Us Tariffs On China Solar Panels

Washington the obama administration upheld steep tariffs on chinese solar panels wednesday finding that improper trade practices have undermined an american solar industry that the largest u s.

Us tariffs on china solar panels.

The tariff started at 30 with annual decreases scheduled in years two through four. Also interesting is the 2 5 gw cap on tariff free solar cells entering the country for u s. The move based on a so called 201 case requiring proof of serious harm from unfair global competition put tariffs on 8 5 billion in solar modules and cells starting at 30 in year one and. The falling prices however will hurt panel manufacturers including china s jinko solar jksaa ul and korea s hanwha q cells which had announced hundreds of millions of dollars in u s.

Tariffed solar panels will keep prices higher panels sold in china average at 0 19 watt while panels in the united states fall between 0 35 and 0 43 watt based on 2019 averages.