{"name":"China Export Controls Status Tracker — Strategic Materials","publisher":"Materials Dispatch","url":"https://www.materialsdispatch.com/en/policy-tracker","license":"CC BY 4.0 — reuse permitted with attribution to Materials Dispatch","asOf":"2026-06-04","version":1,"rowCount":26,"verifiedRows":26,"controls":[{"id":"dysprosium","material":"Dysprosium","symbol":"Dy","country":"China","controlTypes":["export licensing","dual-use licensing"],"statusLabel":"Active — license required","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, dysprosium exports from China require a MOFCOM license under the April 2025 regime (Announcement No. 18), which remains fully in force. Dysprosium is one of the seven rare-earth elements controlled since April 4, 2025; this regime was NOT suspended by the November 2025 US–China truce. Dysprosium-containing NdFeB magnets are explicitly captured by the licensing requirement.","instrument":"MOFCOM/GAC Announcement No. 18 (2025), effective April 4, 2025","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2026-04","summary":"CSIS one-year review (April 2026) confirms the April 2025 framework remains fully in force; never suspended."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.csis.org/analysis/rare-earth-export-restrictions-one-year-later","publisher":"CSIS","date":"2026-04-27","title":"Rare Earth Export Restrictions One Year Later"},{"url":"https://www.taylorwessing.com/en/insights-and-events/insights/2026/04/key-changes-in-china-s-export-control-landscape-for-rare-earths","publisher":"Taylor Wessing","date":"2026-04-23","title":"Key Changes in China's Export Control Landscape for Rare Earths"},{"url":"https://www.clarkhill.com/news-events/news/china-hits-pause-on-rare-earth-export-controls-and-what-it-means-for-supply-chains/","publisher":"Clark Hill PLC","date":"2025-11-24","title":"China Hits “Pause” on Rare-Earth Export Controls"}],"confidence":"verified","materialSlug":"dysprosium"},{"id":"terbium","material":"Terbium","symbol":"Tb","country":"China","controlTypes":["export licensing","dual-use licensing"],"statusLabel":"Active — license required","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, terbium exports from China require a MOFCOM license under the April 2025 regime (Announcement No. 18), which remains fully in force. Terbium is one of the seven rare-earth elements controlled since April 4, 2025; this regime was NOT suspended by the November 2025 US–China truce. Terbium-containing NdFeB permanent magnets are explicitly listed as license-controlled items.","instrument":"MOFCOM/GAC Announcement No. 18 (2025), effective April 4, 2025","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2026-04","summary":"CSIS one-year review (April 2026) confirms the April 2025 framework remains fully in force; never suspended."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.csis.org/analysis/rare-earth-export-restrictions-one-year-later","publisher":"CSIS","date":"2026-04-27","title":"Rare Earth Export Restrictions One Year Later"},{"url":"https://www.taylorwessing.com/en/insights-and-events/insights/2026/04/key-changes-in-china-s-export-control-landscape-for-rare-earths","publisher":"Taylor Wessing","date":"2026-04-23","title":"Key Changes in China's Export Control Landscape for Rare Earths"},{"url":"https://www.clarkhill.com/news-events/news/china-hits-pause-on-rare-earth-export-controls-and-what-it-means-for-supply-chains/","publisher":"Clark Hill PLC","date":"2025-11-24","title":"China Hits “Pause” on Rare-Earth Export Controls"}],"confidence":"verified","materialSlug":"terbium"},{"id":"yttrium","material":"Yttrium","symbol":"Y","country":"China","controlTypes":["export licensing","dual-use licensing"],"statusLabel":"Active — license required","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, yttrium exports from China require a MOFCOM license under the April 2025 regime (Announcement No. 18), which remains fully in force. Yttrium is one of the seven rare-earth elements controlled since April 4, 2025; this regime was NOT suspended by the November 2025 US–China truce. CSIS reports US yttrium imports collapsed from 333+ tonnes in the eight months before the controls to roughly 17 tonnes in the eight months after, with aerospace coating users facing shortages.","instrument":"MOFCOM/GAC Announcement No. 18 (2025), effective April 4, 2025","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2026-04","summary":"CSIS one-year review (April 2026) confirms the April 2025 framework remains fully in force; never suspended."