over the "Southeast Asian Solar Cell and Import Tariff Suspension Order " (hereinafter referred to as the "Tariff Suspension Order") during the tenure of former US President Biden.
Earlier, in August 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that the Biden administration's tariff suspension was illegal . Solar cells and " imported from four Southeast Asian countries (Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand) from April 2022 to June 2024. The U.S. government appealed the CIT ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
According to foreign media reports, the federal government recently submitted an application to withdraw its appeal . At present, the United States Federal Court of Appeals has approved its withdrawal request.
At present, only industry associations, component companies and domestic developers are still appealing CIT's ruling, including the American Clean Power Association and the American Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA). And Boviet Solar, BYD, Atlas , Jingao Technology , JinkoSolar , Dongfang Sunrise , Trina Solar , Invenergy and NextEra Energy With the withdrawal of the U.S. federal government, each of these parties will subsequently bear its own litigation costs.".
This investigation has led to a rapid contraction in the supply of photovoltaic products from four Southeast Asian countries to the US market. Two months later, Biden announced a two-year tariff exemption for four Southeast Asian countries in order to prevent the shutdown of photovoltaic installations in the United States and ensure the operation of the domestic power and energy projects.
It is reported that the U.S. Department of Justice has said that between April 2022 and June 2024, the United States imported about 4.Industry estimates show that about 88% of solar cells and modules from four Southeast Asian countries in the same period.
Companies still involved in the appeal need to submit their opening statements by March 12. Auxin Solar will have 40 days to file its response after the appellant has filed its statement.
If the original judgment is eventually upheld, the relevant enterprises may face large-scale retrospective tariff pressure, and the cost of photovoltaic projects and the stability of the supply chain in the United States will also be impacted.
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