If you’ve been importing solar modules for a while, you may have noticed a recent and potentially confusing shift in standard overseas shipping arrangements with your solar module suppliers toward CIF Incoterms and away from more familiar Incoterms like DDP and FOB. This is causing a lot of confusion for…
Category: Solar Industry
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) recently announced an investigation into Southeast Asian circumvention of antidumping and countervailing duties. The investigation into whether some countries are bypassing tariffs required by the US was requested by Auxin Solar, a California-based PV module manufacturer. It was opposed by many solar organizations and…
If the past two years of adjusting to a global pandemic have taught us anything, it’s that there are no guarantees in life or business. COVID-related supply chain disruptions were predicted to ease this year, but the war in Ukraine and new forced lockdowns in China have instead created fresh…
If you’re not familiar with safe harboring, the basics are pretty simple. To receive the current 26% ITC for commercial solar projects, the taxpayer has two options.