Effective April 1, 2026, China will eliminate value-added tax (VAT) export rebates for photovoltaic (PV) products, including solar cells, modules, inverters, and related components. This follows a prior reduction from 13% to 9% in December 2024. The announcement, jointly issued by the Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration, said that export tax rebates for the value added tax of. On January 9, 2026, China announced it will eliminate VAT export rebates for solar products effective April 1, 2026. This policy shift ends over a decade of export subsidies and marks a turning point for solar pricing worldwide.