Maga Tariffs On Solar Panels And Washing Machines

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Maga tariffs on solar panels and washing machines.

The key feature shared by the solar panel and washer cases is that the united states already imposes special tariffs on these products but limits these tariffs to only a couple of foreign source countries. President donald trump slapped steep tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels in an order he was signing tuesday. The trump tariffs are a series of united states tariffs imposed during the presidency of donald trump as part of his america first economic policy to reduce the united states trade deficit by shifting american trade policy from multilateral free trade agreements to bilateral trade deals. There were already tariffs on solar panels and washing machines.

In solar the united states imposed antidumping and countervailing duties. For large residential washing machines tariffs will start at up to 50 percent and phase out after three years. Ustr made the recommendations to the president based on consultations with the interagency trade policy committee tpc in response to findings by the. Trade representative robert lighthizer announced today that president trump has approved recommendations to impose safeguard tariffs on imported large residential washing machines and imported solar cells and modules.

The first 1 2 million washing machines imported each year will face a 20 percent tariff with additional imports facing a 50 percent tax. Story continues below. Washington dc u s. In january 2018 trump imposed tariffs on solar panels and washing machines of 30 to 50 percent.

A tariff or tax of 30 will be applied to imported solar panels most of which come from china. Solar industry was split over the trade barriers. The move gave a boost to whirlpool and dealt a setback to the. The tariffs set on solar panels were lower than domestic us producers had hoped for but the duties on washing machines and parts were steeper than expected adding as much as 50 in some cases.

Tariffs will begin at 20 on large residential washing machines according to the announcement.