EU imposes 11.8 per cent solar tariffs on Chinese imports

Will Nichols
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Anti-dumping levies lower than feared, but trade body warns 'any form of duties is not good news' for European solar industry

The EU has imposed interim tariffs of almost 12 per cent on Chinese solar goods, opting for import duties that are significantly lower than the 47 per cent that it had been considering. Duties of 11.8...

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