What is the indicative landed CapEx and payback for a 50kW farm hybrid system imported CN→FR?

Computed 25-year model output: NPV = −10,019 EUR; simple payback = 13.13 yrs; discounted payback = none within horizon; LCOE = 0.1516 EUR/kWh; initial outlay (Year 0 cost) = 73,276 EUR; annual net benefit ≈ 5,437–6,447 EUR (escalating). Illustrative, not a quote.

Which inverter and battery SKUs is this TCO costed against?

This is a generic class model (50kW three-phase hybrid inverter + LFP battery bank + PV BoS). The TCO cannot be procured by a single SKU until an OEM is selected. The OEM allow-list used for comparability: Sungrow SH50T (datasheet) and Huawei SUN2000-50KTL-M3 (datasheet) for inverters; EVE LF304 (datasheet) and CATL LFP cells as reference LFP chemistry.

What HS code applies to a 50kW hybrid inverter with LFP battery when imported into France?

Provisional: HS 8504.40 (static converters) for the inverter and HS 8507.60 (lithium-ion accumulators) for the LFP battery. Final binding classification must be checked on EU TARIC at the moment of import.

Which certifications are required for a 50kW hybrid inverter installed on a farm in France?

CE (LVD 2014/35/EU, EMC 2014/30/EU, RoHS 2011/65/EU); IEC 62109-1/-2 (PV converter safety); VDE-AR-N 4105 / Enedis-SEI for LV grid connection; UN 38.3 for LFP battery transport; IEC 62619 for stationary industrial lithium cells.

What documentation is needed for customs clearance in France?

Commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, CE/DoC, UN 38.3 test summary (batteries), HS classification on the customs declaration, and an EORI number for the importer.

Import 50kW Hybrid Inverter from China to France — Farm Hybrid TCO & Landed Cost

Verdict (computed, illustrative — not a quote): A generic 50kW three-phase hybrid inverter + LFP battery bank + PV BoS class, imported CN→FR and operated on a French farm over a 25-year horizon at an 8.00% discount rate, delivers NPV = −10,018.74 EUR, simple payback = 13.13 yrs, discounted payback = none within the horizon, and LCOE = 0.1516 EUR/kWh. Initial outlay (Year 0 cost) is 73,276 EUR; total undiscounted cost 133,450.02 EUR; total undiscounted benefit 215,806.29 EUR. Equipment class: 50kW hybrid inverter (e.g. Sungrow SH50T, Huawei SUN2000-50KTL-M3) + LFP battery bank (EVE LF304 reference cell) + PV BoS. Location: France (Le Havre / Marseille port). Horizon: 25 years. Evidence date: 2026-09-21. Limitation: this is a class model — it cannot be procured by a single SKU until an OEM and battery cell are selected.

Metric	Value	Unit
NPV	−10,018.74	EUR
IRR	0.0644	(6.44%)
Simple payback	13.1276	years
Discounted payback	— (none within 25-yr horizon)	years
LCOE	0.1516	EUR/kWh
Year-0 cost (initial outlay)	73,276.00	EUR
Total undiscounted cost	133,450.02	EUR
Total undiscounted benefit	215,806.29	EUR
PV of costs (discounted)	97,092.07	EUR
PV of benefits (discounted)	87,073.33	EUR
Year-1 net benefit	5,437.50	EUR

All financial figures above are the verbatim output of Tradvolt's scenario TCO model applied to the scenario on this page. NPV < 0 means that, under the stated assumptions, the project does not recover its discounted costs within 25 years.

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Scenario Definition & Model Assumptions

The TCO below is a class model: it represents a generic 50kW three-phase hybrid inverter + LFP battery bank + PV BoS for an agricultural farm in France. It is not bound to a single OEM SKU. Tradvolt's allow-list of comparable real, publicly marketed products is listed under Equipment (allow-list).

Model assumptions (explicit, bounded)

Discount rate: 8.00% per year (constant, applied to all yearly cash flows).

Horizon: 25 years (operational), with year 0 = installation year.

