Senators Seek to Reverse Biden’s Tariff Waivers on Chinese Solar Panels

Legislation seeks to end China's circumvention of US trade barriers

An employee works on the solar module production line at a GCL Group factory in Hefei, China on January 5, 2022. Photo by Ruan Xuefeng/VCG via Getty Images

Two Democratic senators are calling on President Joe Biden to repeal tariff waivers that Chinese companies are using to circumvent anti-dumping and countervailing duties by moving solar cells and modules through four Southeast Asian countries.

Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) cited the findings in a March 2 letter, stating that “circumvention of U.S. trade law is indisputably happening, and it is harming American workers and industry.”