Trump imposes 15% tariff and price floors on solar panel materials to counter China
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The measures, which take effect December 4, also set minimum import prices ranging from $21 per kilogram for raw polysilicon to $0.38 per watt for solar modules
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Move to raise levy on goods made with polysilicon aims to protect domestic US supply chains from China, the major producer Donald Trump has ordered a new 15% tariff on imported products made of polysilicon, an important ingredient in microchip manufacturing that is primarily produced by China.
The White House on Thursday imposed a series of price floors and a 15% tariff on products made from polysilicon, the raw material used in semiconductors and solar panels that is primarily produced by China.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today the Trump administration is imposing new tariffs and establishing minimum import prices on polysilicon and polysilicon derivative products including ingots, wafer, solar cells, and modules.
The measures, which take effect December 4, also set minimum import prices ranging from $21 per kilogram for raw polysilicon to $0.38 per watt for solar modules
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