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.csis.org/analysis/rare-earth-export-restrictions-one-year-later","publisher":"CSIS","date":"2026-04-27","title":"Rare Earth Export Restrictions One Year Later"},{"url":"https://www.techtimes.com/articles/317208/20260526/china-rare-earth-export-controls-april-curbs-still-bite-after-beijing-summit.htm","publisher":"Tech Times","date":"2026-05-26","title":"China Rare Earth Export Controls: April Curbs Still Bite After Beijing Summit"},{"url":"https://www.taylorwessing.com/en/insights-and-events/insights/2026/04/key-changes-in-china-s-export-control-landscape-for-rare-earths","publisher":"Taylor Wessing","date":"2026-04-23","title":"Key Changes in China's Export Control Landscape for Rare Earths"}],"confidence":"verified"},{"id":"samarium","material":"Samarium","symbol":"Sm","country":"China","controlTypes":["export licensing","dual-use licensing"],"statusLabel":"Active — license required","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, samarium exports from China require a MOFCOM license under the April 2025 regime (Announcement No. 18), which remains fully in force. Samarium is one of the seven rare-earth elements controlled since April 4, 2025; this regime was NOT suspended by the November 2025 US–China truce. Samarium-cobalt (SmCo) magnet alloys are captured by this regime via their samarium content.","instrument":"MOFCOM/GAC Announcement No. 18 (2025), effective April 4, 2025","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2026-04","summary":"CSIS one-year review (April 2026) confirms the April 2025 framework remains fully in force; never suspended."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.csis.org/analysis/rare-earth-export-restrictions-one-year-later","publisher":"CSIS","date":"2026-04-27","title":"Rare Earth Export Restrictions One Year Later"},{"url":"https://www.taylorwessing.com/en/insights-and-events/insights/2026/04/key-changes-in-china-s-export-control-landscape-for-rare-earths","publisher":"Taylor Wessing","date":"2026-04-23","title":"Key Changes in China's Export Control Landscape for Rare Earths"},{"url":"https://www.clarkhill.com/news-events/news/china-hits-pause-on-rare-earth-export-controls-and-what-it-means-for-supply-chains/","publisher":"Clark Hill PLC","date":"2025-11-24","title":"China Hits “Pause” on Rare-Earth Export Controls"}],"confidence":"verified"},{"id":"gadolinium","material":"Gadolinium","symbol":"Gd","country":"China","controlTypes":["export licensing","dual-use licensing"],"statusLabel":"Active — license required","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, gadolinium exports from China require a MOFCOM license under the April 2025 regime (Announcement No. 18), which remains fully in force. Gadolinium is one of the seven rare-earth elements controlled since April 4, 2025; this regime was NOT suspended by the November 2025 US–China truce.","instrument":"MOFCOM/GAC Announcement No. 18 (2025), effective April 4, 2025","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2026-04","summary":"CSIS one-year review (April 2026) confirms the April 2025 framework remains fully in force; never suspended."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.csis.org/analysis/rare-earth-export-restrictions-one-year-later","publisher":"CSIS","date":"2026-04-27","title":"Rare Earth Export Restrictions One Year Later"},{"url":"https://www.taylorwessing.com/en/insights-and-events/insights/2026/04/key-changes-in-china-s-export-control-landscape-for-rare-earths","publisher":"Taylor Wessing","date":"2026-04-23","title":"Key Changes in China's Export Control Landscape for Rare Earths"},{"url":"https://www.clarkhill.com/news-events/news/china-hits-pause-on-rare-earth-export-controls-and-what-it-means-for-supply-chains/","publisher":"Clark Hill PLC","date":"2025-11-24","title":"China Hits “Pause” on Rare-Earth Export Controls"}],"confidence":"verified"},{"id":"lutetium","material":"Lutetium","symbol":"Lu","country":"China","controlTypes":["export licensing","dual-use licensing"],"statusLabel":"Active — license required","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, lutetium exports from China require a MOFCOM license under the April 2025 regime (Announcement No. 18), which remains fully in force. Lutetium is one of the seven rare-earth elements controlled since April 4, 2025; this regime was NOT suspended by the November 2025 US–China truce.","instrument":"MOFCOM/GAC Announcement No. 18 (2025), effective April 4, 2025","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2026-04","summary":"CSIS one-year review (April 2026) confirms the April 2025 framework remains fully in force; never suspended."