Today, the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade, a new coalition of leading U.S. solar manufacturers, filed trade petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. International Trade Commission to investigate unfair trade practices by Chinese-owned manufacturers operating in Laos and Indonesia, as well as companies headquartered in India, which are harming the U.S. solar manufacturing industry.
These companies are selling solar products below cost, benefiting from illegal subsidies, and shifting operations to avoid duties imposed in the recently successful trade case against Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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The last petition filed on behalf of American solar manufacturers successfully enforced the rule of law and addressed illegally dumped and subsidized solar panels surging into the United States from Southeast Asia. But some of the same Chinese-backed companies wasted no time shifting operations to Laos and Indonesia, and companies in India joined in to continue undercutting American producers. We have always said, vigorous enforcement of our trade laws is critical to the success of this industry.
Enforcing America’s trade laws is essential for U.S. solar manufacturers to compete and thrive on their own merits, safeguarding good-paying, family-sustaining jobs.
We must also enforce trade laws to protect American companies from manipulation and exploitation.
China’s government has explicitly targeted solar, batteries, semiconductors, and EVs for global dominance. Letting them undercut our solar industry weakens both energy independence and economic security.
From engineers and technicians to supply chain operators and machinists, these are high-quality, family-supporting jobs. A level playing field helps secure long-term employment and innovation for American workers.
Solar was invented and innovated here in the U.S. It belongs here and is the fastest, cheapest form of energy today. The U.S. loses when we purchase solar from countries that violate our trade laws.
The U.S. Department of Commerce will decide whether to initiate formal investigations.
The ITC will issue a preliminary determination on material injury or threat of injury.
Preliminary duties may be imposed within 4-6 months of initiation, with final determinations expected by summer 2026.
This action builds on the U.S. solar industry’s recent trade enforcement victories. In May 2025, the ITC unanimously affirmed findings from the U.S. Department of Commerce that producers and exporters in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam had been unlawfully dumping subsidized solar products into the U.S. market. These rulings resulted in significant duties and confirmed material injury to American solar manufacturers.
Now, manufacturers are sounding the alarm again: The new petitions aim to stop the ongoing pattern of market-distorting and anti-competitive practices by solar producers in India, Indonesia, and Laos.