A new round of U.S. solar panel import tariffs on Southeast Asian producers is expected to raise consumer prices and cut into producer profit margins, but was largely anticipated by industry, analysts said.

The US Department of Commerce announced on November 29, 2024, its preliminary findings in antidumping duty investigations targeting crystalline photovoltaic cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia,

The US has imposed new anti-dumping tariffs on solar panels made by a number of Chinese companies in four Southeast Asian countries.

The decision comes amid an investigation into whether Chinese companies operating in Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia are dumping solar panels and