US trade officials finalized steep tariff levels on most solar cells from Southeast Asia, a key step toward wrapping up a year-old trade case in which American manufacturers accused Chinese companies of flooding the market with unfairly cheap goods.

Chinese firms pursue Southeast Asia listings to offset US tariff risks, with Singapore and Thailand emerging as key alternatives to Hong Kong.

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Commerce finalized hefty tariffs on solar panel cells imported from Southeast Asia in a supposed effort to stop China from cheating.  In a press release, the department stated that the tariffs would target Cambodia,