USA China Lithium Battery and Battery Parts Tariff to increase from 7.5% to 25% (in 2026?)

[hwy17]

US to raise tariffs on EVs, batteries, solar cells, and computer chips from China

Soaring tariffs lock Chinese EV manufacturers out of the US.

www.theverge.com

There it is, yall. Not great, not terrible.

 

[AntronX]

At $50/cell import cost 25% tariff would add extra $12.5 cost per cell. This would do nothing to increase local cell production and is simply a tax on consumers.

 

[Johneb]

So we have until 2026 to buy batteries for home use without increased tarrifs?

 

[hwy17]

So we have until 2026 to buy batteries for home use without increased tarrifs?

Good catch! I missed that. Not even a tariff increase for us now. Unless our cells get automatically considered EV batteries or something. I could see that being true where they mean like power tool batteries get the tariff in 2026 but big Lifepo4 cells are already considered an "EV type" battery.

 

[Pranegus]

So we have until 2026 to buy batteries for home use without increased tarrifs?

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