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China: Government announces export controls for foreign entities on rare earths and rare earth-related items and technology

Announcement

09 Oct 2025

In October 2025, China's Ministry of Commerce announced new export controls for foreign entities that export Chinese-origin rare-earth materials or related products that contain or are made using Chinese-origin materials or technologies.

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Number of interventions

2

2 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

10 Nov 2026

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Postponed: 02 Dec 2025
Export licensing requirement
On 9 October 2025, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce adopted Announcement 2025/61, introducing new licensing requirements for foreign entities that export certain rare-earth-related products that conta...
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Implementation date

09 Oct 2025

Revocation date:

06 Nov 2025

To be postponed: 07 Nov 2025
Export licensing requirement
On 9 October 2025, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce adopted Announcement 2025/61, introducing new licensing requirements for foreign entities that export Chinese-origin rare-earth materials. The measu...
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