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The US Commerce Department is deepening its probe into whether solar power companies are circumventing import tariffs, singling out some of the industry’s giants for increased scrutiny.
The agency identified eight manufacturers, including industry leaders Longi Green Energy Technology, Trina Solar and Jinko Solar, for mandatory questionnaires to plumb for more information on whether they are skirting US tariffs on China-made solar products by assembling them in Southeast Asia.
The probe has already roiled the US solar industry and thrown a wrench into decarbonisation plans, with companies halting projects and canceling shipments in the face of potentially hefty extra tariffs.
The world’s largest solar manufacturers, mostly based in China, are diverting their focus and products to the rising European market amid the US disruptions. The eight companies, located in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, were asked to submit information
by May 27.