US Imposes Tariffs Up to 3,521 Percent on Solar Imports From Asia

The Department of Commerce said that solar manufacturing companies in the four countries receive subsidies from the Chinese communist regime.

Workers walk between solar cell panels over the water surface of Sirindhorn Dam in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand, on April 8, 2021. Prapan Chankaew/Reuters

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on Monday plans to impose duties of up to 3,521 percent on solar cell imports from four Southeast Asian nations in a bid to curb unfair trade practices.

The move follows a complaint filed by U.S. manufacturers last year alleging that Chinese-owned solar manufacturers operating in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam have been dumping solar products into the U.S. market at unfairly low prices and receiving subsidies, causing material injury to the U.S. solar industry.