Weekly News Update: “Feds Announce Tariff Exemption for Bifacial Solar Panels”, Solar Industry

Betsy Lillian reports for Solar Industry that the US Trade Representative (USTR) has announced a major update in the Section 201 trade ruling, namely that bifacial solar modules will be exempt from the tariff.  The notice was published by Jeffrey Gerrish on the 12th of June, and states that (1) bifacial panels, (2) flexible fibre glass panels, and (3) panels consisting of “solar cells arranged in rows that are laminated in the panel and that are separated by more than 10mm” will be exempt from the tariffs.

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