The U.S. has decided to impose a tax of up to 254% on Chinese companies manufacturing solar panels in Southeast Asia to evade import duties starting from June 2024. Solar panel makers from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam will all be subject to the tax unless they can prove that key components of their products do not come from China.
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, solar panel manufacturers in the four countries can undergo a certification process to prove that their products do not originate in China to avoid the tariffs. To attain certification, their solar cells and photovoltaic panels must use wafers and other essential components that are not sourced from China.
