Indicative landed cost range: PENDING — quoted per RFQ (no landed figure is published because CapEx line items are flagged DROPPED-ITEM in the underlying scenario). NPV = 1,240.79 EUR; simple payback = 0.0000 yr; discounted payback = 0.0000 yr; LCOS = 0.0000 EUR/kWh; horizon 10 yr; discount rate 5.00 %; energy served 1,350 kWh in year 1 declining ~2 %/yr. Equipment: vertical 5 kWh LFP rack module, Pylontech US5000 family (publicly marketed 48 V LFP, ~5 kWh nominal; exact SKU, firmware and OEM manual revision confirmed per RFQ). Location: off-grid cabin site, Austria. Evidence date: 2026-09-22. Limitation: ILLUSTRATIVE — NOT A QUOTE; no certificate has been verified for the SKU featured.

1. TCO — Computed Tables (verbatim from scenario model)

Claim: NPV = 1,240.79 EUR; simple payback = 0.0000 yr; discounted payback = 0.0000 yr; LCOS = 0.0000 EUR/kWh, at horizon 10 yr and discount rate 5.00 %.
Source: Tradvolt scenario TCO model output (verbatim), evidence date 2026-09-22.

1.1 Scenario inputs (bounded model defaults — not sourced facts)

The scenario underlying the COMPUTED TABLES used the following bounded defaults for inputs that the original draft did not state. These are model assumptions, not sourced facts, and are listed for transparency:

Claim: The energy column declines from 1,350.00 kWh (yr 1) to 1,125.56 kWh (yr 10) at ~2 %/yr, consistent with the bounded degradation default.
Source: Tradvolt scenario TCO model output (verbatim), evidence date 2026-09-22.

2. Equipment reference (named model family)

The reference is a publicly marketed vertical-format 5 kWh LFP rack module from the Pylontech US-series family (e.g. US5000), a 48 V nominal LFP rack module widely used in residential and light-commercial ESS installations. The model name is the publicly marketed family identifier; the exact SKU, firmware revision and OEM manual title/revision are confirmed per buyer RFQ before quotation.

Claim: Pylontech US-series vertical 5 kWh LFP rack modules are publicly marketed 48 V LFP rack products used in residential/light-commercial ESS installations.
Source: Pylontech OEM site — https://www.pylontech.com/ · accessed 2026-09-22.

3. Compliance & Certifications

Certificate numbers and issuing bodies are populated per OEM SKU on the datasheet download; Tradvolt has not verified a certificate for the specific SKU featured on this page. The table below states the standard/scheme and the typical applicability; the certificate ID column is intentionally left as NOT VERIFIED until the buyer-supplied SKU is confirmed.

4. Duty Stack — Austria Import

HS national line : PENDING — lookup
Program          : EU TARIC (Austria)
As-of            : 2026-09-22
SoT              : PENDING

Claim: EU TARIC is the official tool to look up the duty, VAT and any anti-dumping/safeguard measures applicable to a given HS code at a given date for a given EU Member State.
Source: European Commission — TARIC consultation — https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds2/taric/taric_consultation.jsp?Lang=en · accessed 2026-09-22.

Claim: Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 (batteries and waste batteries) governs collection, treatment, recycling and producer-responsibility obligations for batteries placed on the EU market.
Source: EUR-Lex — Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 — https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1542/oj · accessed 2026-09-22.

Claim: Lithium cells and batteries transported by air or sea must pass the UN 38.3 test suite (UN Manual of Tests and Criteria, Section 38.3, ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.7).
Source: UNECE — UN Manual of Tests and Criteria — https://unece.org/transport/dangerous-goods/un-manual-tests-and-criteria · accessed 2026-09-22.

5. Request a Firm Quote — Replies in 48 h

Submit the form below. Tradvolt replies within 48 hours with a firm proforma, including the EU TARIC-confirmed duty rate for Austria, OEM certificates listed by number, and an updated landed-cost sheet.

Claim: RFQ submissions route to the Tradvolt RFQ form.
Source: Tradvolt — https://tradvolt.com/rfq/ · accessed 2026-09-22.

6. Frequently Asked Questions

What is the indicative NPV and payback for the named 5 kWh LFP rack on this page?

Per the COMPUTED TABLES on this page, NPV = 1,240.79 EUR over a 10-year horizon at a 5.00 % discount rate. Simple payback = 0.0000 yr and discounted payback = 0.0000 yr because all CapEx line items in the underlying scenario are flagged DROPPED-ITEM (no capital outlay is recorded). Total undiscounted cost = 0.0000 EUR and total discounted cost = 0.0000 EUR. LCOS = 0.0000 EUR/kWh. ILLUSTRATIVE — NOT A QUOTE.

Which named product family is referenced for the 5 kWh vertical LFP rack?

The reference family is the Pylontech US-series vertical 5 kWh LFP rack (e.g. US5000), a publicly marketed residential/light-commercial 48 V LFP module (https://www.pylontech.com/). Specific SKU, firmware revision and OEM manual title/revision are confirmed per buyer RFQ. Tradvolt has not verified a certificate for any specific SKU on this page.

What is the EU HS code and duty for a 5 kWh LFP rack imported to Austria?

LFP storage batteries typically classify under HS heading 8507 (electric accumulators). The exact 6-digit subheading and any 8-digit TARIC measures must be looked up on the official EU TARIC consultation tool for Austria: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds2/taric/taric_consultation.jsp?Lang=en. Duty rates on this page are PENDING — lookup.

Does the battery need CE marking and UN 38.3 for import to Austria?

CE marking (with applicable directives such as LVD 2014/35/EU, EMC 2014/30/EU and RoHS 2011/65/EU) and UN 38.3 transport test summaries per the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria (ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.7, Section 38.3) are standard requirements. Tradvolt has not verified a certificate for any specific SKU referenced on this page.

Is the TCO figure on this page a binding offer?

No. All cost lines are ILLUSTRATIVE — NOT A QUOTE. A binding landed cost is generated only after the buyer submits the RFQ form and Tradvolt replies within 48 hours.

Which Incoterms are typically used for this shipment?

Common choices for 5 kWh LFP rack modules shipping from China to Austria are FOB Shanghai / Ningbo, CIF Hamburg or Koper, and DAP Austrian site. The Incoterms 2020 rules (ICC) define the cost and risk allocation for each term (https://iccwbo.org/business-solutions/incoterms-rules/incoterms-2020/). The RFQ form lets the buyer specify the preferred Incoterm.