Will bifacial solar panels be exempt from tariffs?

In his announcement, the President included an exemption for bifacial solar panels. This decision comes after the ITC recommended in November 2021 to extend the safeguard tariffs for an additional four years. Proclamations

Do 'anti-circumvention' tariffs on solar panels have to be paid?

They do not have to be paid on cells and modules that are already subject to separate "anti-circumvention" duties on equipment that Commerce found in an earlier Auxin investigation is being manufactured in southeast Asia using Chinese parts to avoid high tariffs on solar equipment manufactured wholly in China.

Will new tariffs be imposed on energy companies in June 2024?

New steep import tariffs are scheduled to be imposed on these companies in June 2024. The issue has pitted key constituencies of the energy transition against one another.

What are AD/CVD tariffs?

The AD/CVD are just one of many categories of tariffs or import restrictions applied to Chinese solar equipment. Others include: Tariffs under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974, which enables a president to impose temporary trade measures when a surge of imports threatens serious injury to a US industry.

When did bifacial modules get tariffed?

In 2024, the U.S. government reinstated duties on bifacial modules tariffed at 14.25% under Section 201, affecting modules whose cells do not originate from an exempt country.

Why are solar modules so expensive?

The costs of solar modules are already two to three times higher in the US than those in Europe. A recent study in Nature estimates that cutting China out of supply chains increases solar module prices 20 to 30 percent compared to a scenario with globalized supply chains.