The European Commission (EC) will on Thursday impose provisional duties of 11.8%, effective until 6 August, on imports of solar panels, cells and wafers from China.

The provisional duties will then rise to the average 47.6% tariff rate that the EC claims “is the level required to remove the harm caused by the dumping to the European industry” for a further four months to December, when a decision will be made on any permanent measures.

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