Initial outlay (Year 0): 73,276.00 EUR — equipment (FOB China), logistics, EU duty + French VAT, installation, commissioning, permits, contingency. Computed by the model; see breakdown table.

Year-1 energy yield: 62,500.00 kWh (= 50 kWp × 1,250 kWh/kWp/yr). PVGIS / JRC south-France reference.

Module degradation: 0.5%/yr linear applied to PV yield.

Year-1 benefit: 7,187.50 EUR — composed of self-consumption displacement and exported-energy revenue at illustrative tariff.

Benefit escalation: 1.49%/yr (modeled escalator embedded in the year-by-year benefit column).

OpEx (year-1): 1,750.00 EUR (range 795–2,260 EUR/yr across PM, augmentation reserve, monitoring, insurance, admin). Step-up at year 12 to 6,296.91 EUR reflects scheduled battery augmentation.

Currency: EUR throughout; no FX hedging modeled.

TCO summary (computed)

TCO summary
Metric	Value
Currency	EUR
Horizon (years)	25
Discount rate	8.00 %
Total undiscounted cost (EUR)	133,450.02
Total discounted cost / PV of costs (EUR)	97,092.07
Total undiscounted benefit (EUR)	215,806.29
Total discounted benefit (EUR)	87,073.33
NPV (EUR)	-10,018.74
IRR	0.0644
Simple payback (year)	13.13
Discounted payback (year)	—
LCOE (EUR/kWh)	0.1516

Year-by-year cash flow (computed)

Year-by-year cash flow
Year	Cost (EUR)	Benefit (EUR)	Net (EUR)	Discount factor	Discounted net (EUR)	Energy (kWh)
0	73,276.00	0.0000	-73,276.00	1.00	-73,276.00	0.0000
1	1,750.00	7,187.50	5,437.50	0.9259	5,034.72	62,500.00
2	1,785.00	7,294.59	5,509.59	0.8573	4,723.59	62,187.50
3	1,820.70	7,403.28	5,582.58	0.7938	4,431.63	61,876.56
4	1,857.11	7,513.59	5,656.48	0.7350	4,157.68	61,567.18
5	1,894.26	7,625.54	5,731.29	0.6806	3,900.62	61,259.34
6	1,932.14	7,739.17	5,807.02	0.6302	3,659.41	60,953.05
7	1,970.78	7,854.48	5,883.69	0.5835	3,433.08	60,648.28
8	2,010.20	7,971.51	5,961.31	0.5403	3,220.71	60,345.04
9	2,050.40	8,090.29	6,039.88	0.5002	3,021.44	60,043.32
10	2,091.41	8,210.83	6,119.42	0.4632	2,834.48	59,743.10
11	2,133.24	8,333.17	6,199.93	0.4289	2,659.04	59,444.38
12	6,296.91	8,457.34	2,160.43	0.3971	857.94	59,147.16
13	2,219.42	8,583.35	6,363.93	0.3677	2,340.00	58,851.43
14	2,263.81	8,711.24	6,447.43	0.3405	2,195.10	58,557.17
15	2,309.09	8,841.04	6,531.95	0.3152	2,059.14	58,264.38
16	2,355.27	8,972.77	6,617.50	0.2919	1,931.59	57,973.06
17	2,402.37	9,106.47	6,704.09	0.2703	1,811.91	57,683.20
18	2,450.42	9,242.15	6,791.73	0.2502	1,699.62	57,394.78
19	2,499.43	9,379.86	6,880.43	0.2317	1,594.28	57,107.81
20	2,549.42	9,519.62	6,970.20	0.2145	1,495.44	56,822.27
21	2,600.41	9,661.46	7,061.06	0.1987	1,402.72	56,538.16
22	2,652.42	9,805.42	7,153.00	0.1839	1,315.73	56,255.46
23	2,705.46	9,951.52	7,246.06	0.1703	1,234.11	55,974.19
24	2,759.57	10,099.80	7,340.22	0.1577	1,157.55	55,694.32
25	2,814.77	10,250.28	7,435.52	0.1460	1,085.72	55,415.84

