India plans to extend import photovoltaic products security taxes or expand the levy object

Solar photovoltaic (pv) net news: Indian trade remedy administration ( DGTR） Recently held an oral hearing, the domestic and foreign industry representatives will continue to India imports of solar cells and components to impose security taxes ( SGD） Their opinions are put forward.

the Indian domestic industry representatives said the two-year security tax system is not enough, and extended the tariff requirement DGTR until 2024. They suggest that to impose tariffs, begin from 15%, then lower 0 each year. 05%.

solar developers association ( The importer) And Thailand's representative said, adding new countries will not be covered in the course scope, but can be extended. However, the representative said to extend the term of four years is not fair, and suggested to reduce the annual tariffs offer too little.

from Malaysia, solar energy, Indonesia, China ( Mainland) And China's Taiwan representatives put forward their concerns, and to eliminate tariff collection scope, the reason is that the potential problems with India's other bilateral agreements. And they said, if the tariff, in addition to the 20% of the government proposed the basic tariff, security taxes will also lead to the international trade issues.

but the Shapoorji Pallonji group, a representative of the pointed out that China solar power network, the industry has suffered losses due to impose a protective tariff for the first time. They think that the burden will eventually fall in power developers and consumers.

DGTR listened to all the parties' statements, solar portal, and asked them before July 9, 2020, put forward the argument, in writing and put forward further in July 13, 2020.

on July 30, 2018, India announced on imports from China and Malaysia solar cells and components at a rate of 25% protection tax, in order to protect domestic battery and component manufacturers. Tariff rate is 25% in the first year to second year of tariff rate gradually decreased, the rate reduced 5% every six months, until the end of July 31, 2020.

India trade remedy administration launched in March 2020 examination and investigation, to see if it is necessary in India solar manufacturers' association ( ISMA） After applying to protect tax extended to four years after the deadline. Submit a petition of domestic manufacturers to provide the Ministry of Commerce released in September 2014 to 2019, the import data for the survey.

Mercom India clean energy research institutions have previously reported that solar developers are trying to compensate for the additional costs due to a tariff, because it had a negative effect on their business, and thus affect the development velocity of the project.

however, in the course of domestic solar module maker after a few months also expressed dissatisfaction. Because they said that only two years of course, solar portal, the policy failed to import to protect domestic manufacturers from the sudden increase in expected goals, solar portal, utility scale solar project schedules for 18 to 24 months.

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