--- title: China will tax lithium and solar batteries for the first... description: China is ending a decade-long consumption tax exemption on lithium-ion and solar batteries. A 2% tax on lithium batteries takes effect in September 2025,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/china-will-tax-lithium-and-solar-batteries-for-the-first-time-in-a-decade-but-sodium-batteries-stay-ieyksxpmx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: China will tax lithium and solar batteries for the first time in a decade, but sodium batteries stay exempt | daily.dev og:description: China is ending a decade-long consumption tax exemption on lithium-ion and solar batteries. A 2% tax on lithium batteries takes effect in September 2025,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/china-will-tax-lithium-and-solar-batteries-for-the-first-time-in-a-decade-but-sodium-batteries-stay-ieyksxpmx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iEYKSxPMx.png og:image:alt: China will tax lithium and solar batteries for the first time in a decade, but sodium batteries stay exempt og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # China will tax lithium and solar batteries for the first time in a decade, but sodium batteries stay exempt **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary China is ending a decade-long consumption tax exemption on lithium-ion and solar batteries. A 2% tax on lithium batteries takes effect in September 2025, rising to 4% in September 2027. Solar cells follow the same trajectory starting April 2027. The move aims to curb severe overcapacity and destructive price competition in industries Beijing spent years subsidizing. Notably, sodium-ion batteries, solid-state batteries, and perovskite solar cells remain tax-exempt through at least 2028, signaling Beijing's intent to protect emerging technologies while taxing mature ones. The tax will pressure margins for major players like CATL and BYD and could push up EV prices in China, while adding further headwinds for Chinese battery exporters already facing tariffs in Europe and the US. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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