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ITC finds solar imports from India, Indonesia, Laos injured US manufacturers

Lead attorney for the petitioners in the Solar IV case

The US International Trade Commission voted October 14 that solar cells from India, Indonesia, and Laos injured American manufacturers, clearing the way for final tariffs. Imports from the three countries grew from about 731 million watts in 2022 to more than 6 billion watts in 2024, with Laos going from zero to nearly 1.9 billion watts.

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Notable Quotes

"Duty margins are very substantial on all three countries... We think those will be, and are, prohibitive rates."

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"...orders will be issued by the Commerce Department, and the duties will be locked in, and that will formally close off this route that many Chinese-owned companies who had set up shop in Indonesia and Laos had used to get around the prior solar trade cases."

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