remedy Counseling and Initiations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 12, 2026, pursuant to section 781(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (th…