USITC Wants Section 201 Tariffs To Continue
Import Relief For US Solar Manufacturers Under Section 201 ‘Necessary’
The US International Trade Commission (USITC) deems it fit to continue with Section 201 tariffs on imported solar products entering the US and has recommended the same to the government, leaving President Joe Biden to take the final call.
US Solar Tariffs Claim Over 62K Local Jobs, Says SEIA
US Section 201 Solar Tariffs ‘Bad Deal For America’ With $19 Billion In Lost Investments, 62,000 Lost Jobs & 10.5 GW Lost PV Deployment Between 2017-2021, Claims SEIA Report
A report of the US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) tries to show the negative impacts of the Section 201 tariffs on the US solar industry, the job market and the lost investment between 2017 and 2021.
US Court Exempts Tariffs On Imported Bifacial PV Panels
Acting On Invenergy Petition, US Court Temporarily Pulls Back Safeguard Duty Imposition On Overseas Produced Bifacial Solar Panel Technology: GTM
Policy confusion on safeguard duty imposition on foreign manufactured bifacial solar panels continues in the US as Invenergy has secured a temporary stay from a local court.
Bifacial Solar Panels Lose Protection From Section 201
United States Trade Representative Brings Bifacial Solar Modules Imported To US Under Ambit Of Section 201 Safeguard Tariffs With Effect From October 28, 2019
After enjoying a brief exemption from US safeguard duty imposed on solar product imports under Section 201, imported bifacial solar module technology will also have to pay the tariffs starting October 28, 2019.
No Tariffs On Bifacial Solar Panels, Says US
United States Trade Representative Lets Off Overseas Produced Bifacial Solar Panels From Paying Up Safeguard Duty To Enter US, A Move That’s Likely To Push For Technology’s Growth
Big gainers from the exclusion of bifacial solar panels from safeguard tariffs are companies like LONGi Solar that produce these panels in larger quantities also outside China and that have a decent market in the US already.
Trump Slaps Tariffs On Chinese PV Inverters
Chinese PV Inverter Makers To Pay 25% Additional Tariff To Enter United States From January 1, 2019; Trump Warns China Of Phase 3 Tariffs On Additional Imports Worth $267Bn
US President Donald Trump has approved the second phase of tariffs on Chinese imports worth $200 billion that finally brings PV inverters in its ambit. Initially there is a 10% tariff with effect from September 24, 2018.
Cypress Creek Cancels 1.5 GW PV Projects
US Solar Power Project Developer Cypress Creek Decides To Not Go Ahead With Planned $1.5 Billion Solar Power Project Development Citing Rising Costs Due To Trade Tariffs
US President Donald Trump issued instructions in January 2018 to impose safeguard tariffs of 30% on imported PV cells and modules, which is now starting to impact project developers.
