1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress LegalLegal SidebarSidebar Shining a Light on the Solar Trade: Investigation Leads to Tariffs on Solar Energy-Related Imports (Part I) Updated January 26, 2018 On January 23, 2018, President Trump proclaimed a four-year safeguard measure in
2、the form of a tariff-rate quota on imports of certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic (“CSPV”) products that enter the United States after midnight on February 7, 2018. (The President also proclaimed a three-year safeguard tariff-rate quota on imports of large residential washers the same day). A t
3、ariff-rate quota is a combination of two trade remediesa tariff and a quotawhereby imports under a certain quota level volume are subject to one tariff rate, while a higher tariff rate is imposed on imports above that level. The Proclamation follows a U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC” or “C
4、ommission”) safeguard investigation (“Solar Investigation”) conducted pursuant to section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974. (For background on safeguard measures imposed under section 201, a type of trade remedy, see this CRS report). The imposition of these safeguards marks the first time such measures
