Trump to impose steep tariffs on Asian solar imports, increasing pressure on China

The Trump administration announced steep tariffs on solar imports from four nations in Southeast Asia, with duties as high as 3,500% on the grounds that the nations act as pass-throughs for products being dumped into the global market by China.

The Department of Commerce unveiled the new tariff rates Monday evening. The rates follow investigations into crystalline photovoltaic cells imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, which found that the countries were receiving subsidies from China.