Loopholes likely to soften solar panel tariff war; As Beijing looks at tit-for-tat duties against the EU over alleged dumping of solar panel products, analysts say their impact may be limited

An article by Eric Ng, SCMP

Beijing is tipped to launch retaliatory tariffs soon on European-made polysilicon, the raw material for solar panels, after Brussels slapped preliminary duties on mainland-made panels early this month.

However, analysts expect the impact of any tariffs to be limited by likely loopholes.

While the industry fretted that the retaliatory tariffs would hurt mainland panel makers, together with the world’s largest producers of solar panels and parts, because they would have to pay more for imported materials, analysts said get-outs were likely to water down the impact.

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