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US deepens solar tariff probe with 2 firms in Thailand among 8 companies facing added scrutiny

Eight firms producing solar panels located in four Southeast Asian countries, including two in Thailand, is under investigation by the US Commerce Department after complaints about cheap imports by US manufacturers. (File photo: Bangkok Post)

The United States Commerce Department is deepening its probe into whether solar power companies are circumventing import tariffs, singling out some of the industry’s giants for increased scrutiny.

The agency identified eight manufacturers, including industry leaders Longi Green Energy Technology Co, Trina Solar Co and Jinko Solar Co, for mandatory questionnaires to plumb for more information on whether they are skirting US tariffs on China-made solar products by assembling them in Southeast Asia. 

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