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In the News: Alleged Uyghur Exports Blocked; High-Tech Export Controls; and Invalid VAM Agreement
November 17, 2022 | BY
Hugo YeungThe U.S. detains millions worth of solar panel products at the border; rules surrounding high-tech export controls clarified; Shanghai court strikes down VAM agreement
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U.S. Blocks Solar Panel Imports from China
As of Oct. 25, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had seized over 1,053 shipments of solar energy components worth hundreds of millions of dollars—prompted by the U.S. Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), which came into effect on June 21, according to a Reuters report.
Sources familiar with the matter said products seized include solar panels and polysilicon cells made by three Chinese manufacturers: Longi Green Energy Technology Co Ltd., Trina Solar