US dims Southeast Asia detour for China’s solar products with anti-dumping tariffs

Blocks are piling up for Chinese manufacturers seeking roundabout ways to access the United States, after Washington imposed a new round of tariffs on solar products imported from four Southeast Asian countries.

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• US hits South-East Asian solar imports with duties up to 271% – Cambodia among countries hurt by new rules

The region has become a major destination for Chinese solar firms transferring production capacity overseas in the past years, seen as an attempt to bypass US tariffs on direct imports from China.

But on Friday, the US Department of Commerce imposed preliminary anti-dumping duties of up to 271.2 per cent on solar cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

In full: https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3288977/us-dims-southeast-asia-detour-chinas-solar-products-anti-dumping-tariffs