The first 2 5 gigawatts of imported solar cells will be exempt from the tariffs trump said in a statement monday.
Tariff on solar panels from china.
The industry gets 80 percent of its solar panel products from imports largely from china.
Solar grade polysilicon is the major building block for not only solar panels but also for the semiconductor industry making it an important resource internationally.
Tariffs will begin at 20 on large residential washing machines according to the announcement.
The president approved four years of tariffs that start at 30 percent in the.
A tariff or tax of 30 will be applied to imported solar panels most of which come from china.