CEA Update on U.S. Battery Policy Developments
The tariffs affect a range of clean energy imports including EVs, solar PV, battery energy storage, and inputs for these. This briefing focuses on the tariffs affecting battery energy storage. Policy
The tariffs affect a range of clean energy imports including EVs, solar PV, battery energy storage, and inputs for these. This briefing focuses on the tariffs affecting battery energy storage. Policy
After the subject lithium-ion battery is imported into the United States, it will be incorporated into a residential energy storage solution, which requires a battery management system, ad-ditional
The products at issue are rechargeable, pouch-type battery cells used in a variety of applications, including storing surplus energy generated from wind and solar power sources, residential
It is reported that Waigang Customs under Shanghai Customs received feedback from the maritime department that the previously seized entrapped lithium batteries in a batch
On December 18, it was identified that 13.34 tons of lithium ion batteries seized by Huanggang Customs, a branch of Shenzhen Customs, in the import channel of freight were solid waste
The U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) published a Notice that would revoke the Agency''s previous rulings on lithium ion cells in favor of classifying cells in the U.S.
The U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) published a Notice that would revoke the Agency''s previous rulings on lithium ion cells in favor of classifying cells in the U.S.
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The tariffs affect a range of clean energy imports including EVs, solar PV, battery energy storage, and inputs for these. This briefing focuses on the tariffs affecting battery energy storage. Policy changes affecting the solar portion of the Section 301 tariffs are addressed in a separate briefing.
Lithium-ion battery modules, packs, and container blocks are generally categorized under the import code 8507.6020 if they are used for non-EV applications. As such, we believe that this is the code that this tariff change will apply to.
Whether lithium-ion battery cells are parts of “electric storage batteries” under heading 8507, HTSUS, and, if so, whether the cells are classified as “lithium-ion batteries,” under subheading 8507.60.00, HTSUS, or as parts, under subheading 8507.90.80, HTSUS.
As there is also a 3.4% general tariff on lithium-ion battery imports, the full tariff paid by importers will go from 10.9% to 28.4%. Lithium-ion battery modules, packs, and container blocks are generally categorized under the import code 8507.6020 if they are used for non-EV applications.