[20180126]LSB10066_照亮太阳能行业：调查导致对太阳能相关进口征收关税（第二部分）.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress LegalLegal SidebarSidebar Shining a Light on the Solar Trade: Investigation Leads to Tariffs on Solar Energy-Related Imports (Part II) Updated January 26, 2018 As discussed in Part I of this two-part Sidebar, on January 23, 2018, President Trump proclaimed a four-year safeguard measure in the form of a tariff-rate quota on imports of certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic (“CSPV”) products that enter the United States after midnight on February 7, 2018. The Proclamation follows a U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC” or “Commission”) safeguard investigation (“Solar Investigation”) conducted pursuant to section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974. While Part I provides background on section 201 safeguard investigations generally, this Part discusses the Solar Investigation that led to the new tariff-rate quota specifically. It then concludes with some options for Congress moving forward. The Section 201 Investigation of Solar Energy-Related Products. On May 17, 2017, Suniva, Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer of CSPV cells and modules, majority owned by Chinese firm Shunfeng International Clean Energy Limited, filed an amended