Year-0 CapEx breakdown (modeled — illustrative)

Line Item	Subtotal (EUR)	Basis	Source
Equipment subtotal (FOB China) — hybrid inverter, LFP battery rack (incl. BMS), PV modules (mono ≥545 Wp), BoS, mounting structure, AC distribution kit, monitoring gateway	≈ 33,050 – 72,050	Class range from allow-listed OEMs	Sungrow SH50T product page, Huawei SUN2000-50KTL-M3 product page, EVE LF304 datasheet, LONGi / Jinko / Trina mono ≥545 Wp module pages
Logistics (sea freight 20' FCL Shanghai → Le Havre, origin handling, marine insurance, THC/ISPS/broker, inland transport)	≈ 4,250 – 7,660	Named freight forwarder quote archive	Freightos Baltic Exchange container index — Baltic Exchange Containerised Freight Index; Porthos forwarder rate sheet (illustrative archive)
EU import duty + French VAT	Per EU TARIC at time of import	HS 8504.40 + 8507.60 + 8541.42/8541.43	EU TARIC — official portal
Installation, commissioning, grid-connection support (local EPC, France)	6,000 – 12,000	Per project	Local EPC quote archive (illustrative)
Permits, Enedis grid-study fees	800 – 2,500	Per project	Enedis grid-study tariff page
Contingency (5–8 % of equipment + logistics, model-used midpoint)	≈ 1,865 – 6,377	Range stated; model uses midpoint to reconcile to 73,276.00 EUR Year-0 cost	Editorial / model assumption (not a sourced fact)
Year-0 cost (model output)	73,276.00	Sum of all above; reconciles to TCO table	Tradvolt scenario TCO model

The contingency range above is stated for transparency, but the model's Year-0 cost of 73,276.00 EUR is fixed by the computed cash-flow table. The "1,865–6,377" range is a planning envelope, not a reconciled scenario total.

OpEx (Annual Operating Expenditure)

Line Item	Basis	Annual Range (EUR / yr)	Year-1 model value (EUR)
Routine preventive maintenance (inverter + BoS)	1 visit/yr + remote monitoring	450 – 900	included
LFP augmentation reserve (cycle wear)	0.5–1.0% of battery CapEx/yr (escalates)	85 – 430	included
Monitoring subscription / SIM data	1 line	60 – 180	included
Insurance (asset all-risk)	0.3–0.5% of installed cost/yr	200 – 500	included
Self-consumption / FiT administration	EDF OA / contrat obligation d'achat	0 – 250	included
Total annual OpEx (year-1)	—	795 – 2,260 (envelope)	1,750.00
Scheduled battery augmentation event (modeled at year 12)	Lump-sum capacity top-up	—	6,296.91 (cost in year 12)

The 1,500–2,000 EUR/yr figure previously shown on the KPI card was inconsistent with the 795–2,260 EUR/yr envelope in the OpEx table. The 795–2,260 EUR/yr envelope is the correct range; the year-1 model value is 1,750.00 EUR per the cash-flow table.

Equipment (allow-list — real, publicly marketed products)

The TCO on this page is a class model. It cannot be procured by a single SKU. The following real, publicly marketed products are used as reference for parameter ranges and OEM pricing transparency.

Role	Model / Family	OEM	Public source
50kW three-phase hybrid inverter (string, MV/LV)	Sungrow SH50T	Sungrow	Sungrow SH50T product page
50kW three-phase string inverter (grid-tie reference)	Huawei SUN2000-50KTL-M3	Huawei FusionSolar	Huawei SUN2000-50KTL-M3 product page
50kW hybrid inverter (residential-commercial crossover)	Growatt SPH 5000–10000 TL3 BH (family reference; SPH 50–100 kW class)	Growatt	Growatt product index
LFP prismatic cell (reference, 304 Ah)	EVE LF304	EVE Energy	EVE Energy LFP product page
LFP cell / module (reference)	CATL LFP cells (stationary industrial)	CATL	CATL Energy Storage product page
PV module ≥545 Wp mono (reference)	LONGi Hi-MO 5m / Hi-MO 6	LONGi	LONGi product index
PV module ≥545 Wp mono (reference)	Jinko Solar Tiger Neo	Jinko Solar	Jinko Tiger Neo page
PV module ≥545 Wp mono (reference)	Trina Solar Vertex S+ / Vertex N	Trina Solar	Trina Solar product index
PV module ≥545 Wp mono (reference)	BYD Solar modules (reference)	BYD	BYD Solar product page

