The impact of US tariffs on solar energy exports from Southeast Asia is felt acutely, with job losses reported in factories such as Standard Energy Co in Thailand. As tariffs increase significantly—ranging from 375% to over 3,500%—concerns about the sustainability of the solar export market, which supplies 80% of solar products to the US, come to the forefront. The situation is marked by the fallout on workers and companies, as US trade officials target specific Chinese companies using the region to bypass tariffs.
The factory operated by Standard Energy Co shut its doors last month in anticipation of United States President Donald Trump's tariffs on solar panel exports from Southeast Asia.
US Customs will begin imposing tariffs ranging from 375 percent to over 3,500 percent on imports from Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Malaysia.
The punishing duties have raised questions about the viability of Southeast Asia's solar export trade, the source of about 80 percent of solar products sold in the US.
US officials say Chinese producers have used Southeast Asian countries to skirt tariffs on China and dump cheap solar panels in the US market, harming their businesses.
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