Solar Panel Tariff 2017

The thursday review follows a complaint from solar company suniva and will look at the effects of the tariffs on the industry from january 2017 to the end of the planned tariff lifecycle in 2021.

Solar panel tariff 2017.

23 2018 president trump signed a proclamation that placed tariffs on imported solar cells and modules for a period of four years. The final tariff will have significant negative impacts on. The company a producer of crystalline silicon solar panels is asking the government to impose steep tariffs on imports of similar products. November 2 2017 by adam boatsman leave a comment.

This decision came on the heels of a nearly 9 month case before the u s. On monday the office of the u s. The first 2 5 gigawatts of imported solar cells will be exempt from the tariffs trump said in a statement monday. The president approved four years of tariffs that start at 30 percent in the.

Trump had imposed the following additional duties on solar panels and solar cells. Workers at ja solar in hefei china making solar panels. International trade commission usitc sided with the plaintiffs alleging that unfairness and agreed to hear. A solarworld americas factory in hillsboro ore.

On the campaign trail president trump repeatedly talked about imposing sweeping tariffs on products from china mexico and elsewhere. It was the high demand late in 2017 that led to unusually high panel pricing and a subsequent drop in demand after tariffs were implemented in the u s. We ve been following the solar panel tariffs saga for some time now first in august when a lawsuit was first filed claiming unfairness and then again in september when the u s. International trade commission itc after two solar manufacturers suniva and solarworld filed a petition seeking tariffs.

And solar incentives were cut in china.