Us China Wto Dispute Solar Panels

At a meeting of the dispute settlement body dsb on 22 july wto members considered a request from china for a dispute panel to review a us safeguard measure on imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic products.

Us china wto dispute solar panels.

Wto to set up panel to judge us china solar panel dispute solar panels are the focus of a heated dispute between china and the us the world trade organization agreed thursday to china s request to create a dispute panel tasked with judging whether us tariffs on solar panels violate international trade rules. On 14 august 2018 china requested consultations with the united states concerning the definitive safeguard measure imposed by the united states on imports of certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic products. China has also requested wto dispute consultations with the united states regarding measures at the state and municipal level that provide incentives for the use of domestically sourced renewable energy products and technologies. China filed its first complaint on the solar panel tariffs at the wto in august 2018 arguing that the so called safeguard measures were an illegal attempt to protect us producers from foreign competition.

China has requested wto dispute consultations with the united states regarding us safeguard duties imposed on imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic products. The united states said in january it was imposing safeguard tariffs on solar panels imported from china. However with january 15th s phase 1 trade deal the solar industry can breathe a partial sigh of relief. Members also considered three separate requests from brazil australia and guatemala for panels to review india s support measures for the sugar sector.

China initiates dispute complaints against us solar cell duties renewable energy measures. Solar tariffs violate trade rules lodges wto complaint 01 48 china has lodged a complaint to the world trade organisation to help determine the legality of the u s.