Brazil imported 10.6 GW of solar modules in the first half of 2025, according to the developers somewhat down when developers hurried to protect shipments before an import tax increase, according to Greener.
Brazil imported 10.6 GW of photovoltaic modules in the first half of 2025, according to the latest distributed generation of strategic study by Brazilian consultancy Greener.
The volume is slightly lower than included in the first half of 2024, when the country imported 10.7 GW of modules. A total of 22.3 GW of modules were imported in 2024.
The first three months of the year, a race saw to guarantee the remaining discounts on the input tax, which rose from 9% to 25% on 1 April. The second quarter of the year took place with a delay in the import of module, which reversed an upward trend of the previous four quarters, with a decrease of 38% compared to the first quarter and monthly volumes under 1 GW, 2022 levels.
Of the 10.6 GW imported, 78% (8.2 GW) was intended for the market for distributed generation. The share is higher than in the same period in 2024, when 70% of import (7.5 GW) was intended for this segment.
There is a lower concentration of imported module manufacturers in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year. The top 10 manufacturers were good for 6.4 GW in the first half, almost 16% less than in the same period in 2024 (7.6 GW).
Yes Solar (835 MW), Astronergy (803 MW) and Eging (800 MW) lead the market in the first half of this year, with just over 800 MW each. Last year the top three manufacturers sent more than 1 GW to Brazil in the same period: Jinkosolar (1,220 MW), yes Solar (1,155 MW) and Trinasolar (1,070 MW).
In the first half of the year, Trina moved from third to fifth place in import share, while Jinko moved from the first to the ninth.
Currently, the costs for importing photovoltaic modules correspond to 44% of the CIF value of the product, which already includes ocean freight and insurance. The increase in the import tax rate from 9% to 25% weighs on the final costs, but according to the analysis of Greener it was compensated by the decrease in module prices and ocean freight.
Module importers were exempt from this tax rate via a BRL 1,014 billion ($ 190 million) quotum, valid until June 30, 2025, but that before that date. Initially, the federal government had determined two extra quotaeesto for importers, gradually decreased until 2027, but these new periods were canceled.
In July 2025, the government recovered the quota with a reduction in the import rate exclusively for large-scale generation projects that had already signed the use of the transmission system with the guarantees provided and whose start-up deadlines were expanded.
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