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The Department of Commerce has announced preliminary countervailing duty rates for solar panel imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos, according to Solar Power World Online. These duties are intended to offset subsidies provided to producers by their home countries, which the department determined incentivized production for the U.S. market.
Preliminary rates have been set at 125.87% for India, 104.38% for Indonesia, and 80.67% for Laos. U.S. Customs will begin collecting cash deposits based on these amounts. The action follows a petition filed in July 2025 by a coalition of domestic manufacturers, the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade, which alleged producers moved operations to these three nations to avoid existing tariffs on other countries.
The U.S. International Trade Commission had previously found material injury to the domestic industry from these imports in August. The Commerce Department’s review used import data from India’s most recent fiscal year and calendar year 2024 data for Indonesia and Laos.
In a related procedural matter, the department issued a preliminary finding on a critical circumstances allegation, which can lead to duties being applied retroactively. It found no critical circumstances for Laos overall, and none for India broadly, but did affirm them for one specific Indian exporter, Mundra Solar. For Indonesia, an affirmative decision was made for imports from Blue Sky and all other exporters except REC Solar.
Preliminary antidumping duty determinations are scheduled for April. Final combined duty rates are expected in September, with a final injury determination by the International Trade Commission scheduled for October. Only after that final determination will Customs begin collecting the final tariff amounts.
The three countries are already subject to other tariffs implemented by the current President of the United States. Separate recent trade agreements have established general tariff rates of 18% on Indian goods and 19% on Indonesian goods, the latter tied to specific Indonesian purchase commitments of U.S. products.
Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform
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