According to foreign media reports, photovoltaic cells imported to the United States by Korean photovoltaic manufacturer Hanwha Solutions (hereinafter referred to as "Hanwha") have been detained in Long Beach, California, since mid-June. The reason for the seizure was that its products were suspected of using silicon materials from Xinjiang, China.
For the above incident, Han Hua has confirmed to the media. However, the company did not disclose specific information about the detained products.
Hanwha said that the seized photovoltaic cell products did not use polysilicon materials from Xinjiang, China. The company refuted any speculation by CBP and hoped to resolve the seizure as soon as possible.
"None of the products in our latest supply chain come from China." Scott Moskowitz, Hanwha's vice president of market strategy and industry affairs, said the company was working with CBP to document and identify the source of the batteries and expected the issue to be resolved "soon.".
It is reported that Hanwha's batteries exported to the United States come from the company's factories in Korea and Malaysia.
Earlier, in July 2024, Maxeon, a subsidiary of TCL Central Holdings, was detained by CBP for exporting photovoltaic modules from Mexico to the United States . The reason is to examine whether Maxeon's products comply with the provisions of the so-called Xinjiang-related Act of the United States. Until April this year, Maxeon said that the detained PV modules had not yet been released (for details, please click: continue to detain! Maxeon PV Modules Still Not Released by US Customs! )。