Government Notifies Trade Court of Inadvertent Liquidations in Solar Panel Case

The government notified the Court of International Trade that it has inadvertently liquidated bifacial solar panels following a CIT order in December that suspended liquidation. The government told the court that CBP is taking steps to correct the mistake and that it has communicated with the plaintiffs and non-parties affected by the liquidations.

The liquidation suspension (see 2112070056) came after the court struck down a tariff exclusion withdrawal by President Donald Trump, finding the law only permits trade liberalizing alterations to existing safeguard measures (see 2111160032). After the ruling, the plaintiffs had asked the court in an unopposed motion for an order suspending liquidation until all appeals are final (Solar Energy Industries Association v. U.S., CIT #20-03941).