250% Tariff Shock: US Effectively Locks Indian Solar Industry Out of Its Market Amid Rising Protectionism

250% Tariff Shock: US Effectively Locks Indian Solar Industry Out of Its Market Amid Rising Protectionism

The landscape of international trade has shifted significantly with the United States’ recent decision to impose a 123% preliminary anti-dumping duty on solar cells and modules imported from India. This move represents a massive blow to the Indian solar industry, effectively pricing Indian products out of the American market. Coming just two months after a 126% countervailing duty was applied, the cumulative tariff on Indian solar exports now ex…

U.S. government sets preliminary anti-dumping duties on solar imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos

The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued preliminary anti-dumping determinations for three key solar-exporting nations, establishing duties of up to 123% on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules.The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced preliminary affirmative determinations in its anti-dumping (AD) duty investigations into solar imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos. According to a fact sheet released by Commerce, the agenc…