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Trump Sets 15% Polysilicon Tariff, Price Floors

8/7/2026

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Trump Imposes Tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 7, 2026 imposing a 15% tariff on imported polysilicon products and establishing minimum import price floors, effective December 4, 2026.
The order offers duty-free import allowances to firms that commit to building U.S. polysilicon production facilities.
Price floors were $21/kg polysilicon, $100/kg ingots and wafers, $0.22/W cells, $0.38/W modules.
Most foreign producers face 15% duty, but the United Kingdom faces 10%.

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Trump Polysilicon Tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 7, 2026 imposing a 15% tariff on imported polysilicon products and price floors, effective December 4, 2026.
The order is framed as protecting U.S. solar manufacturers and jobs from alleged Chinese dumping and subsidies.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick must design incentives for firms building or expanding U.S. polysilicon factories.
China provides ~90% of polysilicon; U.S. under 2%, a gap the order aims to close.

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The order notes that China produces roughly 90% of global polysilicon while the United States supplies less than 2%.
The proclamation tasks Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick with creating an incentive program for firms that build or expand U.S. polysilicon factories.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Trump Imposes Tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 7, 2026 imposing a 15% tariff on imported polysilicon products and establishing minimum import price floors, effective December 4, 2026.
The order offers duty-free import allowances to firms that commit to building U.S. polysilicon production facilities.
Price floors were $21/kg polysilicon, $100/kg ingots and wafers, $0.22/W cells, $0.38/W modules.
Most foreign producers face 15% duty, but the United Kingdom faces 10%.

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