Announcement
26 Nov 2020
November 26th, 2020 - The Chinese government announced an overhaul of restrictions related to the import and export of certain encryption products.
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Number of interventions
2
2 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
List of interventions
Implementation date
01 Jan 2021
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 26 Nov 2020
Export licensing requirement
In force
In November of 2020, several Chinese ministries (Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), State Cryptography Administration, and General Administration of Customs) jointly promulgated Announcement 2020/63 (here...
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Announced: 26 Nov 2020
Import licensing requirement
In force
On November 26th, 2020, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, State Cryptography Administration, and General Administration of Customs jointly released Announcement 2020/63, which introduced new controls ...
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Related State Acts
Announced: 26 Nov 2020
China: Cryptography products subject to same restrictions as military equipment under Export Control Law
Announced: 17 Oct 2020
China: 'Export Control Law' ratified
Announced: 31 Dec 2019
China: Cryptography products licensing procedure made more stringent, newly affecting exports
Announced: 10 Dec 2009
China: First batch of cryptography products requiring special import licence issued
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