The United States has imposed tariffs on Cambodian solar products, with a tax rate as high as 3521%.

        The United States will impose high tariffs on solar products imported from four Southeast Asian countries, including Cambodia, starting from June 2025. Some Cambodian enterprises will face a tariff rate as high as 3521%, the highest among all affected countries. The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) previously ruled that solar products imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam "caused damage to U.S. local manufacturers." This ruling marks the formal completion of the last procedure before the full implementation of the tariffs. This means that the tariff measures previously recommended by the U.S. Department of Commerce will be officially implemented in June. According to the data released by the Department of Commerce, some Cambodian manufacturers did not cooperate with the U.S. investigation, resulting in a tariff rate as high as 3521%. In contrast, the average tariff rates for Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia are 396%, 375%, and 34% respectively. This ruling is regarded as a victory for U.S. local manufacturers. Enterprises including Hanwha Q Cells and First Solar Inc. accused the imported products from Southeast Asia of being too cheap, which has severely impacted their local production and sales capabilities. Even with the relevant tax incentives promoted by the government for new energy manufacturing, it is difficult to offset the impact. It is understood that the U.S. government conducted a year-long countervailing and anti-dumping investigation on this issue, believing that manufacturers in relevant countries unfairly benefited from the support of their home governments and dumped products in the United States at prices below cost. This investigation was launched during the Biden administration at the request of U.S. domestic solar manufacturers. (Economic and Commercial Office of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Cambodia)