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Tax Incentive Policies for the Photovoltaic Recycling Industry
May 13 2026

A compliant and environmentally friendly photovoltaic recycling enterprise is entitled to at least 3 tax incentive benefits:

  1. Using waste and obsolete solar photovoltaic components, the metals and alloys produced through smelting and purification (excluding iron and ferroalloys) are eligible for a tax refund ratio of 30%.

  2. If the concentration value of emitted pollutants is 30% lower than the standards prescribed by the state and local regulations, environmental protection tax shall be levied at a reduced rate of 75%. If the concentration value of emitted pollutants is 50% lower than the standards prescribed by the state and local regulations, environmental protection tax shall be levied at a reduced rate of 50%.

  3. Income derived from qualified environmental protection, energy saving, and water saving projects may be exempted from or granted a reduction in corporate income tax.The investment amount for enterprises purchasing special equipment used for environmental protection, energy saving and water saving, workplace safety, etc.may be credited against tax by a certain proportion.


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1. Immediate VAT collection and refund

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Ministry of Finance State Taxation Administration

Announcement on Improving the VAT Policy for Comprehensive Utilization of Resources

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III. General VAT taxpayers selling self-produced products from comprehensive resource utilization and providing labor services for comprehensive resource utilization (hereinafter referred to as selling comprehensive utilization products and services) may enjoy the policy of immediate VAT collection and refund.

(1) The names of resources for comprehensive utilization, the names of products and labor services for comprehensive utilization, technical standards and relevant conditions, refund ratios, etc. shall be implemented in accordance with the relevant provisions of the attached Catalog of VAT Preferential Policies for Products and Labor Services from Comprehensive Utilization of Resources (2022 Edition) (hereinafter referred to as the Catalog) to this Announcement.

Policy link:https://anhui.chinatax.gov.cn/art/2021/12/31/art_22682_1017280.html

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Catalog of VAT Preferential Policies for Products and Labor Services from Comprehensive Utilization of Resources (2022 Edition)

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Using waste and obsolete solar photovoltaic components, the metals and alloys produced through smelting and purification (excluding iron and ferroalloys) are eligible for a tax refund ratio of 30%.

Policy link:https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/zhengceku/2022-02/28/5676109/files/0f30bfd034414d7dab06ff12e476cf80.pdf

Therefore, 30% tax refund is available for silver paste from photovoltaic recycling, junction box cables, aluminum frames, and copper ribbons.

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Announcement on Transitional Matters Concerning VAT Preferential Policies After the Implementation of the VAT Law

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(IV) From January 1, 2026, the currently effective VAT preferential policies in the following documents shall continue to be implemented.

3. Announcement of the Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration on Improving the VAT Policy for Comprehensive Utilization of Resources (Announcement No. 40 of 2021 of the Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration).

Policy link:https://www.mof.gov.cn/jrttts/202602/t20260203_3983175.htm

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2. Environmental protection tax reduction

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Environmental Protection Tax Law of the People's Republic of China

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Article 13 Where the concentration value of taxable air pollutants or water pollutants discharged by a taxpayer is lower than 30% of the pollutant discharge standards prescribed by the state and local regulations, environmental protection tax shall be levied at a reduced rate of 75%. Where the concentration value of taxable air pollutants or water pollutants discharged by a taxpayer is lower than 50% of the pollutant discharge standards prescribed by the state and local regulations, environmental protection tax shall be levied at a reduced rate of 50%.

