{"id":2245681,"date":"2024-05-16T05:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T09:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-steps-up-enforcement-of-tariffs-on-chinese-solar-imports\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T05:45:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T09:45:09","slug":"biden-steps-up-enforcement-of-tariffs-on-chinese-solar-imports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-steps-up-enforcement-of-tariffs-on-chinese-solar-imports\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden intensifies tariff enforcement on Chinese solar imports"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-steps-up-enforcement-of-tariffs-on-chinese-solar-imports%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2245681&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Biden\u2064 administration announced \u200bthe\u2063 end of tariff exclusions for utility-scale solar\u2064 imports and the\u2064 initiation of duties on solar products from four Asian countries. This move \u200daims to boost domestic solar manufacturing, targeting unfair\u200c trade practices. Furthermore, the \u200cadministration has intensified tariffs \u2062on various\u200c Chinese clean energy products and\u2064 increased tariffs on Chinese-made \u200csolar products to\u200b 50%.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reporter's Notebook: The international reaction to Biden's LNG pause\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2VCWhm2y5UY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Biden administration <\/a>on Thursday announced it will end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>exclusions<\/a> from tariffs for certain utility-scale solar imports and begin charging duties on solar imports from four Asian countries as part of its broader effort to strengthen domestic solar manufacturing and crack down on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">unfair trade practices<\/a> by China.<\/p>\n<p>White House national climate adviser Ali Zaidi and White House climate policy adviser John Podesta billed the actions on a call with reporters Wednesday as the latest in a series of steps the Biden administration has taken to reduce reliance on China regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-2-trillion-here-are-the-key-components-of-bidens-massive-infrastructure-plan\/\" title=\"Another  Trillion: Here Are The Key Components of Biden\u2019s Massive Infrastructure Plan\">clean energy technology<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-biden-to-announce-multi-trillion-american-jobs-plan-in-first-address-to-congress\/\" title=\"President Biden To Announce Multi-Trillion \u2018American Jobs Plan\u2019 In First Address To Congress\">manufacturing supply chains<\/a> following billions of dollars of clean energy and climate spending authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act designed to spur new domestic production.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last several years, the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law\u00a0have created what Zaidi described as a \u201cmacro-expansion in U.S. manufacturing capacity\u201d in the clean energy sector. \u201cThese announcements help ensure that that capacity is available \u2014 and is strengthening the resilience and robustness of the global supply chain goals,\u201d Zaidi said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the Biden administration ramped up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>tariffs on a range of Chinese-made clean energy<\/a> products, including electric vehicles, batteries, steel and aluminum products, semiconductors, and more.<\/p>\n<p>But solar has also been a key focus: President Joe Biden on Tuesday directed U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to increase tariffs on Chinese-made solar wafer, cell, and module imports, doubling the tariffs from 25% to 50%, using authority granted by Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.<\/p>\n<p>The actions announced Thursday will end the exclusion of so-called bifacial solar panels, which are commonly used in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-u-s-solar-panel-installations-set-to-crater-thanks-to-inflation-supply-chain-issues\/\" title=\"New U.S. Solar Panel Installations Set to Crater Thanks to Inflation, Supply Chain Issues\">utility-scale solar projects<\/a>, from being subject to tariffs under Section 201 of the 1974 Trade Act.<\/p>\n<p>The exclusion of bifacial panels from tariffs was first approved in 2019 by then-President Donald Trump due to a dearth of U.S. manufacturing. But since then, imports of these panels have surged to represent nearly all solar panel imports in the last five years, according to a White House fact sheet, creating what administration officials described as an \u201cunfair\u201d import environment that made it difficult for U.S. makers to compete.<\/p>\n<p>White House said they will also \u201cimminently\u201d remove the bifacial module exclusion from Section 301 tariffs, though they declined to specify an exact date.<\/p>\n<p>Biden officials also announced they will end a 24-month pause on tariffs on solar cell and module imports from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia. The four countries had been slated to be hit with tariffs on the grounds that they were being used as pass-throughs for products from China that otherwise would have been subject to duties. But Biden ordered a delay on the imposition of the tariffs, justified as providing a \u201cbridge\u201d for domestic developers to continue accessing cheap imports while domestic manufacturing ramped up.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. manufacturing and deployment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/57556\/commerce-finalizes-duties-on-asian-solar-panel-makers-seen-as-skirting-china-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"have both grown dramatically\">have both grown dramatically<\/a> in the two-year period, officials said, allowing them to move forward with the scheduled June 6, 2024, end date for the tariff bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The bridge had sparked fierce criticism from some solar manufacturers. Last August, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/commerce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Commerce Department<\/a> finalized a decision to impose additional tariffs on manufacturers from the four countries after determining they were indeed skirting existing U.S. tariffs on China.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since Biden took office, U.S. solar manufacturers have announced more than $17 billion and 335 gigawatts of manufacturing investment in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-climate-push-prompts-concerns-about-investments-in-china\/\" title=\"Biden Climate Push Prompts Concerns About Investments in China\">solar supply chain<\/a>, White House officials said Wednesday, with enough in planned investment for solar modules to power 18 million homes.<\/p>\n<p>Solar deployment has also doubled during Biden\u2019s first term. In 2023, new solar installations climbed to a record high, with 32.4 GW of new capacity installed, a 50% jump.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, the Biden administration revealed plans to revoke tariff exemptions for specific utility-scale solar imports and impose duties on solar products from four Asian nations. This move aligns with efforts to boost homegrown solar manufacturing and combat unfair trade practices, particularly those linked to China. Ali Zaidi, the White House national climate adviser, highlighted these actions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2650,"featured_media":2245682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP21257784592281-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2245681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP21257784592281-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2245681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2650"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2245681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2245681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2245682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2245681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2245681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2245681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}