Jakarta\u2014The United States Department of Commerce (DOC) officially\nannounced on Tuesday the imposition of countervailing duties on solar\ncells and panels imported by companies in India, Indonesia, and\nLaos.<\/p>\n
According to Reuters, the United States has established a general\nsubsidy tariff of 125.87% for imports from India, 104.38% for imports\nfrom Indonesia, and 80.67% for imports from Laos.<\/p>\n
Mari Elka Pangestu, Vice Chair of the National Economic Council\n(DEN), assessed that the policy emerged from US authorities\u2019 concerns\nregarding significant increases in imports, particularly following\nproduction shifts from China and Vietnam, or transhipment\nactivities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere may be factors that concern the Americans, and we also do not\nwish for what is called transhipment\u2014whereby products from countries\nfacing high US tariffs, such as China or Vietnam, enter Indonesia,\u201d Mari\nElka stated during the Squawk Box programme on CNBC Indonesia on Friday\n(27 February 2026).<\/p>\n
Regarding solar cell and panel exports, Mari assessed the situation\nas more complex. Indonesia has indeed experienced substantial export\ngrowth, partly attributable to domestic production activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the case of solar panels, what appears to be happening is that\nthere is genuinely high export growth from us because of the shift from\nChina and Vietnam, and there is indeed solar panel production occurring\nhere,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Mari explained that such sharp increases in imports typically trigger\nanti-dumping and countervailing duty instruments from the United\nStates.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was detected because of high import growth, which occurred due\nto the shift from China and Vietnam, so we must be able to manage such\nsituations,\u201d she added.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/united-states-imposes-104-tariff-on-indonesian-solar-panels-den-cites-export-surge-1772204501", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }