[20180126]LSB10065_照亮太阳能行业：调查导致对太阳能相关进口征收关税（第一部分）.pdf

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 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 tariff-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 “Commission”) 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