New US solar import tariffs on SE Asia to raise prices, cut profit margins

New US solar import tariffs on SE Asia to raise prices, cut profit margins

FILE PHOTO: A worker examines the solar panels on the roof of a residential building in Yichang, Hubei province September 16, 2013. Picture taken September 16, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

A new round of US solar panel import tariffs on Southeast Asian producers is expected to raise consumer prices and cut into producer profit margins, but was largely anticipated by industry, analysts said.

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