[Solar: AASMT requests US anti-circumvention probe into Ethiopian solar imports]

Published: May 14, 2026 17:30

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The Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade has asked the US Department of Commerce to launch a nationwide anti-circumvention probe into solar imports from Ethiopia. AASMT alleges that Chinese-origin wafers are being processed into cells in Ethiopia and then assembled into modules in Ethiopia or Vietnam for export to the US, bypassing existing AD/CVD duties. The petition comes after US imports of Ethiopian solar products surged from zero in June 2025 to over USD 300 million by year-end, raising concerns that Ethiopia may become a new circumvention route amid tighter US scrutiny of solar supply chains.

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