A new round of U.S. solar panel import tariffs on Southeast Asian producers is expected to raise consumer prices and cut into producer profit margins, but was largely anticipated by industry, analysts said.

The US has imposed new anti-dumping tariffs on solar panels made by a number of Chinese companies in four Southeast Asian countries.

First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) +3.1% in Monday's trading following Friday's release by the U.S. Commerce Department of its long-awaited preliminary determination for anti-dumping duties from southeast Asian countries comprising more than 70% of U.