WTO Rejects All Legal Claims By China in U.S. Tariffs on Solar Imports
U.S. Safeguard Tariffs Set To Expire in February 2022
September 3, 2021--The world's legal body for settling trade disputes rejected a complaint yesterday by China over U.S. tariffs on solar products made in China.
The World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement body denied all of China's claims against the U.S. safeguard tariff on China-made solar materials called Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products.
A safeguard measure is a temporary trade restriction countries apply to an import that occurs in such high quantities that it causes serious injury to the domestic industry. They are allowed under WTO rules for emergency and temporary use.
Dispute Started in 2018
In 2017, the U.S. International Trade Commission responded to a complaint by Suniva, Inc. and SolarWor...