{"id":64933,"date":"2025-05-15T00:46:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T00:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energytracker.asia\/?p=64933"},"modified":"2025-05-15T00:46:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T00:46:30","slug":"us-tariffs-on-southeast-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energytracker.asia\/us-tariffs-on-southeast-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"US Tariffs on Southeast Asia: What They Mean for Global Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div>\n

After the assault on domestic and global climate and environmental action, US President Donald Trump\u2019s administration is now in the game of imposing economic tariffs on trade partners and adversaries alike. While developed countries such as the UK, Canada and EU members were among the first to be slapped with tariffs, they also have the resources and flexibility to weather the storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southeast Asia, on the other hand, finds itself in a precarious situation, with its solar panel manufacturing industry the main target of the unfolding economic war. Still, Trump\u2019s move, intended to boost the US economy and stimulate cooperation, can backfire. And in the process, it might push the region, including some of its strongest partners, into the welcoming arms of China and the EU. For Southeast Asian nations, the US tariffs might very well prove a blessing in disguise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Trump Administration Slaps Southeast Asia\u2019s Solar Panel Manufacturing Industry With Record Tariffs<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Solar power-producing companies from Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam are the latest victims of President Trump\u2019s tariff policy. As a result, 29 companies<\/a> from the Southeast Asian countries are now subject to tariffs. The move comes after an accusation by American solar panel manufacturers that Chinese companies were flooding the US market with cheap and subsidised goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imports from Cambodia would face up to a combined 3,521%<\/a> since its companies didn\u2019t cooperate with the ongoing investigation, while those from Thailand would be subject to up to a total of 972% in duties. Solar panels produced in Malaysia would face import duties of between 15% and 205%, depending on the company. For example, the tariffs on Jinko Solar\u2019s production, the world\u2019s biggest manufacturer, are over 40%. Vietnamese producers are facing a total of 814% in tariffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n