US solar panel manufacturers seek tariffs on Indian imports

A group of US solar panel manufacturers asked the Commerce Department to impose anti-dumping and countervailing tariffs on imported goods from India, Indonesia and Laos, according to a Reuters report.

The petition is the latest effort by the small U.S. solar manufacturing industry to seek trade relief to protect billions of dollars of investment and compete with goods produced mainly by Chinese companies overseas, Reuters said.

The Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade, which filed the petition, includes First Solar, Hanwha's Qcells, Talon PV and Mission Solar.