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Solar May Not Get Relief From Trump’s Tariffs Soon After All
- Administration might curtail reduction in duties set for 2020
- Solar Energy Industries Association says duties should end
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The solar industry may not catch the break from U.S. import tariffs that it was counting on next year.
The duties imposed by the Trump administration last year currently stand at 25% and were scheduled to fall to 20% in 2020. But the Washington-based trade group Solar Energy Industries Association warned on Tuesday that the White House may decide to ease up on that cut as part of a review of the tariffs.