The US Department of Commerce announced on Tuesday that it should raise tariffs by as much as 3521%for solar cell-module imports manufactured in some countries in Asia.
This relies on the request of the US Solar Manufacturing Trade Alliance Committee, which incorporates seven corporations, including Hanwha Q CELLS First Solar.
The countries surveyed were â–² Cambodia (3521%), Malaysia (34.4%), Thailand (375.2%), and Vietnam (395.9%). Particularly, Cambodia has imposed the best level of tariffs on account of failure to analyze.
This measure targets Chinese corporations that avoid US tariffs by establishing latest factories in these countries. Since last yr, China has moved to Laos and Indonesia, and has been chasing and chasing games that avoid US tariffs.
The US is anticipated to start anti -dumping investigations for India, Indonesia and Laos from the top of the second quarter, and China’s position is anticipated to diminish.
In line with Bloomberg, 4 countries in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam accounted for greater than three -quarter of last yr’s imports of solar modules last yr. This measure has made it difficult for these countries to sell in the USA.
Because of this, the USA has shown that the import of solar modules is significantly reduced, and inventory is anticipated to diminish rapidly from this yr.
Meanwhile, the US Department of Home Affairs announced the Enforcement Decree of the Emergency Permit Procedure, which often shortens the energy and mining facility permits that take several months to several years. That is the explanation for strengthening the energy independence of the USA. But solar and wind power was excluded here.
By Lee Jae -seung, reporter Energy@aitimes.com
