Tariffs on export of PV modules to Samoa

Are tariffs affecting the global solar trade?

The threat of tariffs on countries that supplied more than $10 billion of solar products to the United States last year, accounting for the vast majority of domestic supplies, has caused a dramatic shift in the global solar trade.

Will tariffs hurt us solar producers?

Critics of the effort, including the Solar Energy Industries Association trade group, have said tariffs would harm US solar producers because they would raise prices on the imported cells that are assembled into panels by American factories.

Are solar exports unfairly benefiting from government subsidies?

The duties announced Monday are the culmination of a yearlong trade probe that found solar manufacturers in Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Thailand were unfairly benefiting from government subsidies and selling exports to the US at rates lower than the cost of production.

How did the US & EU trade war affect solar PV?

• The trade war of the early 2010s on solar PV initiated by the US and European Union (EU) triggered a major wave of bankruptcies in China that proved to be a temporary setback for the industry. China’s efforts to stimulate domestic PV deployment sustained the industry’s growth and drove rapid cost reductions for Chinese-manufactured modules.

How did Chinese tariffs affect the solar industry?

• Consequently, growing cost disparities between Chinese and Western products, coupled with frequent tariff circumvention practices, undermined the efficacy of the Western tariff regimes. Ultimately, tariffs failed to deliver any meaningful development in the US and European solar manufacturing sectors.

What are Jinko Solar Tariffs?

The tariffs unveiled Monday vary widely depending on the company and country but are broadly higher than the preliminary duties announced late last year. Combined dumping and countervailing duties on Jinko Solar products from Malaysia were among the lowest at 41.56%.