Canada’s CITT has rescinded an AD/CVD order covering certain Chinese PV modules and laminates, and terminated expiry review
The tribunal said the expiry review was no longer supported by domestic producers
Following the decision, the CBSA will no longer collect AD/CVD duties on the affected Chinese PV products
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has terminated its expiry review and rescinded an order imposing anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) on certain solar modules and laminates from China. The decision ends a decade-long trade measure on certain Chinese solar products, first imposed in 2015.
The decision means that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will no longer collect the duties on the said Chinese solar products, potentially making them more competitive in the Canadian market.
Following the findings of dumping and subsidization of certain PV modules and laminates originating in or exported from China, Canada imposed AD/CVD on certain PV modules and laminates from China in July 2015. The March 25, 2021 order continued the duties.
The CITT initiated the latest expiry review on February 2, 2026, to determine whether ending the order would likely lead to continued or resumed dumping or subsidization and injury to Canada's domestic industry.
The Tribunal has now terminated that review, stating that the expiry review was “no longer supported by domestic producers,” and rescinded the order.
The products covered by the review include crystalline-silicon PV modules and laminates, including laminates shipped or packaged with other module components, as well as thin-film PV products based on amorphous silicon (a-Si), cadmium telluride (CdTe)and copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS).
The July 2015 order excluded certain products, including modules with output of 100 W or less, and PV products incorporated into electrical goods whose primary function is not power generation, along with certain 195 W monocrystalline modules. In March 2026, the CITT also excluded flexible PV modules designed to be affixed to curved vehicle surfaces, with output not exceeding 200 W.
In its July 2026 statement of reasons into the expiry review, the CBSA noted that China's PV production capacity in 2024 exceeded 200% of global demand. This increases the reliance of Chinese manufacturers on export markets as they go about clearing surplus production. It said slower domestic demand could further push Chinese manufacturers to seek overseas markets, including Canada.
Despite the CBSA's July 2026 determinations on dumping and subsidization, the CITT has now terminated its expiry review and rescinded the March 2021 order.
Chinese solar products, meanwhile, continue to face restrictions in other markets, including its neighbor the US. America continues to take trade measures against Chinese solar imports to encourage domestic PV industry including through AD/CVD duties, Section 301 tariffs, and 15% tariff on imported polysilicon under Section 232. Very recently, the US Department of Commerce finalized separate AD/CVD rates for solar imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos (see US Finalizes Solar Import Duties On India, Indonesia, Laos).
