US hits South-East Asian solar imports with duties


Photovoltaic cells are displayed during the 2nd China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on November 28, 2024. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)

Washington: Solar imports from South-East Asia are being unfairly sold in the United States below their production costs, according to initial findings of a US Commerce Department review that laid out duties of as much as 271% to counteract the practice.

The preliminary determination released last Friday marks another victory for US solar panel makers that argued those cheap imports are harming their business and undermining government investments meant to nurture a domestic supply chain.

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