Trump Tariffs on Solar Company: Big blow to Indian solar industry, America imposed heavy tariff of 126%…

Trump Tariffs on Solar Company: Indian solar industry has suffered a major setback in the US. The US Commerce Department has decided to impose heavy countervailing duty on solar cells and panels imported from India. Apart from India, heavy countervailing duties (CVDs) have also been imposed on solar products coming from Indonesia and Laos. The US government claims that companies in these countries benefit from government subsidies, due to which American companies suffer losses.

How much duty will be charged?

According to a fact sheet released by the US Commerce Department, a total duty of 125.87% has been imposed on India. 104.38% duty has been imposed on Indonesia, while 80.67% duty has been imposed on Laos. This decision was taken after a petition filed by a group of US solar companies last year.

What is the share of imports?

According to trade data, the US will import solar products worth about $4.5 billion from these three countries in 2025. This is about two-thirds of total US solar imports. This decision will be taken in two stages. This is the first decision in this case. Next month, the US Commerce Department will also decide whether companies from these countries sell their products in the US below the production cost. If dumping allegations are found true, additional anti-dumping duty can be imposed on these countries.

Which companies will be affected?

In addition to country-specific duties, separate rates have been imposed on some companies. 125.87% duty has been imposed on India’s Mundra Solar. 143.3% duty has been imposed on Indonesia’s PT Blue Sky Solar, and 85.99% duty has been imposed on PT REC Solar Energy.

80.67% duty has been imposed on SolarSpace Technology Seoul Company of Laos and Vietnam Sunergy Joint Stock Company. SolarSpace’s attorney, Matthew Nicely, disagreed with the decision, saying the rates did not reflect the actual situation.

The logic of American industry

The complaint was filed by the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade, which includes companies like Hanwha Qcells of South Korea, First Solar of Arizona and Mission Solar of Texas. The group argues that subsidized imports threaten billions of dollars of domestic investment and jobs.

Alliance lead attorney Tim Brightbill said the decision is a major step toward restoring fair competition. “American companies are investing billions of dollars to rebuild domestic capacity and create good-paying jobs. These investments cannot succeed if unfairly traded imports are allowed to distort the market,” he said in a statement.

global impact

The United States has tightened its grip on solar imports in the past as well. In previous cases, heavy duties were imposed on imports from Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia, leading to a significant decline in imports from those countries. Experts say that this new decision can further spoil the global solar supply chain. This is being considered a big blow for Indian solar companies and exporters. The situation will become more clear after further decisions.