US solar firm Auxin Solar is asking the us Commerce Department to investigate efforts to circumvent tariffs with the imports of equipment from Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, reports Bloomberg News.
The company claims the solar imports use parts or components from China, and that producers are assembling equipment in the Southeast Asian nations as a way of skirting duties.
Auxin's move is a public push to expand the reach of decade-old tariffs against Chinese solar imports.
The petition heightens trade concerns for solar importers and manufacturers.
US President Joe Biden's administration previously banned solar equipment using raw materials originally from China-based Hoshine Silicon Industry in an effort to confront alleged human-rights abuses in the Xinjiang region.
The restrictions led to blocks on imports of solar modules from key global producers including Longi Green Energy Technology.
Recently, President Biden opted to extend separate tariffs on some imported solar equipment along with an exemption for two-sided panels used in utility-scale solar projects.
'These filings are a costly distraction from the need to quickly deploy renewable energy at scale,' said American Clean Power Association chief executive Heather Zichal.
US renewable power advocates have warned that expanded trade barriers threaten to slow the energy transition and solar installations inside the country.
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The company claims the solar imports use parts or components from China, and that producers are assembling equipment in the Southeast Asian nations as a way of skirting duties.
Auxin's move is a public push to expand the reach of decade-old tariffs against Chinese solar imports.
The petition heightens trade concerns for solar importers and manufacturers.
US President Joe Biden's administration previously banned solar equipment using raw materials originally from China-based Hoshine Silicon Industry in an effort to confront alleged human-rights abuses in the Xinjiang region.
The restrictions led to blocks on imports of solar modules from key global producers including Longi Green Energy Technology.
Recently, President Biden opted to extend separate tariffs on some imported solar equipment along with an exemption for two-sided panels used in utility-scale solar projects.
'These filings are a costly distraction from the need to quickly deploy renewable energy at scale,' said American Clean Power Association chief executive Heather Zichal.
US renewable power advocates have warned that expanded trade barriers threaten to slow the energy transition and solar installations inside the country.
SeaNews Turkey