According to a report on the Voice of America website on September 13, the US government decided on the 13th to significantly increase import tariffs on Chinese products, including a 100% increase in tariffs on electric vehicles, in order to strengthen the protection of domestic strategic industries in the United States.
A press release from the Office of the United States Trade Representative said that some tariffs will take effect on September 27. In addition to the 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, the United States will also impose a 50% tariff on Chinese solar batteries and a 25% tariff on Chinese steel, aluminum, electric vehicle batteries and key minerals.
At the same time, the United States will increase import tariffs on Chinese semiconductors by 50%, and this new tax rate will take effect in January 2025. Two new categories of polysilicon and silicon wafers used in solar panels have been added to the semiconductor item.
