International Trade
As a trade association that represents 1,000 member companies across the entire solar supply chain, SEIA seeks to promote and protect the interests of the 10,000 U.S. companies engaged in the solar industry and the more than 263,000 American workers they employ. SEIA supports fair and free trade of solar equipment to grow the American solar industry, which is strengthening our national security and driving local and national economic growth.
SEIA fights for free and fair trade to support the U.S. solar industry
Quick Facts
- The effective date of the tariffs was February 7, 2018, and was set at 30%, with a 5% declining rate per year over the four year term of the tariff.
- The U.S. International Trade Commission is currently undergoing a midterm review of the case, which SEIA and our members are actively engaged in.
- As a result of the Section 201 tariffs, 62,000 workers were laid off or never hired, and 10.5 gigawatts of solar projects were lost.
American solar manufacturing is a diverse economic powerhouse that employs 38,000 workers.
Supply Chain Ethics & Sustainability
SEIA and the solar industry are committed to ensuring an ethical solar supply chain and stamping out human rights abuses.
Related News
Veteran International Trade Lawyer Stacy Ettinger Named Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Trade at the Solar Energy Industries Association
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today announced that Stacy Ettinger will serve as the organization’s new senior vice president of supply chain and trade.
Commerce Department’s Solar Tariff Decision Imperils Clean Energy Boom
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a final determination that certain companies in Southeast Asia are circumventing Anti-Dumping/Countervailing Duties (ADCVD) imposed on Chinese solar products.
SEIA Gets Greenlight to Develop 11 New Standards Governing Solar Installation, Training, Recycling, Consumer Protection and Supply Chain Traceability
Today the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) was approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to develop 11 new solar and energy storage standards.