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Solar Panels for Chile: China Import Guide 2026 (San Antonio CIF)

Chilean importer's guide to Chinese solar panels — CIF San Antonio and Valparaíso pricing, SEC certification, PMGD project requirements and duty treatment under China-Chile FTA.

Chinese.Solar Editorial2026-05-1214 min read
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Chile is Latin America's second-largest solar market and enjoys zero duty on Chinese imports under the 2006 FTA. Here's the 2026 sourcing playbook for PMGD and utility developers.

CL installs 2025

2.2 GW

PMGD + utility

TOPCon 620W CIF San Antonio

$0.125/W

May 2026

Duty (China FTA)

0%

IVA

19%

recoverable for VAT taxpayers

SEC certification workflow

SEC (Superintendencia de Electricidad y Combustibles) requires product certification via SGS Chile, DICTUC or Cesmec. Chinese tier-1 SKUs typically hold current certificates; verify Certificado de Aprobación number before shipping.

Frequently asked questions

QHow does PMGD change my BoM choices?

PMGD (up to 9 MW distributed generation) requires inverters with anti-islanding per NCh Elec.4/2003. Sungrow, Huawei and Goodwe C&I inverters are pre-approved.

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