US Court Ruling Revives Fight Over Solar Panel Tariff Waiver - Bloomberg
US Court Ruling Revives Fight Over Solar Panel Tariff Waiver - Bloomberg
US Court Ruling Revives Fight Over Solar Panel Tariff Waiver
- Two-sided panels had been granted exemption from US tariffs
- Court affirms Trump push to eliminate the waiver in 2020
An employee performs a final inspection on solar cells at a solar panel manufacturing facility. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg
US solar manufacturers are expected to revive their years-long campaign to kill an exemption that has allowed two-sided solar panels to avoid import tariffs.
The impetus: a decision from a federal appeals court that said US presidents have the authority to tighten some existing trade controls.
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