Table 1 Supply chain structure’s data sources and assumptions for offshore manufacturing cases

From: Reshoring silicon photovoltaics manufacturing contributes to decarbonization and climate change mitigation

Case

2010 offshore manufacturing case

2015 offshore manufacturing case

2020 offshore manufacturing case

Data source

United States International Trade Commission81

United States International Trade Commission81

United States International Trade Commission81

Trade flow

General Imports

General Imports

General Imports

Classification system

Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) items

Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) items

Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) items

Data to report

General First Unit of Quantity

General First Unit of Quantity

General First Unit of Quantity

Data and years

Annual 2010

Annual 2015

Annual 2020

HTS code

8541.40.6020 (data available for years before 2018, not available for the year 2020)

8541.40.6020 (data available for years before 2018, not available for the year 2020)

8541.40.6015 (data available for years after 2018, not available for the years 2010 and 2015)

General Imports | Annual Data | General First Unit of Quantity

Taiwan

31,118,669

Malaysia

22,758,420

Malaysia

25,869,581

Malaysia

21,924,800

China

22,193,576

Vietnam

14,122,856

China

10,794,901

Taiwan

5,092,395

Thailand

11,248,003

Germany

4,515,640

Japan

4,232,078

South Korea

6,180,956

Japan

4,204,608

Mexico

3,592,975

China

4,059,034

Mexico

1,414,578

South Korea

3,362,024

Singapore

1,897,098

Switzerland

217,184

Germany

2,921,581

Cambodia

1,571,176

Philippines

157,528

Singapore

2,270,306

Turkey

708,348

India

117,241

Vietnam

2,080,209

Canada

633,819

Spain

116,329

France

692,327

Taiwan

542,271

United Kingdom

74,598

Canada

558,277

Mexico

492,055

Hong Kong

72,254

India

504,147

India

252,049

Norway

63,300

Philippines

371,349

Italy

239,955

Sweden

62,151

Turkey

364,054

Philippines

134,212

Canada

49,635

Thailand

361,106

Indonesia

58,994

South Korea

45,467

Hungary

252,358

Burma

44,689

Belgium

31,529

Cyprus

57,064

Japan

26,041

Italy

18,837

Portugal

44,954

Jordan

4,280

France

17,721

United Kingdom

33,702

Haiti

4,050

Portugal

14,019

Hong Kong

30,414

Brazil

2,851

Hungary

9300

Norway

25,268

Poland

2,782

Netherlands

5560

Indonesia

11,739

Australia

2,741

Singapore

5509

Italy

6838

Lithuania

1,097

Austria

4443

Belize

5975

France

1,033

Vietnam

3426

Spain

3038

Germany

588

Argentina

2920

Netherlands

2199

Belgium

450

South Africa

2222

Australia

1008

Georgia

260

Czechia

1634

United Arab Em

556

United Kingdom

99

Turkey

1323

Pakistan

250

Bangladesh

60

Australia

822

Belgium

121

Netherlands

19

Brazil

500

New Zealand

110

Sweden

9

Denmark

202

Poland

54

United Arab Em

3

New Zealand

200

Slovakia

12

Total

68,101,459

Poland

138

Israel

8

  

Thailand

50

Estonia

5

  

Israel

38

Dominican Rep

1

  

Luxembourg

2

Denmark

1

  

Indonesia

1

Total

71,830,499

  

Total

75,069,279

    

Market shares calculated from “General Imports | Annual Data | General First Unit of Quantity”

Taiwan

41%

Malaysia

32%

Malaysia

38%

Malaysia

29%

China

31%

Vietnam

21%

China

14%

Taiwan

7%

Thailand

17%

Germany

6%

Japan

6%

South Korea

9%

Japan

6%

Mexico

5%

China

6%

Mexico

2%

South Korea

5%

Singapore

3%

Switzerland

0%

Germany

4%

Cambodia

2%

Philippines

0%

Singapore

3%

Turkey

1%

India

0%

Vietnam

3%

Canada

1%

Spain

0%

France

1%

Taiwan

1%

United Kingdom

0%

Canada

1%

Mexico

1%

Hong Kong

0%

India

1%

India

0%

Norway

0%

Philippines

1%

Italy

0%

Sweden

0%

Turkey

1%

Philippines

0%

Canada

0%

Thailand

1%

Indonesia

0%

South Korea

0%

Hungary

0%

Burma

0%

Belgium

0%

Cyprus

0%

Japan

0%

Italy

0%

Portugal

0%

Jordan

0%

France

0%

United Kingdom

0%

Haiti

0%

Portugal

0%

Hong Kong

0%

Brazil

0%

Hungary

0%

Norway

0%

Poland

0%

Netherlands

0%

Indonesia

0%

Australia

0%

Singapore

0%

Italy

0%

Lithuania

0%

Austria

0%

Belize

0%

France

0%

Vietnam

0%

Spain

0%

Germany

0%

Argentina

0%

Netherlands

0%

Belgium

0%

South Africa

0%

Australia

0%

Georgia

0%

Czechia

0%

United Arab Em

0%

United Kingdom

0%

Turkey

0%

Pakistan

0%

Bangladesh

0%

Australia

0%

Belgium

0%

Netherlands

0%

Brazil

0%

New Zealand

0%

Sweden

0%

Denmark

0%

Poland

0%

United Arab Em

0%

New Zealand

0%

Slovakia

0%

  

Poland

0%

Israel

0%

  

Thailand

0%

Estonia

0%

  

Israel

0%

Dominican Rep

0%

  

Luxembourg

0%

Denmark

0%

  

Indonesia

0%

    

Assumed market shares in this research analysis

Taiwan

41%

Malaysia

32%

Malaysia

38%

Malaysia

29%

China

31%

Vietnam

21%

China

14%

Taiwan

7%

Thailand

17%

Germany

6%

Japan

6%

South Korea

9%

Japan

6%

Mexico

5%

China

6%

Mexico

2%

South Korea

5%

Singapore

3%

Rest of the World

1%

Rest of the World

15%

Rest of the World

7%

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