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.csis.org/analysis/rare-earth-export-restrictions-one-year-later","publisher":"CSIS","date":"2026-04-27","title":"Rare Earth Export Restrictions One Year Later"},{"url":"https://www.taylorwessing.com/en/insights-and-events/insights/2026/04/key-changes-in-china-s-export-control-landscape-for-rare-earths","publisher":"Taylor Wessing","date":"2026-04-23","title":"Key Changes in China's Export Control Landscape for Rare Earths"},{"url":"https://www.clarkhill.com/news-events/news/china-hits-pause-on-rare-earth-export-controls-and-what-it-means-for-supply-chains/","publisher":"Clark Hill PLC","date":"2025-11-24","title":"China Hits “Pause” on Rare-Earth Export Controls"}],"confidence":"verified"},{"id":"scandium","material":"Scandium","symbol":"Sc","country":"China","controlTypes":["export licensing","dual-use licensing"],"statusLabel":"Active — license required","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, scandium exports from China require a MOFCOM license under the April 2025 regime (Announcement No. 18), which remains fully in force. Scandium is one of the seven rare-earth elements controlled since April 4, 2025; this regime was NOT suspended by the November 2025 US–China truce.","instrument":"MOFCOM/GAC Announcement No. 18 (2025), effective April 4, 2025","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2026-04","summary":"CSIS one-year review (April 2026) confirms the April 2025 framework remains fully in force; never suspended."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.csis.org/analysis/rare-earth-export-restrictions-one-year-later","publisher":"CSIS","date":"2026-04-27","title":"Rare Earth Export Restrictions One Year Later"},{"url":"https://www.taylorwessing.com/en/insights-and-events/insights/2026/04/key-changes-in-china-s-export-control-landscape-for-rare-earths","publisher":"Taylor Wessing","date":"2026-04-23","title":"Key Changes in China's Export Control Landscape for Rare Earths"},{"url":"https://www.clarkhill.com/news-events/news/china-hits-pause-on-rare-earth-export-controls-and-what-it-means-for-supply-chains/","publisher":"Clark Hill PLC","date":"2025-11-24","title":"China Hits “Pause” on Rare-Earth Export Controls"}],"confidence":"verified"},{"id":"erbium","material":"Erbium","symbol":"Er","country":"China","controlTypes":["export licensing","suspension"],"statusLabel":"Suspended until Nov 10, 2026","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, export controls on erbium are SUSPENDED. Erbium was added to China's control list in the October 2025 expansion (issued Oct 9, 2025), but that entire package was paused on Nov 7, 2025 under the US–China truce. The controls resume automatically on November 10, 2026 unless the suspension is extended.","instrument":"MOFCOM October 2025 expansion (issued Oct 9, 2025); suspended by Announcement No. 70 (2025) through Nov 10, 2026","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2025-11-07","summary":"MOFCOM Announcement No. 70 suspended the October 2025 additions for one year, expiring Nov 10, 2026."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/china-suspends-export-controls-certain-critical-minerals-related-items.html","publisher":"Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman","date":"2025-11-13","title":"China Suspends Export Controls on Certain Critical Minerals and Related Items"},{"url":"https://www.cmtradelaw.com/2025/10/china-expands-rare-earth-export-controls-and-adds-14-entities-to-the-unreliable-entity-list/","publisher":"Crowell & Moring","date":"2025-10-14","title":"China Expands Rare Earth Export Controls and Adds 14 Entities to the Unreliable Entity List"},{"url":"https://www.china-briefing.com/news/chinas-rare-earth-export-controls-impacts-on-businesses/","publisher":"China Briefing (Dezan Shira)","date":"2025-11-10","title":"China's Rare Earth Export Controls — Impact on Businesses and Industries"}],"confidence":"verified"},{"id":"holmium","material":"Holmium","symbol":"Ho","country":"China","controlTypes":["export licensing","suspension"],"statusLabel":"Suspended until Nov 10, 2026","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, export controls on holmium are SUSPENDED. Holmium was added to China's control list in the October 2025 expansion (issued Oct 9, 2025), but that entire package was paused on Nov 7, 2025 under the US–China truce. The controls resume automatically on November 10, 2026 unless the suspension is extended.","instrument":"MOFCOM October 2025 expansion (issued Oct 9, 2025); suspended by Announcement No. 70 (2025) through Nov 10, 2026","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2025-11-07","summary":"MOFCOM Announcement No. 70 suspended the October 2025 additions for one year, expiring Nov 10, 2026."