Announcement
04 Apr 2025
In April 2025, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced export control measures on various items related to certain medium and heavy rare earths.
Source
Number of interventions
1
1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
04 Apr 2025
Revocation date:
No revocation date
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China: Initiation of antidumping investigation on imports of certain medical CT tubes from India and the United States
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China: Government announces 34 percent additional tariffs on all imported goods from the United States (April 2025)
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China: Inclusion of 11 US Companies in the Unreliable Entity List (April 2025)
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China: Government adds 16 US companies to Export Control List (April 2025)
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