After a more than year-long investigation, federal officials have concluded that five Chinese solar panel companies have been skirting US tariff laws by routing their operations through four other Southeast Asian countries. “When prices of finished panels from Southeast Asia come in below our bill of materials cost, American manufacturers cannot compete,” Rashid said, adding that “if foreign producers are circumventing US law and causing harm to US producers like Auxin Solar, it needs to be addressed. And it created a crisis for Biden’s administration as it was trying to spur massive solar development as part of the president’s ambitious climate goals