Waaree Energies CEO Jignesh Rathod says the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol’s findings of tariff evasion relate only to certain historical imports, and that Waaree is pursuing legal remedies that could include seeking a new administrative review of the case.
A recent story in pv magazine USA detailed the findings in a Notice of Determination as to Evasion produced by the United States Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP) on June 23, 2026 in the matter of Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) case number 8163.
The case, which was brought about by a 2025 petition from the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee, dealt with whether certain imports into the United States by Waaree Energies should have been subject to tariffs on solar cells from Vietnam and Malaysia levied in previous anti-dumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) Orders.
The judge’s determination in the Waaree case found that there was “substantial evidence that Waaree entered merchandise covered by the circumvention determination,” and stated that CBP would “suspend or continue to suspend the liquidation for all entries imported by Waaree that are subject to EAPA consolidated investigation 8163 and continue suspension until instructed to liquidate these entries.”
