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US private sector asks Washington to collect tariffs on imported solar equipment from Thailand
"Auxin Solar" requests USSLOTXOcommerce to collect tariffs on imports of solar equipment from ASEAN countries, including Thailand. Claims to find parts from China to assemble.
On February 9, 2022, Bloomberg reported that Auxin Solar Inc., a privately held solar panel manufacturer in the United States. It has petitioned the US Department of Commerce to investigate the possibility of levying tariffs on solar equipment imports from Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Cambodia.
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The report states that Auxin Solar alleged that the solar panels produced in the above countries were Use parts or have components from China to assemble in ASEAN countries. This contradicts the 2021 tariffs imposed on solar products from China, when Joe Biden's government administration halted imports of solar equipment with parts from Hoshine Silicon Industry Co., including Longi Green Energy. Technology Co. to punish China for human rights violations of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang
However, U.S. renewable energy experts warned that if Washington were to act on the request of Auxin Solar, it would slow down its energy transition policy and solar installations in the country. This is because these parts are often manufactured in Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia as the US has to import most of the solar panels from these countries.
“Import tariffs will pose new risks to the US solar industry, however, the Commerce Department may take months to decide whether to initiate an audit to collect the tariffs,” analysts from the US Department of Commerce said. Roth Capital Partners said
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