The Trump administration set preliminary duties of 126 per cent on solar imports from India after determining the country unfairly subsidised manufacturing.The US Commerce department also set initial duties from 86 per cent to 143 per cent for Indonesia and 81 per cent for Laos. In response, Trump issued new 10 per cent tariffs that he’s threatened to raise to 15 per cent . “American manufacturers are investing billions of dollars to rebuild domestic capacity and create good-paying jobs. Those investments cannot succeed if unfairly traded imports are allowed to distort the market.”The final determination on the investigation is scheduled to be issued July 6. The Commerce Department is conducting a concurrent antidumping duty probe of solar cells imported from India, Indonesia and Laos.

Source: Economic Times February 25, 2026 08:01 UTC