Our Most-Read: In One Order, Tariffs, Minimum Prices and Investment Incentives

Our most-read: In one order, tariffs, minimum prices and investment incentives

Topping the charts this week: New polysilicon levies, minimum prices and investment carrots. The 15 percent tariffs, with an implementation date early in December, on imported polysilicon products (with primary applications in solar cells and semiconductors) will come with a minimum import price but also the prospect of lower tariffs if a trading partner agrees to invest in U.S. manufacturing. The tariffs are invoked, by presidential proclamat…

White House puts new tariff on China's solar supply chain

The White House has announced more tariffs aimed at China – this time, targeting a key component used in solar panels and computer chips. Part of the President Trump’s tariff push that is causing friction with trading partners and driving up costs for

MichaelSavage.com – Trump Unveils China Trade Actions on Solar, Chips

The White House imposed a series of price floors and a 15% tariff on products made from polysilicon, the raw material used in semiconductors and solar panels that is primarily ‌produced by China. U.S. President Donald Trump's proclamation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on Thursday is aimed at supporting ‌domestic…

Trump Moves to Protect US Polysilicon Industry From Chinese Competition

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential proclamation on Aug. 6 announcing stringent trade protection measures on imports of polysilicon and related derivative products. The measures are intended to protect the U.S. polysilicon manufacturing industry from intense competition from China and secure the supply chain for a critical raw material used in semiconductor chips and […]

Trump Imposes 15% Tariff on Polysilicon-Based Imports After National Security Review

US President Donald Trump has imposed a 15% tariff on products made from polysilicon and established minimum import prices for polysilicon and related products. The measures follow a national security investigation into foreign production of the material, which is widely used in semiconductors and solar panels. Trump signed the proclamation on August 6 after accepting recommendations from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. The measures will take…

Troutman Pepper Locke | Polysilicon Under Pressure: New Section 232 Tariffs Reshape Solar and Semiconductor Supply Chains | European American Chamber of Commerce New York [EACCNY] | Your Partner for Transatlantic Business Resources

Key Points On August 6, 2026, President Trump signed a proclamation imposing a 15% ad valorem tariff and minimum import prices on polysilicon and its derivatives under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, effective December 4, 2026.  The minimum import price program sets price floors of $21/kg for polysilicon, $100/kg for ingots and wafers, $0.22/W for solar cells, and $0.38/W for solar modules, with materially inaccurate certificati…