USITC繼續(xù)延長對(duì)太陽能電池和組件征收201條款關(guān)稅

關(guān)務(wù)小二

美國國際貿(mào)易委員會(huì)表示，無論是否部分或全部組裝到其他產(chǎn)品中，美國工業(yè)生產(chǎn)晶體硅光伏電池仍需要救濟(jì)

美國國際貿(mào)易委員會(huì) (USITC) 2021年11月24日確定，從 2018 年開始向生產(chǎn)晶體硅光伏電池（無論是否部分或全部組裝成其他產(chǎn)品）的美國行業(yè)提供的進(jìn)口減免對(duì)于防止或補(bǔ)救美國產(chǎn)業(yè)的嚴(yán)重?fù)p害仍然是有必要的，并且有證據(jù)表明國內(nèi)產(chǎn)業(yè)正在對(duì)進(jìn)口競爭做出積極調(diào)整。委員會(huì)將在2021年12月8日之前將其調(diào)查和決定報(bào)告提交給總統(tǒng)?？偨y(tǒng)將就是否延長進(jìn)口減免做出最終決定。 主席 Jason E. Kearns、副主席 Randolph J. Stayin 和委員 David S. Johanson、Rhonda K. Schmidtlein 和 Amy A. Karpel 投了贊成票。委員會(huì)的公開報(bào)告《晶體硅光伏電池，無論是否部分或完全組裝到其他產(chǎn)品中》（Inv. No. TA-201-075（擴(kuò)展），USITC出版物5206，2021年12月）將包括委員會(huì)的調(diào)查結(jié)果。  該報(bào)告將于2021年12月29日之前發(fā)布，屆時(shí)可以在美國國際貿(mào)易委員會(huì)（USITC）網(wǎng)站查閱:https ://www.usitc.gov/commission_publications_library

背景介紹

2018年1月23日，在歐盟委員會(huì)根據(jù)全球保障法做出肯定性損害認(rèn)定后，總統(tǒng)對(duì) (a) 未部分或全部組裝成其他產(chǎn)品的太陽能電池的進(jìn)口征收關(guān)稅配額，以及 (b) 增加進(jìn)口組件的關(guān)稅。該救濟(jì)措施于2018年2月7日生效，為期四年。除非延長，否則救濟(jì)行動(dòng)將于2022年2月6日終止。2021年8月6日，委員會(huì)在收到Auxin Solar Inc.和Suniva, Inc.于2021年8月2日，以及Hanwha Q CELLS USA, Inc.、LG Electronics USA, Inc.和Mission Solar Energy于2021年8月4日提交的要求延長救濟(jì)行動(dòng)的申請(qǐng)后，開始了這項(xiàng)調(diào)查。根據(jù)保障法，委員會(huì)進(jìn)行了調(diào)查，以確定總統(tǒng)提供的救濟(jì)是否仍然是防止或補(bǔ)救嚴(yán)重?fù)p害的必要性，以及是否有證據(jù)表明該行業(yè)正在為進(jìn)口競爭做出積極調(diào)整。

（關(guān)務(wù)小二翻譯僅供參考，詳情請(qǐng)見原文）

原文
USITC SAYS RELIEF CONTINUES TO BE NECESSARY FOR U.S. INDUSTRY PRODUCING CRYSTALLINE SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS, WHETHER OR NOT PARTIALLY OR FULLY ASSEMBLED INTO OTHER PRODUCTS
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that import relief provided beginning in 2018 to the U.S. industry producing crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not partially or fully assembled into other products, continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury to the U.S. industry, and that there is evidence that the domestic industry is making a positive adjustment to import competition.
The Commission will forward its report on its investigation and determination to the President by December 8, 2021.  The President will make the final decision on whether to extend the import relief.
Chair Jason E. Kearns, Vice Chair Randolph J. Stayin, and Commissioners David S. Johanson, Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, and Amy A. Karpel voted in the affirmative.
The Commission’s public report Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Partially or Fully Assembled into Other Products, (Inv. No. TA-201-075 (Extension), USITC Publication 5206, December 2021) will include the Commission’s findings.  
The report will be available by December 29, 2021; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: https://www.usitc.gov/commission_publications_library.
Background
On January 23, 2018, following an affirmative injury determination by the Commission under the global safeguard law, the President imposed (a) a tariff-rate quota on imports of solar cells not partially or fully assembled into other products and (b) an increase in duties on imports of modules.  The remedy took effect on February 7, 2018, for a period of four years.
Unless extended, the relief action will terminate on February 6, 2022.  On August 6, 2021, the Commission instituted this investigation, following receipt of petitions requesting an extension of the relief action filed by Auxin Solar Inc. and Suniva, Inc., on August 2, 2021, and by Hanwha Q CELLS USA, Inc., LG Electronics USA, Inc., and Mission Solar Energy on August 4, 2021.
In accordance with the safeguard law, the Commission conducted an investigation to determine whether the relief provided by the President continues to be necessary to prevent or remedy serious injury and whether there is evidence that the industry is making a positive adjustment to import competition。

