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China: Ministry of Commerce grants gallium and germanium export permit to Beijing Tongmei

Description

On 20 September 2023, the US semiconductor substrate company announced that its Chinese subsidiary Beijing Tongmei Xtal Technology Co., Ltd. was granted an export permit for gallium and germanium expo...

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Intervention Details

Intervention Type

Export licensing requirement

MAST Chapter

P: Export-related measures (incl. subsidies)

Implementation date

20 Sep 2023

Revocation date

No revocation date

Implementation level

National

Affected flow

Outward

Announced as temporary

No

Eligible firms

firm-specific

Affected Trading Partners

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