Solar duty finals, new lysine orders and company deposit changes

Solar finals: separate the rates from collection

Commerce finalized antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations covering crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from India, Indonesia and Laos. AD addresses sales at less than fair value; CVD addresses countervailable subsidies. These September 16 publications are Commerce’s final determinations. Issuance of the corresponding orders still depends on an affirmative final injury determination by the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC). India solar AD final Indonesia solar AD final Laos solar AD final

All three CVD notices preserve the break in provisional collection for entries on or after June 26, 2026, pending the required injury outcome. Earlier suspended entries remain subject to the applicable instructions. Adding the final AD and CVD percentages together would therefore misstate what is collected during this gap. India solar CVD final Indonesia solar CVD final Laos solar CVD final

Critical-circumstances findings also make historical entry dates material. For the named Indian AD respondents, suspension reaches back to January 28, 2026; other Indian firms’ AD suspension begins April 28. The findings and covered companies differ across the six cases. Match the exporter, producer and entry date before changing a historical entry’s treatment. India solar AD final

The written scope reaches modules assembled in a third country using covered cells from the investigated origin. A module’s shipping country or final assembly location alone will not settle coverage. Obtain cell-production records as part of the classification and supplier review. Indonesia solar AD final

China L-lysine: orders and a date conflict

Commerce published AD and CVD orders on covered animal-feed-grade L-lysine from China. The AD cash-deposit table uses 73.37% or 139.65% for specified producer/exporter combinations, with 139.65% for the China-wide entity. The corresponding dumping margins, 73.55% and 139.83%, are not the adjusted deposit figures. The lower rate cannot be assigned solely from an exporter’s name without matching its listed producer combination. China L-lysine orders

CVD deposits are 48.21% for Inner Mongolia Eppen Biotech and the listed cross-owned companies, and for all others. The notice assigns 82.11% to the two separately named adverse-inference respondents. Preserve the exact legal-entity mapping in the order rather than applying one China-wide CVD rate. China L-lysine orders

Three current deposit updates; one historical amendment

These final-review deposit instructions apply to covered entries from September 16. For other suppliers, follow each notice’s prior-rate and fallback rules. A cash deposit is the amount collected against potential AD liability; the review’s assessment instructions for its historical period are a separate part of the notice. India sodium nitrite final review Taiwan photovoltaic products final review Italy mechanical tubing final review

For Korean utility-scale wind towers, a court-related amendment changes Dongkuk S&C’s 2021–2022 review margin from 1.95% to 1.90%, applicable September 14 and published September 16. A later review already supplies the company’s current deposit rate, so this amendment affects the historical review rather than replacing that current rate. The covered historical entries remain subject to the court injunction pending final litigation. Korea wind towers court amendment

Canadian goods face a federal procurement directive

A presidential memorandum signed and posted September 16 directs OMB and USTR, working with the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, to identify and take legally permitted steps to remove Canadian-origin items from federal civil procurement or make them unavailable for purchase, where warranted. It also calls for agencies to be informed of domestic alternatives. White House procurement memorandum

The published memorandum contains no tariff schedule or general customs import ban. Suppliers selling Canadian goods into federal civilian contracts should follow the resulting acquisition requirements and item-level eligibility decisions. White House procurement memorandum

Venezuela bond timing and a Syria sanctions waiver

OFAC issued Venezuela General License 5Z on September 16, replacing 5Y. It moves the authorization for specified transactions involving the PdVSA 2020 8.5% bond to November 5, 2026. Until then, dealings with the pledged 50.1% interest in CITGO Holding remain prohibited absent separate authorization. The change is specific to the bond and collateral, not a general opening for Venezuelan transactions. Venezuela General License 5Z OFAC FAQ 595

Separately, a State Department waiver published and effective September 16 removes the two remaining Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act sanctions on Syria concerning arms sales and arms-sales financing. The underlying determination was made August 20. This waives those statutory sanctions; it is not itself an export license or a blanket cancellation of controls imposed under other authorities. Syria CBW Act sanctions waiver

Entry work and the next decision points

• Solar files: keep cell origin, producer/exporter identity and entry dates together. Ask the broker to distinguish current deposit instructions from order-stage rates in the six final notices. India solar AD final Laos solar AD final
• L-lysine: reconcile the supplier combination and flag September 8 CVD entries for instruction-level confirmation before adjusting deposits or liquidation treatment. China L-lysine orders
• Review cases: update the affected supplier records for the September 16 deposit start, while keeping historical assessment work separate. India sodium nitrite final review Taiwan photovoltaic products final review Italy mechanical tubing final review

Next: watch for USITC’s solar injury determinations, due within 45 days of Commerce’s final determinations, and any resulting orders and CBP instructions. For Canadian federal procurement, the relevant follow-up is the implementing agency action; for the PdVSA bond, the next authorization date in GL 5Z is November 5. India solar AD final White House procurement memorandum Venezuela General License 5Z

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