Section 201 Solar Panels

The itc began the process of collecting information in summer 2019 and will send its report to the president on february 7 2020.

Section 201 solar panels.

Based on the section 201 statute tariffs are subject to a mid term review. The united states trade representative has determined that particular crystalline silicon photovoltaic cspv products should be excluded from the safeguard measure applied to certain solar products and is modifying subchapter iii of chapter 99 of the harmonized tariff schedule of the united states hts as set forth in the. Relief regarding imported solar cells and modules from 2012 to 2016 the volume of solar generation capacity installed annually in the united states more than tripled spurred on by artificially low priced solar cells and modules from china. The trump administration will once again withdraw an exclusion it had previously granted to two sided solar panels after determining the bifacial solar panel exclusion is undermining the.

Seia is engaging closely with this process to demonstrate the impact of tariffs on the solar industry. Trump imposed 30 tariffs on imported solar modules the infamous section 201 tariffs in an attempt reputedly to bring manufacturing jobs back to the united states. The solar industry and the jobs it represents are important to this country and ustr will take all necessary and appropriate steps to ensure that its safeguard relief is effective this broken record again. Bifacial solar modules have lost their exemption from the section 201 tariffs on imported solar panels effective may 18 2020.