US ITC vote backs Suniva injury claims

Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Reddit
Email
'Toil' as presented on the pediment of the US Commerce Department. Source: Flickr/Tim Evanson.

The US International Trade Commission has voted 4-0 in favour of proceeding with the Suniva Section 201 trade case having seen enough evidence to convince them that imports are the major cause of injury to US solar manufacturers.

The verdict of the four commissioners, which was largely expected, means the case will now proceed to the ‘remedy’ phase whereby the ITC will decide what measures to recommend to the White House.

This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) Subscription

Try Premium for just $1

  • Full premium access for the first month at only $1
  • Converts to an annual rate after 30 days unless cancelled
  • Cancel anytime during the trial period

Premium Benefits

  • Expert industry analysis and interviews
  • Digital access to PV Tech Power journal
  • Exclusive event discounts

Or get the full Premium subscription right away

Or continue reading this article for free

Many watching the case consider this to be the trickier stage of the two. A hearing will be held on October 3 with a November 13 deadline for the ITC’s recommendations. President Trump is then expected to formalise any tariffs, quotas, price floors or other actions in January 2018.

The ITC is duty bound to consider the possible impacts across the entire sector over the long term providing an opportunity for the impact on downstream jobs to be factored into their decision as well as possible impacts on consumers, be they buying modules directly or buying power.

A Deutsche Bank research note in August said: “By definition, any remedy recommendation needs to consider both short term and long term implications on the entire solar sector as well as consumers. As such, we believe even if the 201 case proceeds to the next step, the final outcome would not be that significant.”

Singapore, Canada and Australia are among a number of countries with free trade agreements with the US that have been exempted having been found not ot be contributing to injury.

Read all the reaction to the verdict as it comes in.

21 October 2025
New York, USA
Returning for its 12th edition, Solar and Storage Finance USA Summit remains the annual event where decision-makers at the forefront of solar and storage projects across the United States and capital converge. Featuring the most active solar and storage transactors, join us for a packed two-days of deal-making, learning and networking.
16 June 2026
Napa, USA
PV Tech has been running PV ModuleTech Conferences since 2017. PV ModuleTech USA, on 16-17 June 2026, will be our fifth PV ModulelTech conference dedicated to the U.S. utility scale solar sector. The event will gather the key stakeholders from solar developers, solar asset owners and investors, PV manufacturing, policy-making and and all interested downstream channels and third-party entities. The goal is simple: to map out the PV module supply channels to the U.S. out to 2027 and beyond.

Read Next

October 10, 2025
US solar recycling firm OnePlanet has achieved the R2v3 certification from electronics sustainability non-profit SERI, which represents the “highest standards of traceability”.
October 9, 2025
Entergy Arkansas has announced plans to build a 600MW solar-plus-storage project to support a new data centre to be built by Google.
October 9, 2025
Chinese inverter and storage manufacturer Sungrow has revealed details of its planned flotation on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
October 9, 2025
The retroactive collection of duties on historical solar imports to the US has been temporarily paused pending the outcome of an appeal.
October 8, 2025
US solar module prices jumped in Q3 2025 as developers scrambled to meet the 2 September 2025 safe harbour deadline for Investment Tax Credit (ITC) qualification, according to supply chain platform Anza.
October 8, 2025
Despite policy headwinds on the federal level, there is optimism for the future of the US solar and storage sector.

Subscribe to Newsletter

Upcoming Events

Solar Media Events
October 21, 2025
New York, USA
Solar Media Events
November 25, 2025
Warsaw, Poland
Solar Media Events
December 2, 2025
Málaga, Spain
Solar Media Events
February 3, 2026
London, UK