US sets preliminary duties on solar imports from India, Indonesia and Laos

Feb 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department ‌on Monday announced ‌anti-subsidy countervailing duties on ​solar cells and panels imported by companies in India, Indonesia ‌and Laos.

According ⁠to a fact sheet posted on ⁠the Commerce Department's website, the ​agency calculated ​general ​subsidy rates of ‌125.87% for imports from India, 104.38% for imports from Indonesia, and 80.67% for ‌imports from Laos.

The ​three ​nations ​last year accounted ‌for $4.5 billion in ​solar ​imports, about two thirds of the ​2025 ‌total, according to government ​trade data.

(Reporting by ​Nichola Groom)