Tim Brightbill Discusses New Duties on Solar Imports from Southeast Asia

April 21, 2025

Timothy C. Brightbill, co-chair of Wiley’s International Trade Practice, was quoted by multiple media outlets regarding the steep tariff levels announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce on solar imports from Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and Malaysia. Brightbill is lead counsel to the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee, which filed trade petitions last year that led to the Commerce investigation. Recent coverage includes:

• Commerce finalizes tariff rates on solar imports from Southeast Asia

April 23, 2025 | Utility Dive

• US wants to slap tariffs as high as 3,500% on solar panels from Southeast Asia

April 22, 2025 | CNN

• Trump Hits Southeast Asian Solar Panels With Tariffs as High as 3,521%

April 22, 2025 | Gizmodo

• Solar stocks rally as US intends to slap tariffs as high as 3,500% on Southeast Asian panel exporters

April 22, 2025 | Yahoo Finance

• The U.S. slaps even more tariffs on Southeast Asia, as solar panels get antidumping duties that go as high as 3,521%

April 22, 2025 | Fortune

• Trump to impose steep tariffs on Asian solar imports, increasing pressure on China

April 22, 2025 | Washington Examiner

• US DOC issues steep AD/CVD tariffs on Southeast Asian solar cells

April 22, 2025 | PV Tech

• US sets tariffs of up to 3,521% on South East Asia solar panels

April 22, 2025 | BBC

• U.S. Commerce Department slaps unexpectedly high tariffs on solar imports

April 22, 2025 | PV Magazine

• US imposes steep tariffs on South East Asian solar cell imports

April 22, 2025 | Global Data

• US finalizes tariffs on Southeast Asian solar imports

April 21, 2025 | Reuters

• US Imposes Tariffs Up to 3,521% on Asian Solar Imports

April 21, 2025 | Bloomberg

• Commerce issues final AD/CVD rates in solar probes

April 21, 2025 | Inside U.S. Trade

• Commerce reveals final tariff amounts on Southeast Asian solar imports

April 21, 2025 | Solar Power World