The United States imported $ 12.9 billion in solar teams last year of the four countries that would be subject to new tariffs.
The United States established new tasks of up to 3,521 percent in solar imports from four Southeast Asian countries, offering a victory for national manufacturers, while intense winds against already threaten the development of renewable energy in the country.
The duties announced on Monday are the culmination of a one -year commercial investigation that found that solar manufacturers in Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand unfairly benefited from government subsidies and the sale of exports. The investigation was sought by national solar manufacturers and initiated under former President Joe Biden.
Although the duties are established to benefit national manufacturers, they also pinch the renewable developers of the United States who for a long time depend on economic economic supplies, increasing uncertainty for a sector hit by political and political changes.
The taxes will be added to the new generalized tariffs imposed by the president of the United States, Donald Trump, who have altered the supply chains and global markets. Anti -dumping and compensatory tasks, as is known, are designed to compensate for the value of the alleged subsidy and unfair prices, as calculated by the Commerce Department.
The determination of the department is a victory for domestic manufacturing that both Trump and Biden have tried to galvanize. Potential beneficiaries include Hanwha Q Cells and First Solar Inc., among others.
ATHEGH The promise of subsidies and demand fueled by the Biden inflation reduction law has helped a wave of interest and investments in new national solar panel factories in the United States, manufacturers warned that these factories were rival rivals that sell rivals.
“This is a decisive victory for American manufacturing,” said Tim Brightbill, co -president of Wiley’s international commercial practice and the main advisor to the coalition of solar companies that pursued the case.
The findings confirm “what we have known for a long time: that Chinese -based solar companies have been cheating on the system, under US companies and costing US workers their livelihoods,” he said.
The tasks throughout the country were established as the high axis of 3,521% for Cambodia, which reflects the country’s decision to stop participating in the investigation, cord about the Department of Commerce.
Companies not named in Vietnam face duties of up to 395.9% with Thailand established in 375.2%. Rates throughout the country for Malaysia were published at 34.4%. Jinko Solar was evaluated duties of approximately 245% for Vietnam exports and 40% for Malaysia exports. Solar trine in Thailand faces taxes of 375% and more than 200% of Vietnam. Ja Vietnam’s solar modules could be evaluated at approximately 120%.
The United States imported $ 12.9 billion in solar teams last year of the four countries that would be subject to new tariffs, the Bloomberg Nef chrorder. That represents approximately 77% of total module imports.
Duties depend on a separate action from the United States International Trade Commission, which will decide in approximately one month if producers are being threatened or threatened by imports.
After the duties similar to the solar imports of China were imposed approximately 12 years ago, Chinese manufacturers responded by establishing operations in other nations that were not affected by tariffs. The United States initiated an investigation that was activated by the April request of the American Alliance Committee for Solar Manufacture, which repeats colleagues, including First Solar, Hanwha Q Cells and Mission Solar Energy LLC.
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Posted on April 22, 2025
