Auxin Solar Inc. v. United States

Case: 25-2120 Document: 36 Page: 1 Filed: 02/05/2026

NOTE: This order is nonprecedential.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ AUXIN SOLAR INC., CONCEPT CLEAN ENERGY, INC., Plaintiffs-Appellees v. UNITED STATES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, HOWARD LUTNICK, Secretary of Commerce, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, RODNEY S. SCOTT, Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Defendants AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION, CANADIAN SOLAR (USA), INC., CANADIAN SOLAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, JA SOLAR USA, INC., JA SOLAR VIETNAM COMPANY LTD., JA SOLAR MALAYSIA SDN. BHD., JA SOLAR INTERNATIONAL LTD., NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., BYD (H.K.) CO., LTD., BYD AMERICA LLC, INVENERGY RENEWABLES LLC, INVENERGY SOLAR EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, TRINA SOLAR (U.S.) INC., TRINA SOLAR (VIETNAM) SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., TRINA SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD., TRINA SOLAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (THAILAND) LTD., RISEN SOLAR TECHNOLOGY SDN. BHD., BOVIET SOLAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOVIET SOLAR USA., LTD., JINKO SOLAR (U.S.) Case: 25-2120 Document: 36 Page: 2 Filed: 02/05/2026

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INDUSTRIES INC., JINKOSOLAR (U.S.) INC., JINKO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY SDN. BHD., JINKO SOLAR (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD., JINKOSOLAR (VIETNAM) CO., LTD., JINKOSOLAR HOLDING CO., LTD., JINKOSOLAR MIDDLE EAST DMCC, JINKOSOLAR (VIETNAM) INDUSTRIES CO. LTD., JINKOSOLAR INVESTMENT LTD., fka Jinkosolar Technology Ltd., Defendants-Appellants ______________________ 2025-2120 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of International Trade in No. 1:23-cv-00274-TMR, Judge Timothy M. Reif. ------------------------------------------------- AUXIN SOLAR INC., CONCEPT CLEAN ENERGY, INC., Plaintiffs-Appellees v. UNITED STATES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, HOWARD LUTNICK, Secretary of Commerce, UNITED STATES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, RODNEY S. SCOTT, Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Defendants-Appellants AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION, CANADIAN SOLAR (USA), INC., CANADIAN SOLAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, JA SOLAR USA, INC., JA SOLAR VIETNAM COMPANY LTD., JA SOLAR MALAYSIA SDN. BHD., JA SOLAR INTERNATIONAL LTD., NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., Case: 25-2120 Document: 36 Page: 3 Filed: 02/05/2026

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BYD (H.K.) CO., LTD., BYD AMERICA LLC, INVENERGY RENEWABLES LLC, INVENERGY SOLAR EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, TRINA SOLAR (U.S.) INC., TRINA SOLAR (VIETNAM) SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., TRINA SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD., TRINA SOLAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (THAILAND) LTD., RISEN SOLAR TECHNOLOGY SDN. BHD., BOVIET SOLAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOVIET SOLAR USA., LTD., JINKO SOLAR (U.S.) INDUSTRIES INC., JINKOSOLAR (U.S.) INC., JINKO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY SDN. BHD., JINKO SOLAR (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD., JINKOSOLAR (VIETNAM) CO., LTD., JINKOSOLAR HOLDING CO., LTD., JINKOSOLAR MIDDLE EAST DMCC, JINKOSOLAR (VIETNAM) INDUSTRIES CO. LTD., JINKOSOLAR INVESTMENT LTD., fka Jinkosolar Technology Ltd., Defendants ______________________ 2026-1072 ______________________ Appeal from the United States Court of International Trade in No. 1:23-cv-00274-TMR, Judge Timothy M. Reif. ______________________ ON MOTION ______________________ ORDER The United States, the United States Department of Commerce, United States Customs and Border Protection, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and Commis- sioner Rodney Scott move unopposed to voluntarily dismiss their Appeal No. 2026-1072 pursuant to Federal Rule of Case: 25-2120 Document: 36 Page: 4 Filed: 02/05/2026

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Appellate Procedure 42(b). Appellants in Appeal No. 2025- 2120 move unopposed to extend by 30 days, to March 12, 2026, the time to file their opening brief.

Upon consideration thereof, IT IS ORDERED THAT: (1) The government parties’ motion is granted. Appeal No. 2026-1072 is deconsolidated from Appeal No. 2025- 2120, Appeal No. 2026-1072 is voluntarily dismissed, and each party shall bear its own costs as to Appeal No. 2026- 1072. (2) The revised official captions are reflected in this or- der. (3) The motion to extend time is granted. Appellants’ opening brief in Appeal No. 2025-2120 is due no later than March 12, 2026. No further extensions for the opening brief should be anticipated.

FOR THE COURT

February 5, 2026 Date

ISSUED AS A MANDATE (as to 2026-1072 only): February 5, 2026