CSMS 5122411·Trade policy·May 2, 2025·View on csms.cbp.gov ↗

Notice of final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of solar cells from Vietnam (A-552-841)

Plain-English explanation

CSMS 5122411 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin (trade policy), published on May 2, 2025. It carries the official CBP guidance brokers and importers must follow for the topic — "Notice of final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of solar cells from Vietnam (A-552-841)". It links to 1 AD/CVD case in Tandom's catalog. CSMS messages are the operational layer between Commerce determinations and at-the-border collections: when Commerce publishes a new rate, scope ruling, or instruction, CBP turns it into a CSMS that ACE/ACS systems and brokers act on.

Linked AD/CVD cases(1)

Cases referenced or affected by this CSMS message

A-552-841

Message body

Full text as published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection

1. On 04/25/2025, Commerce published in the Federal Register (90 FR 17388) its final determination of sales at less than fair value in the antidumping duty investigation of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam). 2. The products covered by this investigation are described in message 4347403, dated 12/12/2024. 3. This proceeding has been assigned case number A-552-841. 4a. Commerce determined that critical circumstances do not exist for imports of solar cells from the producer/exporter combinations listed below. Accordingly, for imports of solar cells from Vietnam, CBP shall continue to suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 12/04/2024. Effective 04/25/2025, CBP shall require, for entries of solar cells from Vietnam from the producer and exporter combinations listed below, a cash deposit equal to the antidumping duty cash deposits shown below: Exporter: JA Solar Vietnam Co. Ltd. Producer: JA Solar Vietnam Co. Ltd.; JA Solar PV Case number: A-552-841-001 Cash deposit rate: 58.07% Exporter: Jinko Solar (Vietnam) Industries Company Limited Producer: Jinko Solar (Vietnam) Industries Company Limited Case number: A-552-841-002 Cash deposit rate: 125.91% 4b. Because Commerce has determined that critical circumstances do not exist for imports of solar cells from Vietnam from the producer/exporter combinations listed below, the retroactive suspension of liquidation ordered in message 4347403, dated 12/12/2024, is terminated. Accordingly, Commerce will direct CBP in separate instructions to terminate the suspension of liquidation for all shipments of solar cells from Vietnam from the companies listed below entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, before 12/04/2024. The interest provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, do not apply. Accordingly, for imports of solar cells from Vietnam, CBP shall continue to suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 12/04/2024. Effective 04/25/2025, CBP shall require, for entries of solar cells from Vietnam from the producer and exporter combinations listed below, a cash deposit equal to the antidumping duty cash deposits shown below: Exporter: Blue Moon Vina Co. Producer: Blue Moon Vina Co. Case number: A-552-841-003 Cash deposit rate: 82.65% Exporter: Boviet Solar Technology Co., Ltd. Producer: Boviet Solar Technology Co., Ltd. Case number: A-552-841-004 Cash deposit rate: 82.65% Exporter : Elite SNG Producer: Elite Solar Technology (Vietnam) Company Limited Case number: A-552-841-005 Cash deposit rate: 82.65% Exporter: Letsolar Vietnam Company Limited Producer: Letsolar Vietnam Company Limited Case number: A-552-841-006 Cash deposit rate: 82.65% Exporter: Mecen Solar Vina Co., Ltd. Producer: Mecen Solar Vina Co., Ltd. Case number: A-552-841-007 Cash deposit rate: 82.65% Exporter: Nexuns Vietnam Company Limited Producer: Nexuns Vietnam Company Limited Case number: A-552-841-008 Cash deposit rate: 82.65% Exporter: Trina Solar Energy Development Company Ltd. Producer: Trina Solar Energy Development Company Ltd. Case number: A-552-841-009 Cash deposit rate: 82.65% Exporter: Vietnergy Co., Ltd.; Tainergy Tech Co., Ltd. Producer: Vietnergy Co., Ltd.; Tainergy Tech Co., Ltd. Case number: A-552-841-010 Cash deposit rate: 82.65% Exporter: Vietnam Sunergy Joint Stock Company Producer: Vietnam Sunergy Joint Stock Company Case number: A-552-841-011 Cash deposit rate: 82.65% 4c. Because Commerce determined that critical circumstance exist, in part, for imports of solar cells from Vietnam for the Vietnam-Wide Entity, CBP shall suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of solar cells from Vietnam that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 09/05/2024, which is 90 days before the date of publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal Register. Effective 04/25/2025, CBP shall require, for entries of solar cells from Vietnam from the Vietnam-Wide Entity, a cash deposit equal to the antidumping duty cash deposit shown below: Exporter: Vietnam-Wide Entity Case number: A-552-841-000 Cash deposit rate: 271.28 5. For all other entries of solar cells from Vietnam, the following cash deposit instructions apply: A. For all Vietnamese exporters of solar cells from Vietnam which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit will be the Vietnam-wide rate. B. For all non-Vietnamese exporters of solar cells from Vietnam which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter/producer combinations that supplied that non-Vietnamese exporter. 6. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OIII:LRL.) 7. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur

Frequently asked questions

What is CSMS 5122411?

CSMS 5122411 is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Systems Messaging Service bulletin titled "Notice of final determination in the antidumping duty investigation of solar cells from Vietnam (A-552-841)". CSMS bulletins are the operational instructions CBP issues to brokers, importers, and ACE filers covering rate changes, system updates, scope guidance, and other day-to-day customs-operations changes.

When was CSMS 5122411 published?

CBP published CSMS 5122411 on May 2, 2025. The bulletin's instructions are typically operative as of the publication date unless the body specifies a different effective date.

Which AD/CVD cases does CSMS 5122411 affect?

CSMS 5122411 references 1 AD/CVD case (A-552-841). The links on this page take you to each linked order with its current scope, rates, and history.

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