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Increasing Solar panel wafer import tariffs alone will not help bring more capacity to the US

Increasing Solar panel wafer import tariffs alone will not help bring more capacity to the US

2024-09-19

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Increasing tariffs on wafers and polysilicon could potentially increase costs of US-made products. Image: Stephen Walker via Unsplash.


Last week the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) proposed to increase tariffs on wafers and polysilicon to 50% under Section 301. This is on top of the already announced 25% to 50% tariff increase on solar cells, under Section 301, which will be implemented on 27 September 2024.

This is the latest in a series of policy changes announced or implemented in the past six months, which includes the lifting of the bifacial exemption, the 25% to 50% tariff increase on solar cells under Section 301 and an ongoing antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) case on solar cells in Southeast Asia. The question is: how will a tariff increase for wafers and polysilicon impact the US solar industry?

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Increasing Solar panel wafer import tariffs alone will not help bring more capacity to the US

Increasing Solar panel wafer import tariffs alone will not help bring more capacity to the US

2024-09-19

latest company news about Increasing Solar panel wafer import tariffs alone will not help bring more capacity to the US  0

Increasing tariffs on wafers and polysilicon could potentially increase costs of US-made products. Image: Stephen Walker via Unsplash.


Last week the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) proposed to increase tariffs on wafers and polysilicon to 50% under Section 301. This is on top of the already announced 25% to 50% tariff increase on solar cells, under Section 301, which will be implemented on 27 September 2024.

This is the latest in a series of policy changes announced or implemented in the past six months, which includes the lifting of the bifacial exemption, the 25% to 50% tariff increase on solar cells under Section 301 and an ongoing antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) case on solar cells in Southeast Asia. The question is: how will a tariff increase for wafers and polysilicon impact the US solar industry?