Biden will make final decision after sanction bill on solar company in China

On December 9, latest news reported the US House of Representatives voted 428-1 to pass a sanctions bill targeting photovoltaic companies in Xinjiang, which bans imports of solar power products (don’t know whether the solar cable connector and wire are included or not) from China's Xinjiang region on the basis of "forced labor in The region".  The bill still needs to pass the Senate and be made final by President Biden. Possible full passage of the bill could have serious consequences for solar companies in both China and the United States. As for the solar wire manufacturer, still don’t confirm if they will be influenced or not. 

Sanction Bill to Ban Solar Product Import

Actually such a sanction bill comes after the US Senate passed similar legislation on July 14 banning all imports from China's Xinjiang region. The bill would expand existing bans on tomatoes, cotton and some solar power products from Xinjiang where there are lots of solar power factory benefit from the excellent solar energy advantages. Later, the US Customs and Border Protection seized some goods including solar cable connector from Chinese pv companies on this pretext, however the solar pv wires were allowed to pass.  

201 Tariff of CIT

There is also controversy over whether to extend the 201 tariff.  

Following last month's decision by the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) to reinstate the double panel tariff exemption and reduce the 201 tariff rate, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday submitted a recommendation to President Biden to extend the tariff.  It is proposed to extend section 201 tariffs on solar cells and modules, solar pv wire and MC4 connector aren’t in the list.  The tariffs are set to expire in February 2022, and President Mr.Biden will have the final power on whether to extend them.  

Oppsite Opinion from SEIA

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) opposed the 201 tariff extension. After ITC submitted its recommendation, SEIA President and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper also issued a statement of opposition, stating that the continued growth of U.S. solar manufacturing is critical to long-term clean energy goals. But 201 tariffs over the years have proved the ITC's recommendation wrong. President Biden has set a bold goal for Clean energy in America, and extending tariff 201 will prevent us from achieving that goal. From the opinion of SEIA, we can recognize that the the solar green energy development in US need lots of copperation from all over the world, in particular the collaboartion between US and China is the most vital, if the US continues to reject contacting China manufacturer, will cause lots of other influences, such as solar pv wire manufacturer and supplier, they will not access to enter the US market.

Ross argued that repeating the same mistakes as the previous administration caused would inevitably lead to the same results and could undermine some of the benefits of the Build Back Better Act.  It's time to end these ineffective tariffs and begin a new era of American clean energy leadership.

"We urge the president to take a different approach from his predecessors and develop a true industrial policy to grow American manufacturing including solar power panel and solar pv wire supplier. Senator Ossoff's amendment in the Build Back Better Act would be our nation's first real investment in stimulating domestic solar power energy production after years of punishing import tariffs on American companies."  

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