Announcement
10 Nov 2025
In November 2025, the Chinese government added the US, Canada, and Mexico to the "Catalogue of Precursor Chemicals for Export to Specific Countries (Regions)". With this, 13 precursor chemicals require an export license for shipment to the three countries.
Source
Number of interventions
1
1 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
10 Nov 2025
Revocation date:
No revocation date
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