Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data
Track this productPhotovoltaic dc generators of an output not exceeding 50 w
In short
- The US imported $6.6M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, up 27% on the year before.
- Thailand is the largest supplier, with 49.8% of US imports; Vietnam is next, with 18.5%.
- Thailand is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $21.99 each.
- Duty paid averaged 11.2% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 32.8 points on a year earlier.
- Thailand is gaining share: 29.2% over the last 12 months, up from 0.0%.
- 18 Federal Register notices named this product's tariff codes in the last 12 months.
US imports, Aug 2026
$867K
↑ +327% vs Aug 2025
Last 12 months
$6.6M
↑ +27% vs the 12 months before
Average duty paid
11.2%
↓ −32.8 pts vs Aug 2025
Top supplier
Thailand
49.8% of US imports
US imports by month
The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.
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| Month | US imports |
|---|---|
| August 2025 | $203K |
| September 2025 | $828K |
| October 2025 | $694K |
| November 2025 | $314K |
| December 2025 | $152K |
| January 2026 | $140K |
| February 2026 | $184K |
| March 2026 | $259K |
| April 2026 | $240K |
| May 2026 | $317K |
| June 2026 | $818K |
| July 2026 | $1.7M |
| August 2026 | $867K |
What changed
- US imports were $867K in August 2026, down 50% from July 2026 and up 327% from August 2025.
- Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $6.6M, up 27% on the 12 months before.
- Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Philippines up from 0.0% to 8.7%, Vietnam down from 29.4% to 18.5%.
- Average price from Vietnam rose 142% since July 2026, to $104.21 each.
- Duty paid on imports from Vietnam fell from 12.4% to 1.2% of their value since July 2026.
- Duty paid on imports from China rose from 35.1% to 39.2% of their value since July 2026.
US trade by year
US imports were $6.6M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 1.2% on the 12 months to Aug 2023. US exports were $739K, down 27%. This code began with the HS 2022 revision in January 2022, taking goods from 8501.31, so its history starts there. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.
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| Period | US imports |
|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $6.6M |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $4.6M |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $5.2M |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $6.6M |
- Vietnam
- Thailand
- China
- Taiwan
- All countries
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| Period | Vietnam | Thailand | China | Taiwan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 48.1% | 14.6% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 24.2% | 0.0% | 56.3% | 5.2% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 52.3% | 0.0% | 32.4% | 8.5% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 43.7% | 29.2% | 14.7% | 5.0% |
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| Period | Vietnam | Thailand | China | Taiwan | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 16.0% | n/a | 20.2% | 2.5% | 13.9% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 16.7% | n/a | 22.2% | 2.5% | 17.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 10.9% | n/a | 35.3% | 7.0% | 17.8% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 14.7% | 13.2% | 43.8% | 17.3% | 18.4% |
| Period | US imports | Duty paid | US exports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $6.6M+27% | 18.4%+0.5 pts | $739K−31% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $5.2M+11% | 17.8%+0.8 pts | $1.1M+33% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $4.6M−30% | 17.1%+3.2 pts | $808K−20% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $6.6M | 13.9% | $1.0M |
Who supplies the US
August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.
| Country | US imports | Share | Average price | Duty paid | Last 13 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | $431K | 49.8%new | $17.43 each | 15.0% | |
| Vietnam | $160K | 18.5%−0.2 pts | $104.21 each−99% | 1.2%−11.3 pts | |
| Philippines | $75K | 8.7%new | $18,798 each | 15.0% | |
| Indonesia | $66K | 7.6%new | $292.50 each | 12.5% | |
| Taiwan | $62K | 7.2%−4.1 pts | $26.96 each+24% | 10.0%−2.5 pts | |
| Singapore | $54K | 6.2%new | $1,801 each | 2.5% | |
| China | $12K | 1.4%−68.7 pts | $416.07 each+1566% | 39.2%−18.3 pts | |
| South Africa | $5K | 0.6%new | $34.09 each | 15.0% | |
| All countries | $867K | 100.0% | $31.28 each+4.1% | 11.2%−32.8 pts |
The 3 largest suppliers had 87.6% of US imports over the last 12 months.
Landed cost by origin
What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.
