US Commerce Department Gets Green Light for Southeast Asian Solar Tariffs

Trade panel clears path for higher tariffs on some solar imports

The U.S. International Trade Commission’s vote “clears the way” to set even higher solar import tariffs on four Southeast Asian countries, said attorney Tim Brightbill.

US Commerce Department Gets Green Light for Southeast Asian Solar Tariffs

The U.S. solar industry has been "materially injured" by a flood of cheap panels and components from four Southeast Asian nations, a key trade body has ruled.

US to Add Tariffs to Solar Cell Imports From Southeast Asia

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) said on May 20 it has determined that the solar industry is threatened with material injury by subsidized imports from Southeast Asian countries, warranting tariffs. The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee had brought the challenge before the USITC in April 2024 against solar cells imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, arguing that China-backed solar compani…

US trade panel’s vote opens door to hefty tariffs on solar imports

Commerce department takes aim at shipments from Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam

US clears way for stiff tariffs on Southeast Asian solar imports

China-based firms are accused of flooding the US with unfairly cheap panels and other products via Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

US Tariffs on Asian Solar Gear Hit 3,521% After Panel Vote

(Bloomberg) — US duties on solar equipment from four Southeast Asian countries are now set to take effect, following a government trade commission’s conclusion Tuesday the imports threaten domestic manufacturers.