Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-16146
Trade Actions and Solar Module Production Notification Involving OEM Materials
Buyer
Commerce Department, International Trade Administration
Posted
August 07, 2026
Identifier
2026-16146
NAICS
541618, 325199, 331210, 423690
This opportunity summary covers recent Department of Commerce actions related to international trade and manufacturing: - Government Buyer: - Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Enforcement and Compliance - OEMs and Vendors: - Translucent Solar, LLC (applicant for solar module production) - No other OEMs or vendors specifically named for pigment or steel/tin products - Products/Services Requested or Reviewed: - Solar photovoltaic modules (Translucent Solar, LLC) - Comprised of half cut monocrystalline silicon heterojunction photovoltaic cells - Sealed between two layers of low iron glass, framed with aluminum, with a junction box - Foreign-status materials: low-iron patterned solar glass, monocrystalline heterojunction cells - Carbazole violet pigment 23 (CVP-23) from India (revocation of countervailing duty order) - Identified as Color Index No. 51319, Chemical Abstract No. 6358301 - Covered in various forms except pigment dispersions - Circular welded carbon steel pipe and tube products from Turkiye (antidumping review) - Tin mill products from Taiwan and Turkiye (less-than-fair-value investigations) - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Solar module production involves use of specific foreign-status materials - Revocation of CVD order on CVP-23 due to no domestic party response - Antidumping review found sales below normal value for certain steel products - Preliminary determinations for tin mill products investigations postponed
Description
The U.S. Department of Commerce conducted the fourth sunset review of the countervailing duty order on carbazole violet pigment 23 from India. No domestic party responded to the review notice, leading to the revocation of the countervailing duty order. The revocation is effective as of August 7, 2026, and applies to entries on or after June 15, 2026. The order covered carbazole violet pigment 23 in various forms but excluded pigment dispersions.