- Price
- Freight and insurance
- Duty
| Country | Price | Freight and insurance | Duty | Landed cost | Make-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | $19.21 each | $0.23 each1.2% of price | $2.55 each13.3% of price | $21.99 each | |
| China | $23.52 each | $0.84 each3.6% of price | $8.57 each36.4% of price | $32.93 each+63% | |
| Vietnam | $53.97 each | $1.05 each1.9% of price | $5.65 each10.5% of price | $60.67 each+0.3% | |
| All countries | $26.20 each | $0.45 each1.7% of price | $3.85 each14.7% of price | $30.49 each−26% |
Landed at a US port, Thailand was cheapest, at $21.99 each: 33.2% below China.
Landed cost from China rose 63% on a year earlier, to $32.93 each, mostly on price: $12.45 each then, $23.52 each now.
How the market is shifting
Thailand gained the most share: 29.2% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 0.0% in the 12 months before. China lost the most: 14.7%, down from 32.4%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.
- Vietnam
- Thailand
- China
- Taiwan
- All countries
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| Month | Vietnam | Thailand | China | Taiwan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 67.2% | 0.0% |
| October 2024 | 36.8% | 0.0% | 52.1% | 0.0% |
| November 2024 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.5% | 11.6% |
| December 2024 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 72.4% | 9.8% |
| January 2025 | 4.6% | 0.0% | 50.8% | 39.6% |
| February 2025 | 50.5% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 8.6% |
| March 2025 | 68.0% | 0.0% | 24.6% | 5.3% |
| April 2025 | 66.1% | 0.0% | 28.2% | 5.7% |
| May 2025 | 84.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10.5% |
| June 2025 | 84.5% | 0.0% | 11.4% | 2.5% |
| July 2025 | 80.9% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 14.3% |
| August 2025 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 70.1% | 11.3% |
| September 2025 | 78.3% | 0.0% | 14.6% | 0.0% |
| October 2025 | 80.3% | 0.0% | 8.7% | 5.6% |
| November 2025 | 57.7% | 0.0% | 24.9% | 0.0% |
| December 2025 | 32.7% | 0.0% | 41.6% | 25.6% |
| January 2026 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 24.0% | 67.5% |
| February 2026 | 54.3% | 0.0% | 37.7% | 0.0% |
| March 2026 | 57.6% | 0.0% | 33.5% | 8.8% |
| April 2026 | 32.2% | 39.5% | 23.6% | 3.9% |
| May 2026 | 51.2% | 25.0% | 7.9% | 12.3% |
| June 2026 | 31.0% | 43.8% | 22.1% | 2.5% |
| July 2026 | 29.4% | 54.4% | 10.1% | 0.0% |
| August 2026 | 18.5% | 49.8% | 1.4% | 7.2% |
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| Month | Vietnam | Thailand | China | Taiwan | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 16.7% | n/a | 28.1% | n/a | 20.2% |
| October 2024 | 16.7% | n/a | 28.3% | n/a | 20.9% |
| November 2024 | n/a | n/a | 28.3% | 2.5% | 18.8% |
| December 2024 | n/a | n/a | 31.4% | 2.5% | 23.0% |
| January 2025 | 13.5% | n/a | 30.4% | 2.5% | 17.2% |
| February 2025 | 16.5% | n/a | 30.2% | 2.5% | 20.7% |
| March 2025 | 9.1% | n/a | 32.2% | 2.5% | 14.2% |
| April 2025 | 4.8% | n/a | 47.5% | 2.5% | 16.7% |
| May 2025 | 10.8% | n/a | n/a | 12.5% | 10.5% |
| June 2025 | 12.5% | n/a | 57.5% | 12.5% | 17.6% |
| July 2025 | 11.7% | n/a | 57.5% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| August 2025 | 12.5% | n/a | 57.5% | 12.5% | 44.0% |
| September 2025 | 13.8% | n/a | 66.9% | n/a | 22.4% |
| October 2025 | 22.5% | n/a | 57.5% | 22.5% | 24.4% |
| November 2025 | 22.5% | n/a | 48.3% | n/a | 29.5% |
| December 2025 | 22.5% | n/a | 34.4% | 22.5% | 27.4% |
| January 2026 | 22.5% | n/a | 47.5% | 22.5% | 28.5% |
| February 2026 | 12.5% | n/a | 47.5% | n/a | 24.7% |
| March 2026 | 8.3% | n/a | 37.5% | 12.5% | 18.5% |
| April 2026 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 37.5% | 12.5% | 18.0% |
| May 2026 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 37.5% | 12.5% | 14.2% |
| June 2026 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 37.5% | 12.5% | 17.3% |
| July 2026 | 12.4% | 13.0% | 35.1% | n/a | 14.8% |
| August 2026 | 1.2% | 15.0% | 39.2% | 10.0% | 11.2% |
Tariff actions touching this product
When the duty paid on this product changed and stayed changed, for its main suppliers and all countries, newest first, with the Federal Register notices that named the product in the 3 months before. Rates are medians of the 4 months either side, less any usual seasonal swing. A change shows what happened to duty paid, not why; read each notice for what it did.
