US Hits Southeast Asian Solar Imports With Duties up to 271%
- Commerce Department issues initial finding in dumping probe
- Cells, modules found to be sold below cost of production in US
A worker inspects photovoltaic cells passing through a production line at a manufacturing facility in Vung Tau, Vietnam.
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Solar imports from Southeast Asia are being unfairly sold in the US below their production costs, according to initial findings of a Commerce Department review that laid out duties of as much as 271% to counteract the practice.
The preliminary determination released Friday marks another victory for US solar panel makers that argued those cheap imports are harming their business and undermining government investments meant to nurture a domestic supply chain.