Chinese Solar Imports
What Europe pays for Chinese solar — monthly import values and per-kilogram unit values, computed from open customs data.
In the 12 months to May 2026, the EU imported €8.1 billion of solar modules from China — €976 million in May 2026 alone, at a customs unit value of about €1.95 per kilogram of module.
Lithium-ion batteries added €29.6 billion over the same window, while unassembled solar cells were a comparative sliver at €44 million — Europe imports finished panels, not parts.
The figures come from Eurostat's COMEXT customs statistics — open data, computed here, not quoted from a market report. Customs data publishes with a lag of a few months.
Unit values are customs trade averages across shifting product mixes — a measure of what was paid, not a price index.