- August 2025 · Duty paid: Vietnam 11.3% → 22.5%.
- Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From India, Indonesia, and the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations
- Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From India, Indonesia, and the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations
- Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews, and Revocation of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part
Federal Register notices from the last 12 months that list this product's tariff codes. A notice can add a duty, exclude products from one or only mention them, so read each for what it changes. These are the 5 newest of 18. Search the Federal Register for 8501.71
- Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From India: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and the Final Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, in Part
- Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules From India: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, In Part
- Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules From the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part
- Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part
- Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules From Indonesia: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part
Where it enters the US
Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.
Where US exports go
US exports were $124K in August 2026, up 236% from August 2025, and $739K over the last 12 months, down 31% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Canada, up 12%.
| Market | Last 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $265K | 35.9% | +12% |
| Cuba | $158K | 21.4% | new |
| Mexico | $154K | 20.9% | −66% |
| Jordan | $66K | 8.9% | new |
| Italy | $20K | 2.7% | +50% |
| Australia | $20K | 2.6% | +57% |
| Bahamas | $16K | 2.2% | new |
| Germany | $13K | 1.7% | −95% |
| Other countries (4) | $28K | 3.8% | −68% |
| All countries | $739K | 100.0% | −31% |
Markets abroad
Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 101 have reported 2025 so far.
| Market | Imports | vs year before | From the US | US share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $5.5Min 2025 | +15% | $4K | 0.1% |
| France | $3.5Min 2025 | +0.5% | $28K | 0.8% |
| United Kingdom | $2.5Min 2025 | +154% | $20K | 0.8% |
| Japan | $2.4Min 2025 | +13% | $4K | 0.2% |
| Sweden | $2.3Min 2025 | −9.2% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Netherlands | $2.0Min 2025 | −5.3% | $6K | 0.3% |
| Pakistan | $2.0Min 2025 | +393% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Spain | $1.8Min 2025 | +667% | $0 | 0.0% |
The biggest market outside the US is Germany, which imported $5.5M of this product in 2025, under 0.1% of it from the US.
Of these, imports into Germany grew fastest: up 15% from 2024 to 2025.
Related products
Other products under heading 8501: electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets). US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.
| Product | US imports | US exports |
|---|---|---|
| Dc motors not elsewhere specified and generators of an output not exceeding 750 wHS 8501.31 | $2.72B | $963.2M |
| Electric motors of an output not exceeding 37.5 wHS 8501.10 | $2.30B | $899.0M |
| Ac motors not elsewhere specified, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 750 w but not exceeding 75 kwHS 8501.52 | $2.11B | $509.8M |
| Ac motors not elsewhere specified, multi-phase, of an output exceeding 75 kwHS 8501.53 | $1.44B | $532.4M |
| Ac motors not elsewhere specified, single-phaseHS 8501.40 | $1.42B | $248.0M |
| Ac generators (alternators), of an output exceeding 750 kvaHS 8501.64 | $1.20B | $258.2M |
| Dc motors not elsewhere specified and generators of an output exceeding 750 w but not exceeding 75 kwHS 8501.32 | $549.6M | $402.6M |
| Ac motors not elsewhere specified, multi-phase, of an output not exceeding 750 wHS 8501.51 | $589.6M | $208.9M |
About these figures
- Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
- US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
- Average price is customs value divided by quantity (number of items), across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
- Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
- Landed cost adds Census's import charges (freight, insurance and other costs of bringing the goods to the first US port) and calculated duty to the customs value, per unit, across the product's 10-digit lines. It leaves out antidumping and countervailing duties, customs fees and transport inland. Prices are averages across the goods within the code, so a lower one can mean cheaper goods, not the same goods for less.
- Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
- Tariff notices are from the Federal Register, matched to this product by the HTS numbers in their text.
- Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.