US sets tariffs of up to 3,521% on South East Asia solar panels
- The US has set tariffs of up to 3,521% on solar imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, benefiting domestic manufacturers according to the Commerce Department.
- The decision followed a yearlong trade probe that revealed unfair subsidies benefiting solar manufacturers in these four Southeast Asian countries.
- Tim Brightbill, co-chair of Wiley, stated that the findings confirmed unfair practices by foreign solar companies.
- The duties aim to support American manufacturing while raising costs for US renewable developers reliant on cheaper foreign supplies.
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Trump ‘stains’ with this tariff: What product did he put a rate of 3,500% and which country is he from?
This Donald Trump tariff is tough: the U.S. imposed tariffs of up to 3.521 percent on imports of solar equipment from four Southeast Asian countries.The bill represents a victory for U.S. manufacturers, but aggravates the obstacles that already threaten the development of renewable energy in the U.S. Tariffs are the culmination of a year-long commercial investigation that concluded that solar product manufacturers in Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia …
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