US Slaps Over 123% Anti-Dumping Duty on Indian Solar Imports Amid BRICS Summit
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US Hits Indian Solar Imports With Steep Duties Amid BRICS Summit
India Faces 123% Anti-Dumping Duty on Solar Cells as US Trade Tensions Rise
As the BRICS Summit gets underway in New Delhi, the United States has finalized steep trade duties on solar cells and panels imported from India, Indonesia and Laos, adding another layer of tension to global trade relations.
The US Department of Commerce found that producers in the three countries were selling solar products in the American market at unfairly low prices and benefiting from government subsidies.
For Indian producers, the US has imposed a 123.04% anti-dumping duty along with a 126.09% countervailing duty. Indonesian producers face an anti-dumping margin of 94.36%, while Lao producers face 65.43%.
The countervailing duties for Indonesia range from 73.2% to 173.7%, depending on the producer, while those for Laos range from 82.03% to 153.67%.
The move comes as India hosts the BRICS Summit in Delhi, where member countries are seeking deeper economic and financial cooperation. The timing is likely to intensify scrutiny of the already complicated US-India trade relationship, although the solar duties are part of a specific anti-dumping and countervailing-duty investigation rather than a broader BRICS-related tariff measure.
The case concerns crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules. The US International Trade Commission is conducting a separate final-phase injury investigation, with its scheduled vote set for October 14, 2026.
