Taiwan, China: Strictly Prevent Mainland Solar Panels From Entering Taiwan in Any Form!

- Jun 20, 2022-

According to Taiwan media reports, in response to the suspected "dumping" of Chinese mainland modules to Taiwan Island through Southeast Asia, the "Ministry of Economics" of Taiwan, China, initiated control.

Taiwan's "Ministry of Economics" announced today that any use of mainland solar cells, whether formed into modules or made into solar panels, is prohibited from entering the Chinese Taiwan market. Affected by this news, the solar industry in Taiwan, China said that this will bring positive benefits to the solar energy manufacturers in Taiwan.

According to the survey, the number of imported solar modules in the first quarter of this year was 30% higher than the total import value of the previous four years, which caused the four listed solar energy manufacturers including United Renewable, Yuanjing, Motech and Zhongmeijing to be surprised. Manufacturers use the method of washing the origin in Southeast Asia to export the modules produced in the mainland to Taiwan, which is equivalent to disguising the public to pay the bill and secretly help the industry on the other side. Last week, the four companies urgently signed a letter to the "Executive Yuan", hoping that a blockade may be formed. 's breach. Under the strong backlash from Taiwanese factories, the "Ministry of Economic Affairs" has made a decision to control the origin of mainland products, prohibiting the use of this method to import products made in mainland China into Taiwan.

According to the regulations of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, manufacturers of solar modules imported from overseas in the future must provide proof that they do not use mainland-made batteries and have not violated relevant regulations. The high risk will help deter industry players from importing mainland products and losing them to Taiwan.

According to Taiwan media reports, solar-related products from mainland China have always been banned from entering Taiwan, but according to current regulations, solar panels can still be imported from abroad. Among them, cheap Southeast Asian modules have attracted attention, but module manufacturers are also worried that Chinese solar products are still You can change labels in other countries, or package modules in other countries with Chinese-made batteries, and finally enter Taiwan Island, China.

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