The US Commerce Department will announce its preliminary decision on 23 February 2026 regarding anti-subsidy duties on solar imports from India, Laos, and Indonesia. The ruling follows a July 2025 petition by American manufacturers, who accuse these countries of flooding the market with subsidised products. Final decisions are expected later this year.
The US Department of Commerce is expected to announce a preliminary ruling on 23 February 2026 on whether it will impose anti-subsidy duties on solar cells and panels from India, Laos, and Indonesia.
This follows after a coalition of US solar producers, including South Korea’s Hanwha and Arizona-based First Solar, filed the petition in July last year.
In July 2025, American solar panel producers filed a petition requesting that the Commerce Department impose tariffs on imports from Indonesia, India, and Laos. The Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade alleges these countries are flooding the US market with underpriced products that threaten domestic factories.
The alliance includes First Solar, based in Arizona; Q-Cells (Hanwha’s solar division); Talon PV; and Mission Solar. The group accuses manufacturers of receiving unfair government subsidies and selling below production costs. The group claims Chinese companies relocated manufacturing to Indonesia and Laos to circumvent existing US tariffs, while Indian manufacturers allegedly sold products below market value in America.
The Commerce Department will issue a separate determination next month examining whether these companies engaged in below-cost pricing practices.
Final decisions on both matters are expected later in the year.
