The move comes after EU discovered that Chinese companies are avoiding tariffs by transshipping the solar modules and cells via Taiwan and Malaysia.
In May 2015, the Commission launched a probe into Chinese imports from Taiwan and Malaysia in response to a complaint from EU ProSun, SeeNews Renewables reported.
EU ProSun, the alliance of European solar manufacturers, filed a complaint against Chinese solar companies in April last year for avoiding import tariffs by shipping their products via third countries, as previously reported by EurActiv.com.
Since the day of initiation of the investigation all imports of solar modules and cells from Taiwan and Malaysia were subject to registration.
During the investigation, some companies were found to export Chinese origin crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules to the EU, while some other companies were found to have fraudulently declared key components as solar glass and to have falsified the invoices.
The EU tariffs will not be imposed on more than 20 Taiwanese and five Malaysian companies as they have proved that they do not involve in any circumvention activities.
European Commission said in a statement: "A number of legislative and administrative measures have been taken in Taiwan since May 2015, which demonstrate a genuine resolve of the Taiwanese authorities to combat and curb customs fraud and circumvention practices.
"These efforts constitute a good basis for future cooperation between the European Commission and the Taiwanese authorities going beyond the current investigation into solar modules and cells."
Image: European Commission has imposed anti-dumping duties on the imports of Chinese solar products from Taiwan and Malaysia. Photo: courtesy of graur codrin / FreeDigitalPhotos.net.