原文鏈接：

https://www.usitc.gov/press_room/news_release/2021/er1124ll1852.htm

相關(guān)閱讀

美國國際貿(mào)易委員會(huì)建議延長對(duì)有爭議的太陽能電池和組件征收201條款關(guān)稅

美國國際貿(mào)易委員會(huì)建議延長對(duì)太陽能電池和組件征收的201條款保障性關(guān)稅。在 ITC 發(fā)布的一份公告中，該委員會(huì)表示對(duì)美國國內(nèi)太陽能制造商的救濟(jì)仍然是必要的。該建議現(xiàn)在由美國總統(tǒng)喬·拜登提出，他將在明年2月關(guān)稅到期后就關(guān)稅的未來做出最終決定。該小組的所有五位委員一致投票贊成延長關(guān)稅。該委員會(huì)現(xiàn)在將在12月8日之前向總統(tǒng)提交其完整的報(bào)告，包括其調(diào)查結(jié)果在內(nèi)的公開報(bào)告也將在2021年12月29日公布。這一裁決是在ITC開始審議后的三周內(nèi)作出的，此前，贊成和反對(duì)延長關(guān)稅的人都參加了證據(jù)聽證會(huì)。由當(dāng)時(shí)的總統(tǒng)唐納德特朗普制定的關(guān)稅自2018年1月開始實(shí)施，目前對(duì)晶體硅太陽能電池和組件征收15%的進(jìn)口關(guān)稅。關(guān)稅并非沒有爭議，在美國國際貿(mào)易法院上周作出裁決后，才重新加入對(duì)雙面面板的豁免。在今天發(fā)表的一份聲明中，貿(mào)易機(jī)構(gòu)太陽能產(chǎn)業(yè)協(xié)會(huì) (SEIA) 的首席執(zhí)行官阿比蓋爾·羅斯·霍普表示，關(guān)稅已被證明是一種“激勵(lì)太陽能制造業(yè)的無效方式”，并對(duì)美國太陽能就業(yè)的影響表示遺憾。“SEIA 仍然致力于發(fā)展國內(nèi)制造業(yè)，但關(guān)稅不是解決辦法。現(xiàn)在是制定真正的產(chǎn)業(yè)政策的時(shí)候了，比如參議員奧索夫的《美國太陽能制造法案》，以促進(jìn)和發(fā)展國內(nèi)的太陽能制造業(yè)。“我們敦促拜登總統(tǒng)采取與上屆政府不同的方法，拒絕征收這些關(guān)稅。隨著合理的貿(mào)易政策和“重建更好”立法的頒布，太陽能行業(yè)將處于有利地位，可以最大限度地部署并創(chuàng)建國內(nèi)制造供應(yīng)鏈，以滿足對(duì)清潔能源的歷史需求，”霍普說。美國開發(fā)商和運(yùn)營維護(hù)供應(yīng)商SOLV Energy的首席執(zhí)行官George Hershman表示，這一決定將為美國的太陽能部署制造更多障礙，并將導(dǎo)致消費(fèi)者成本增加?！鞍莸强偨y(tǒng)必須停止對(duì)太陽能行業(yè)征收所有不必要的關(guān)稅，與國會(huì)合作，支持太陽能供應(yīng)鏈的長期制造政策，并帶領(lǐng)美國走向清潔能源的未來。我敦促他拒絕這些過時(shí)的特朗普時(shí)代的關(guān)稅，一勞永逸。”他說。（關(guān)務(wù)小二翻譯僅供參考，詳情請(qǐng)見原文）

原文：

The USITC has recommended controversial Section 201 tariffs on solar cells and modules be extended
The US International Trade Commission has recommended that the Section 201 safeguard tariffs on solar cells and modules be extended.
In a bulletin issued by the ITC, the commission said relief for domestic solar manufacturers in the US continues to be necessary.
The recommendation now sits with US President Joe Biden, who will make a final decision on the future of the tariffs after they expire in February next year.
All five commissioners on the panel voted unanimously in favour of extending the tariffs.
The commission will now forward its full report to the President by 8 December with a public report, including its findings, to also be published on 29 December 2021.
The verdict comes three weeks after the ITC began deliberations following evidence hearings attended by both those in favour and against the tariffs’ extension.
The tariffs, enacted by then-President Donald Trump, have been in place since January 2018 and currently impose an import tariff of 15% on crystalline silicon solar cells and modules. The tariffs have not been without their controversy, with an exemption for bifacial panels only recently reinserted after a decision by the US Court of International Trade last week.
In a statement issued today, Abigail Ross Hopper, chief executive at trade body the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), said the tariffs had proven to be an “ineffective way to incentivise solar manufacturing” and lamented the impact on solar jobs in the US.
“SEIA remains committed to growing domestic manufacturing, but tariffs aren’t the answer. It’s time to enact real industrial policy, like Senator Ossoff’s Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act, to foster and grow the solar manufacturing sector here at home.
“We are urging President Biden to take a different approach from the previous administration and reject these tariffs. With sensible trade policy and the enactment of Build Back Better legislation, the solar industry will be well positioned to maximise deployment and create a domestic manufacturing supply chain to meet historic demand for clean energy,” Hopper said.
George Hershman, CEO at US-based developer and O&M provider SOLV Energy, said the decision stood to create more barriers to solar deployment in the US and would lead to higher costs for consumers.
“President Biden must end all unnecessary tariffs on the solar industry, work with Congress to support a long-term manufacturing policy for the solar supply chain, and lead America toward a clean energy future. I urge him to reject these outdated Trump-era tariffs, once and for all,” he said.

來源：關(guān)務(wù)小二編譯整理，轉(zhuǎn)載請(qǐng)署源。