President Donald Trump signed a Section 201 trade action this afternoon that places a 30 percent tariff on imported photovoltaic solar cells.

After nine months of protest from solar industry stakeholders, the Trump Administration has approved a 30 percent tariff on imported photovoltaic cells, as recommended by the United States Trade Representative (USTR).

With a final decision just weeks away in the Section 201 solar trade case, President Trump’s top trade adviser held a public hearing on the matter last week.

President Trump now must decide what action to take after the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) prepared specific recommendations in a Section 201 trade case brought by Suniva and Solar World.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2017 - Representatives from all segments of the solar industry, including American manufacturers, testified in a remedy hearing last week before the U.S. International Trade Commission following an ITC ruling that a flood of solar panel imports from abroad had hurt the U.S. industry.

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2017 - The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) estimates 88,000 jobs could be lost if Suniva gets trade protections proposed in its petition with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).