Longi states that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have seized a total of 40.31MW of its modules between October 28th and November 3rd. According to the Chinese module manufacturer, the seized modules accounted for about 1.59 per cent of its total 2020 export sales volume to the U.S. In late June, the Biden administration issued a ban on U.S. imports from Chinese-based Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. over allegations of forced labour of Uighurs and other Muslim minority groups in Xinjiang. The three other companies include Xinjiang Daqo New Energy, Xinjiang East Hope Nonferrous Metals, and Xinjiang GCL New Energy Material.
“The U.S. Customs WRO has not had a significant adverse impact on the company’s operations for the time being,” the Longi said. “The company will continue to monitor and evaluate the impact of the WRO on the company’s U.S. shipments.” In addition, Longi said that in H2 2020, it established and improved its management measures to respond to “temporary detention orders (WRO),” including “product traceability and system construction, external agency certification, and supplier management.”