EU PV inverter anti-dumping

Why did the EU impose anti-dumping measures on Chinese solar panels?

The EU applied anti-dumping measures on Chinese solar cells, wafers and panels in 2013, only to lift them five years later to increase supply and meet renewable energy goals. Europe produces fewer than 3 per cent of the solar panels needed to hit the bloc’s 2030 solar power targets.

What is the anti-dumping duty imposed on crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules?

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1238/2013 of 2 December 2013 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and key components (i.e. cells) originating in or consigned from the People’s Republic of China (OJ 2013 L 325, p. 1).

Are Chinese solar panels subject to anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties?

Roughly 75% of Chinese solar panel exports to the EU are now covered by the undertaking and are hence not subject to any anti-dumping or anti-subsidy duties. The Commission took the final decision on the undertaking with a view to it entering into force on the same day as the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures, on 6 December.

How long will solar panels anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures last?

The Commission reached its definitive conclusions on the solar panels anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations and, after consulting Member States, made a proposal to the Council to impose definitive anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures for a period of two years.

Does the EU have a competitive advantage in solar PV production?

When it comes to economic growth, it is difficult to expect solar PV manufacturing to provide a major contribution, given that the EU has no comparative advantage in producing the existing generation of solar panels, and it is not clear where any unrealised advantage might lie. Source: Bruegel based on Ignaciuk (2023).

How did China respond to EU dumping and anti-subsidy investigations?

China responded with anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into EU wine imports but the EU measures were nevertheless renewed in 2015 and 2017, with the duties reduced to 30 percent and the minimum import price adjusted to align with global market rates.