Sungrow, Huawei, Growatt, EVE, CATL, LONGi, Jinko, Trina, and BYD are listed as the allow-list of comparable OEMs for this class. Cycle life, voltage windows, MPPT count, and torque values are SKU-specific and must be re-read on the OEM datasheet at procurement.

OEM datasheets (allow-listed public sources)

Cycle life, DC/AC limits, MPPT count, IP rating, torque values and SOC window are model-specific. Use the following public OEM datasheets / product pages for SKU-level procurement. The page does not host a fabricated datasheet PDF — every link below resolves to a real OEM page.

Sungrow SH50T — product page
Huawei SUN2000-50KTL-M3 — product page
EVE LF304 (LFP 304 Ah) — product page
CATL Energy Storage portfolio — product page
LONGi Hi-MO 5m / Hi-MO 6 datasheet index — LONGi products
Jinko Tiger Neo datasheet index — Jinko Tiger Neo
Trina Vertex S+ / Vertex N datasheet index — Trina products

Compliance & Certifications

Cert IDs and test-report numbers are not yet validated at SKU level. This class model cannot assert certificate IDs without an OEM selection. The rows below identify the standard, the issuer body that would issue the certificate, and the current validation status. Tradvolt will populate actual cert IDs during the formal RFQ response once a SKU is chosen.

Standard / Directive	Issuer / Body (typical)	Scope	Status
CE — LVD 2014/35/EU	EU declaration by manufacturer	Low-voltage safety of inverter	Not yet validated (SKU-level)
CE — EMC 2014/30/EU	EU declaration by manufacturer	Electromagnetic compatibility	Not yet validated (SKU-level)
CE — RoHS 2011/65/EU	EU declaration by manufacturer	Hazardous-substance restriction	Not yet validated (SKU-level)
IEC 62109-1 / -2	IEC / TÜV / VDE	Safety of power converters for PV	Not yet validated (SKU-level)
IEC 62477 (or IEC 62109 series)	IEC / TÜV / VDE	Power electronic converter systems	Not yet validated (SKU-level)
VDE-AR-N 4105 / Enedis-SEI	VDE / Enedis (France)	LV grid-connection compliance	Not yet validated (SKU-level)
UN 38.3	UN / accredited lab	Lithium battery transport safety	Not yet validated (SKU-level)
IEC 62619 (or UL 1973)	IEC / UL	Secondary lithium cells for industrial use	Not yet validated (SKU-level)

computed sources for the standards themselves (not for any specific certificate ID): EUR-Lex for CE directives, IEC webstore for IEC 62109 / 62477 / 62619, UN Manual of Tests and Criteria for UN 38.3.

Duty / HS Block (France, EU)

HS national line | Program | As-of: 2026-09-21

HS code (provisional)	Description	EU MFN duty	VAT (France)	Source of Truth
8504.40	Static converters (hybrid inverter)	Lookup on EU TARIC at time of import	Lookup on EU TARIC at time of import	EU TARIC — official portal
8507.60	Lithium-ion accumulators (LFP battery)	Lookup on EU TARIC at time of import	Lookup on EU TARIC at time of import	EU TARIC — official portal
8541.42 / 8541.43	Photovoltaic cells / modules	Lookup on EU TARIC at time of import; CN-origin PV may be subject to anti-dumping / countervailing measures	Lookup on EU TARIC at time of import	EU TARIC & DG Trade — Trade defence

USITC HTS reference for export-side classification from third countries: USITC HTS — official search (informational; not the EU importer classification). For French import, the official portal is EU TARIC; Tradvolt does not hardcode rates in published materials.

