https://www.cnet.com/news/trump-issues-new-tariffs-on-imported-washers-and-solar-panels/ >The announcement, released late Monday from the office of US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, documents the findings and recommendations of the US International Trade Commission (ITC) following a pair of investigations launched under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974. >The first follows complaints from US-based manufacturer Whirlpool against Korean-based manufacturers Samsung and LG, each a relatively recent insurgent into the US appliances market. The ITC's report makes no specific claims of wrongdoing, but dubs Samsung and LG as "a substantial cause of serious injury" against domestic manufacturers, citing the ITC's investigation as well as a public hearing conducted by Lighthizer earlier this month.