Announcement
21 Sep 2025
In September 2025, the Democratic Republic of Congo announced that it would lift its ban on cobalt exports and manage global supply by imposing annual export quotas.
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Number of interventions
1
0 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
1 liberalising
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Implementation date
16 Oct 2025
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Announced: 21 Sep 2025
Export quota
In force
On 21 September 2025, according to consistent media reports, the Authority for the Regulation and Control of Strategic Mineral Substances’ Markets (ARECOMS) in the Democratic Republic of Congo announc...
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Liberalising Trade Policy Measures
This Thread tracks liberalising trade policy interventions affecting all products. Covering all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert, it highlights how the yearly number of these measures has evolved over time.
Published: 04 Sep 2024
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