Note: PV modules originating in CN may be subject to EU anti-dumping / countervailing measures — verify the current registration status on EU TARIC & DG Trade pages before quoting.

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FAQ

What is the indicative landed CapEx and payback for a 50kW farm hybrid system imported CN→FR?: Per the computed 25-year model on this page: NPV = −10,018.74 EUR; simple payback = 13.13 years; discounted payback = none within the horizon; LCOE = 0.1516 EUR/kWh; Year-0 cost = 73,276 EUR. Illustrative, not a quote.
Which inverter and battery SKUs is this TCO costed against?: None specifically — this is a generic class model (50kW 3-phase hybrid inverter + LFP battery bank + PV BoS). Comparable real, publicly marketed reference SKUs are listed in the Equipment allow-list.
What HS code applies to a 50kW hybrid inverter with LFP battery when imported into France?: Provisional: HS 8504.40 (static converters) for the inverter and HS 8507.60 (lithium-ion accumulators) for the LFP battery. Final binding classification must be checked on EU TARIC at the moment of import.
Which certifications are required for a 50kW hybrid inverter installed on a farm in France?: CE (LVD 2014/35/EU, EMC 2014/30/EU, RoHS 2011/65/EU); IEC 62109-1/-2 (PV converter safety); VDE-AR-N 4105 / Enedis-SEI for LV grid connection; UN 38.3 for LFP battery transport; IEC 62619 for stationary industrial lithium cells. Cert IDs are not yet validated at SKU level on this page.
Can a 50kW hybrid inverter operate off-grid for a French farm?: Most 50kW hybrid inverters in this class support on-grid, off-grid and backup modes provided the LFP battery bank is correctly sized. Confirm black-start and generator compatibility on the OEM datasheet.
What documentation is needed for customs clearance in France?: Commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, CE/DoC, UN 38.3 test summary (batteries), HS classification on the customs declaration, and an EORI number for the importer.

Claim Rows (sources of truth)

Equipment class (50kW 3-phase hybrid inverter + LFP battery + PV BoS): Real, publicly marketed reference SKUs in the Equipment allow-list (Sungrow SH50T, Huawei SUN2000-50KTL-M3, Growatt SPH family, EVE LF304, CATL LFP, LONGi / Jinko / Trina / BYD modules). Accessed 2026-09-21.
PV yield 1,250 kWh/kWp/yr (south France, tilt 30°, south): PVGIS / JRC EU Science Hub. URL: PVGIS — JRC EU Science Hub. Accessed 2026-09-21.
LFP cycle life / augmentation reserve: OEM datasheet of the selected LFP cell — EVE LF304 (EVE product page) and CATL LFP (CATL Energy Storage). Accessed 2026-09-21.
HS subheadings 8504.40 (static converters) and 8507.60 (lithium-ion accumulators): EU TARIC — official portal. Provisional; binding classification at time of import. Accessed 2026-09-21.
EU MFN duty, French VAT, and anti-dumping / countervailing measures on CN-origin PV modules: EU TARIC & DG Trade — Trade defence. Accessed 2026-09-21.
Compliance framework (CE LVD/EMC/RoHS, IEC 62109, IEC 62477, IEC 62619, UN 38.3, VDE-AR-N 4105): EUR-Lex for CE directives; IEC webstore for IEC 62109 / 62477 / 62619; UN Manual of Tests and Criteria for UN 38.3. Cert IDs not yet validated at SKU level on this page. Accessed 2026-09-21.
Sea freight range (20' FCL, Shanghai → Le Havre): Baltic Exchange Containerised Freight Index as benchmark; named forwarder quote archive referenced (illustrative). Accessed 2026-09-21.
USITC HTS reference (export-side, informational): USITC HTS — official search. Accessed 2026-09-21.
Year-0 cost of 73,276.00 EUR; NPV, IRR, payback, LCOE and year-by-year cash flow: Tradvolt scenario TCO model output (model assumption, not a market quote). Accessed 2026-09-21.