Announcement
09 Oct 2025
On 9 October 2025, China's Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs adopted new export controls on specific rare earth equipment, raw materials, and related items. The measure enters into force on 8 November 2025.
Source
Number of interventions
1
1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
10 Nov 2026
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Clarification: 20 May 2026
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