The main American solar society as the first solar, QCELLS, Talon PV and Mission Solar formally asked the US sales department to impose heavy fees on the import of solar panels from Indonesia, India and Laos.
Their petitions of July 11 claim that manufacturers in these countries sell panels below real value, which is a practice called “Dumping” while receiving illegal government subsidies.
The group, which was called an alliance for American solar production and trade, previously won similar tariffs against Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand early this year.
Shift production raises a new complaint
The Alliance claims that manufacturers have simply moved from the Southeast Asian Nations to Indonesia and Laos to continue “flooding the US market by artificially cheap panels”.
Indian producers face new accusations of using government aid to undermine US prices of 40-60%. “These countries have become another dumping area after our last victory,” said Alliance Tim Brightbill, a lawyer.
The commercial department data show that imports from three targeted nations in Q1 2024 increased by 78%because other Asian reserves have fallen.
Manufacturers warn at the survival
Domestic manufacturers warn new tariffs are necessary to protect $ 20+ billion dollars in recent US factory investments.
The first solar energy extends Ohio production, while QCELLS creates a $ 2.5 billion supplier chain, designing 8,000 jobs.
Without tariffs, he claims that companies supported by Chinese “crush American solar production before shrinking”.
The petition specifically names eight foreign producers, including Laos’s sunken and Indian Waaree Energies.
Global will and other steps
Asian governments and climate advocates are against tariffs and warn that they could increase US solar prices by 30% and slow acceptance of pure energy.
The US Sales Department must decide by August 12 whether it is necessary to investigate. This movement tests the White House equalizing act between the support of domestic production and maintaining affordable solar goals.
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