US trade officials finalized steep tariff levels on most solar cells from Southeast Asia, a key step toward wrapping up a year-old trade case in which American manufacturers
The US Commerce Department has imposed tariffs on solar panel imports from four Southeast Asian nations, reported Reuters. The new round of tariffs aims to protect domestic
The U.S. International Trade Commission has made an affirmative determination in its antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigation concerning silicon solar cells
On April 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce finalized new tariffs on solar panels and components imported from Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The decision stems
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Commerce slapped high tariffs on solar panels and their related products coming from four Southeast Asian countries, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, and...
Imports from the four targeted countries this year are a fraction of what they were a year ago, while shipments of panels from nations like Laos and Indonesia are on the rise.
The U.S. International Trade Commission has made an affirmative determination in its antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigation concerning silicon solar cells and panels from Cambodia,
Under President Trump''s tariff-happy administration, no industry is being spared. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Commerce finalized hefty tariffs on solar panel cells imported from Southeast...
Nov 29 (Reuters) - U.S. trade officials announced on Friday a new round of tariffs on solar panel imports from four Southeast Asian nations after American manufacturers complained that...
US officials say Chinese producers have used Southeast Asian countries to skirt tariffs on China and "dump" cheap solar panels in the US market, harming their businesses.
Nov 29 (Reuters) - U.S. trade officials announced on Friday a new round of tariffs on solar panel imports from four Southeast Asian nations after American manufacturers complained that...
US trade officials finalized steep tariff levels on most solar cells from Southeast Asia, a key step toward wrapping up a year-old trade case in which American manufacturers accused Chinese...
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Commerce slapped high tariffs on solar panels and their related products coming from four Southeast Asian countries, Malaysia,
The US Commerce Department has imposed tariffs on solar panel imports from four Southeast Asian nations, reported Reuters. The new round of tariffs aims to protect domestic solar manufacturing.
Under President Trump''s tariff-happy administration, no industry is being spared. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Commerce finalized hefty tariffs on solar panel cells
The US has imposed new anti-dumping tariffs on solar panels imported from Southeast Asia, tightening restrictions on Chinese manufacturers accused of using these
The US has imposed new anti-dumping tariffs on solar panels imported from Southeast Asia, tightening restrictions on Chinese manufacturers accused of using these countries to avoid fair trade...
US officials say Chinese producers have used Southeast Asian countries to skirt tariffs on China and "dump" cheap solar panels in the US market, harming their businesses.
On April 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce finalized new tariffs on solar panels and components imported from Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The decision stems from findings that certain Chinese

Chinese-owned solar manufacturing facilities have popped up across Southeast Asia as companies sought to navigate U.S.-China trade frictions. While Cambodia is still primarily an agrarian economy, solar panels were the Southeast Asian country’s top export to the U.S. last year, according to data from consultancy Oxford Economics.
The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee also argued that Southeast Asian companies received an unfair level of subsidies, making U.S.-made solar panels uncompetitive. Chinese-owned solar manufacturing facilities have popped up across Southeast Asia as companies sought to navigate U.S.-China trade frictions.
Nov 29 (Reuters) - U.S. trade officials announced on Friday a new round of tariffs on solar panel imports from four Southeast Asian nations after American manufacturers complained that companies there are flooding the market with unfairly cheap goods.
Link Copied! Floating solar panels in Selangor, Malaysia, pictured in May 2023. US trade officials finalized steep tariff levels on most solar cells from Southeast Asia, a key step toward wrapping up a year-old trade case in which American manufacturers accused Chinese companies of flooding the market with unfairly cheap goods.
This investigation started after a petition from a group of U.S. manufacturers, known as the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee, was filed in April 2024. The group claimed that primarily Chinese solar companies were working in Southeast Asia to avoid paying existing tariffs on Chinese goods.
US officials say Chinese producers have used Southeast Asian countries to skirt tariffs on China and “dump” cheap solar panels in the US market, harming their businesses.
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