US to Hike Tariffs on Chinese Green Tech Materials

‘The tariff increases announced today will further blunt the harmful policies and practices’ by the Chinese regime, said the U.S. Trade Representative.

The Kayenta Solar Plant in Kayenta, Ariz., on June 23, 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

The U.S. government is raising its tariff rates on Chinese solar wafers and polysilicon to 50 percent and certain tungsten products to 25 percent, effective Jan. 1, 2025.

“The tariff increases announced today will further blunt the harmful policies and practices by the People’s Republic of China,” U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai stated in a Dec. 11 announcement.