Policy link:https://www.mee.gov.cn/ywgz/fgbz/fl/201811/t20181114_673632.shtml#:~:text=%E7%AC%AC%E5%8D%81%E4%B8%89%E6%9D%A1%20%E7%BA%B3%E7%A8%8E%E4%BA%BA%E6%8E%92%E6%94%BE%E5%BA%94%E7%A8%8E%E5%A4%A7%E6%B0%94%E6%B1%A1%E6%9F%93%E7%89%A9%E6%88%96%E8%80%85%E6%B0%B4%E6%B1%A1%E6%9F%93%E7%89%A9%E7%9A%84%E6%B5%93%E5%BA%A6%E5%80%BC%E4%BD%8E%E4%BA%8E%E5%9B%BD%E5%AE%B6%E5%92%8C%E5%9C%B0%E6%96%B9%E8%A7%84%E5%AE%9A%E7%9A%84%E6%B1%A1%E6%9F%93%E7%89%A9%E6%8E%92%E6%94%BE%E6%A0%87%E5%87%86%E7%99%BE%E5%88%86%E4%B9%8B%E4%B8%89%E5%8D%81%E7%9A%84%EF%BC%8C%E5%87%8F%E6%8C%89%E7%99%BE%E5%88%86%E4%B9%8B%E4%B8%83%E5%8D%81%E4%BA%94%E5%BE%81%E6%94%B6%E7%8E%AF%E5%A2%83%E4%BF%9D%E6%8A%A4%E7%A8%8E%E3%80%82%20%E7%BA%B3%E7%A8%8E%E4%BA%BA%E6%8E%92%E6%94%BE%E5%BA%94%E7%A8%8E%E5%A4%A7%E6%B0%94%E6%B1%A1%E6%9F%93%E7%89%A9%E6%88%96%E8%80%85%E6%B0%B4%E6%B1%A1%E6%9F%93%E7%89%A9%E7%9A%84%E6%B5%93%E5%BA%A6%E5%80%BC%E4%BD%8E%E4%BA%8E%E5%9B%BD%E5%AE%B6%E5%92%8C%E5%9C%B0%E6%96%B9%E8%A7%84%E5%AE%9A%E7%9A%84%E6%B1%A1%E6%9F%93%E7%89%A9%E6%8E%92%E6%94%BE%E6%A0%87%E5%87%86%E7%99%BE%E5%88%86%E4%B9%8B%E4%BA%94%E5%8D%81%E7%9A%84%EF%BC%8C%E5%87%8F%E6%8C%89%E7%99%BE%E5%88%86%E4%B9%8B%E4%BA%94%E5%8D%81%E5%BE%81%E6%94%B6%E7%8E%AF%E5%A2%83%E4%BF%9D%E6%8A%A4%E7%A8%8E%E3%80%82%20%E7%AC%AC%E5%9B%9B%E7%AB%A0%20%E5%BE%81,%E6%94%B6%20%E7%AE%A1%20%E7%90%86%20%E7%AC%AC%E5%8D%81%E5%9B%9B%E6%9D%A1%20%E7%8E%AF%E5%A2%83%E4%BF%9D%E6%8A%A4%E7%A8%8E%E7%94%B1%E7%A8%8E%E5%8A%A1%E6%9C%BA%E5%85%B3%E4%BE%9D%E7%85%A7%E3%80%8A%E4%B8%AD%E5%8D%8E%E4%BA%BA%E6%B0%91%E5%85%B1%E5%92%8C%E5%9B%BD%E7%A8%8E%E6%94%B6%E5%BE%81%E6%94%B6%E7%AE%A1%E7%90%86%E6%B3%95%E3%80%8B%E5%92%8C%E6%9C%AC%E6%B3%95%E7%9A%84%E6%9C%89%E5%85%B3%E8%A7%84%E5%AE%9A%E5%BE%81%E6%94%B6%E7%AE%A1%E7%90%86%E3%80%82

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3 Corporate income tax exemption and reduction

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Corporate Income Tax Law of the People's Republic of China

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Article 27 The following income of enterprises may be exempted from or reduced in corporate income tax:

(1) Income from projects in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery;

(2) Income from investment and operation of public infrastructure projects specially supported by the state;

(3) Income from qualified environmental protection, energy saving, and water saving projects;

(4) Income from qualified technology transfer;

(5) Income specified in Paragraph 3 of Article 3 of this Law.

Article 34 The investment amount in special equipment purchased by enterprises for environmental protection, energy saving and water saving, workplace safety, etc. may be credited against tax by a certain proportion.

Policy link:https://fgk.chinatax.gov.cn/zcfgk/c100009/c5193018/content.html


About RESOLAR

Shanghai RESOLAR Energy Technology Co., Ltd. is committed to becoming a recycled material photovoltaic group with deep decarbonization. RESOLAR focuses on technological innovation and builds a world-leading solution for component recycling, impurity removal of damaged cells, recycled silicon materials and cells, and cascaded utilization of components. With professional technology and services, we help customers realize the recycling and reuse of waste photovoltaic resources, and make positive contributions to the development of environmental protection and new energy industries. For more detailed information, you can browse the official website: www.resolartech.com .