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?
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?