On January 22, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump approved safeguard tariffs on imported residential washing machines and solar cells and modules.
The tariff-rate and quotas for imports of large residential washers have the following terms:
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
|
|
First 1.2 million units of imported finished washers |
20% |
18% |
16% |
|
All subsequent imports of finished washers |
50% |
45% |
40% |
|
Tariff on covered parts |
50% |
45% |
40% |
|
Covered parts excluded from tariff |
50,000 units |
70,000 units |
90,000 units |
The safeguard tariffs for imports of solar cells and modules have the following terms:
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
|
|
Safeguard Tariff on Modules and Cells |
30% |
25% |
20% |
15% |
|
Cells Exempted from Tariff |
2.5 gigawatts |
2.5 gigawatts |
2.5 gigawatts |
2.5 gigawatts |
The U.S. Trade Representative’s press release can be found here:
Additional information on the 201 Cases can be found here:
