The duties of USA Solar equipment from four Southeast Asia countries will be valid following a conclusion by the Government Committee.
By voting today (20.5.2025), the US International Committee on the US concluded that imported solar cells and units from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam damage domestic manufacturers. The finding has given a boost to put duties in full force.
The decision is a victory for US manufacturers, according to a Bloomberg report. Companies such as Hanwha Q Cells and First Solar have accused the increase in imports from Southeast Asia’s discounts of making it difficult to build and sell equipment on the domestic market, even with tax incentives intended to contribute to promoting domestic production of advanced energy technology.
Duties – aimed at dealing with unfair pricing – will increase the cost of Southeast Asia’s solar equipment, which is a hindrance to US renewable energy developers in the US.
Solar energy is now the main source of power facilities in the US, but duties are added to other policy and supply adversity that complicate the potential for future growth. Congress Republicans have reduced basic federal support and the industry is facing the prospect of further duties against imported solar systems.
The duties, essentially calculated by the Ministry of Commerce last month, will reach 3,521% for some manufacturers in Cambodia, reflecting the country’s decision to stop involved in the US survey. However, rates for other countries and companies were much lower. The average duty was 396% for Vietnam, 375% for Thailand and 34% for Malaysia.