Importers of solar and wind energy components must register the items with the Renewable Energy Equipment Import Monitoring System before bringing them into the country and declare the intended end-use of the imported products.

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has released amendments to the import policy condition for specific solar and wind components covered under ITC (I-IS) 2022, Schedule I, for registration under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s equipment import monitoring system.

The amended list will be effective from November 1, 2025.

Under these amendments, solar component importers of toughened (tempered) safety glass and photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, must register the items.

Wind energy component importers must register the following components before importing them: assembled/unassembled towers, bearing housings, plain bearings, gearboxes, other speed changers (including torque converters), generators with an output between 2,000 KVA and 15,000 KVA, other generating sets, and parts of electric motors.

This mandate will apply to imports via air, sea, and land routes.

Registration applications must be submitted at least two days before air cargo shipment, and five days before shipments through sea and land. These registrations will be valid for three months.

Each registration for shipment through sea will be specific to a designated port. However, multiple consignments through land and air can be processed under a single registration.

In September this year, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) imposed antidumping duties up to 30% on imports of solar cells, whether or not assembled into modules, originating in or exported from China for three years. The duty imposition follows the conclusion of the antidumping investigation initiated by DGTR in December 2024.

Solar module and cell imports dropped by 35.6% in the second quarter of 2025 from over $1billion (~₹112.9 billion) in the previous quarter, according to Ministry of Commerce data.