The Biden administration will announce a ban on imports of solar materials from a major Chinese firm accused of using forced labor in the Xinjiang province, according to three people familiar with the plan.
The move, which comes a day after the company and four others were placed on a trade blacklist, is another sharp rebuke by the U.S. against China, which dominates the supply chain for the renewable energy equipment, and comes amid a rising international outcry over the treatment of the Uyghur Muslims, which the State Department has labeled a genocide
Customs and Border Protection will implement the prohibition on products containing materials from Hoshine Silicon Industry Co. Ltd, a major manufacturer of the raw materials used in the polysilicon inside most solar panels, according to two of the sources. The action, called a “withhold release order,” will allow CBP to seize shipments from Hoshine, which will only be released if the importer can prove they are not made with forced labor.
