Litigation over a U.S. import prohibition on solar products is continuing in U.S. court, as the U.S. government filed its latest brief on the issue of standing.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the addition of several textile companies based in China to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List. These companies had been part of an earlier court challenge to their inclusion on the Commerce Department Entity List.

At a recent meeting of the Canadian House of Commons Committee on International Trade, two key ministers from the Trudeau government testified about issues related to the Canadian surtaxes on Chinese EVs and other products.

Litigation over a U.S. import prohibition on solar products is continuing in U.S. court, as Chinese company Hoshine Silicon (Jia Xing) Industry Co., Ltd. has responded to a U.S. government argument that it does not have standing in its lawsuit.

The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) – chaired by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – has added a Chinese steel producer and a Chinese sweetener company to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List.

The Canadian Parliamentary study of imports of Chinese manufactured goods is continuing, with the most recent hearing discussing forced labor issues.

In response to a federal lawsuit by a Chinese solar company on the exclusion of its products due to forced labor concerns, the U.S. government has filed a motion to dismiss the case, arguing that the company does not have proper standing to file the complaint.