Thursday, July 29  |  10am PST  |  1pm EST

Can My Solar Panels Be Stopped At Customs?

In late June, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection placed a Withhold Release Order (WRO) on products containing material from China's largest metallurgical-grade silicon (mg-Si) manufacturer and the main provider of all major polysilicon producers based in the region: Hoshine Silicon Industry Co.

The WRO means any importer that cannot prove to Customs their solar panels do not contain mg-Si from Hoshine can have their shipment excluded from entry into the U.S.

Due to the tangled and blended nature of solar supply chains, almost no supplier today is equipped to prove this level of provenance.

In this pv magazine webinar, CEA's Paul Wormser and Paul van Brenkelen, alongside Customs and International Trade Attorney, Elise Shibles, will cover what you need to know regarding this latest news, including:

• Background and overview of the global solar supply chain, the importance of mg-Si and polysilicon, and what options solar manufacturers have for sourcing these critical raw materials.
• Background on the history of WRO’s issued by CBP against China and others, and the potential impact this recent WRO may have on the U.S. solar industry
• Importance of traceability for mitigating regulatory and supply chain risk and complications for deploying it
• Practical steps for solar buyers to take to mitigate and manage risk

Discover the potential ramifications this decision may have on the U.S. solar industry and tangible steps one can take to begin securing supply chains and mitigating risk.

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*The webinar will be recorded and everyone who registers will receive a link to the recording.

Paul Wormser

Vice President, 

Technology

Clean Energy Associates

Paul van Brenkelen

 Director, ESG and Traceability

Clean Energy Associates

Elise Shibles

Customs and Interational Trade Attorney

Sandler, Travis, & Rosenberg, PA

Clean Energy Associates

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