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/china-suspends-export-controls-certain-critical-minerals-related-items.html","publisher":"Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman","date":"2025-11-13","title":"China Suspends Export Controls on Certain Critical Minerals and Related Items"},{"url":"https://www.cmtradelaw.com/2025/10/china-expands-rare-earth-export-controls-and-adds-14-entities-to-the-unreliable-entity-list/","publisher":"Crowell & Moring","date":"2025-10-14","title":"China Expands Rare Earth Export Controls and Adds 14 Entities to the Unreliable Entity List"},{"url":"https://www.china-briefing.com/news/chinas-rare-earth-export-controls-impacts-on-businesses/","publisher":"China Briefing (Dezan Shira)","date":"2025-11-10","title":"China's Rare Earth Export Controls — Impact on Businesses and Industries"}],"confidence":"verified"},{"id":"thulium","material":"Thulium","symbol":"Tm","country":"China","controlTypes":["export licensing","suspension"],"statusLabel":"Suspended until Nov 10, 2026","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, export controls on thulium are SUSPENDED. Thulium was added to China's control list in the October 2025 expansion (issued Oct 9, 2025), but that entire package was paused on Nov 7, 2025 under the US–China truce. The controls resume automatically on November 10, 2026 unless the suspension is extended.","instrument":"MOFCOM October 2025 expansion (issued Oct 9, 2025); suspended by Announcement No. 70 (2025) through Nov 10, 2026","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2025-11-07","summary":"MOFCOM Announcement No. 70 suspended the October 2025 additions for one year, expiring Nov 10, 2026."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/china-suspends-export-controls-certain-critical-minerals-related-items.html","publisher":"Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman","date":"2025-11-13","title":"China Suspends Export Controls on Certain Critical Minerals and Related Items"},{"url":"https://www.cmtradelaw.com/2025/10/china-expands-rare-earth-export-controls-and-adds-14-entities-to-the-unreliable-entity-list/","publisher":"Crowell & Moring","date":"2025-10-14","title":"China Expands Rare Earth Export Controls and Adds 14 Entities to the Unreliable Entity List"},{"url":"https://www.china-briefing.com/news/chinas-rare-earth-export-controls-impacts-on-businesses/","publisher":"China Briefing (Dezan Shira)","date":"2025-11-10","title":"China's Rare Earth Export Controls — Impact on Businesses and Industries"}],"confidence":"verified"},{"id":"europium","material":"Europium","symbol":"Eu","country":"China","controlTypes":["export licensing","suspension"],"statusLabel":"Suspended until Nov 10, 2026","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, export controls on europium are SUSPENDED. Europium was added to China's control list in the October 2025 expansion (issued Oct 9, 2025), but that entire package was paused on Nov 7, 2025 under the US–China truce. The controls resume automatically on November 10, 2026 unless the suspension is extended.","instrument":"MOFCOM October 2025 expansion (issued Oct 9, 2025); suspended by Announcement No. 70 (2025) through Nov 10, 2026","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2025-11-07","summary":"MOFCOM Announcement No. 70 suspended the October 2025 additions for one year, expiring Nov 10, 2026."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/china-suspends-export-controls-certain-critical-minerals-related-items.html","publisher":"Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman","date":"2025-11-13","title":"China Suspends Export Controls on Certain Critical Minerals and Related Items"},{"url":"https://www.cmtradelaw.com/2025/10/china-expands-rare-earth-export-controls-and-adds-14-entities-to-the-unreliable-entity-list/","publisher":"Crowell & Moring","date":"2025-10-14","title":"China Expands Rare Earth Export Controls and Adds 14 Entities to the Unreliable Entity List"},{"url":"https://www.china-briefing.com/news/chinas-rare-earth-export-controls-impacts-on-businesses/","publisher":"China Briefing (Dezan Shira)","date":"2025-11-10","title":"China's Rare Earth Export Controls — Impact on Businesses and Industries"}],"confidence":"verified"},{"id":"ytterbium","material":"Ytterbium","symbol":"Yb","country":"China","controlTypes":["export licensing","suspension"],"statusLabel":"Suspended until Nov 10, 2026","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, export controls on ytterbium are SUSPENDED. Ytterbium was added to China's control list in the October 2025 expansion (issued Oct 9, 2025), but that entire package was paused on Nov 7, 2025 under the US–China truce. The controls resume automatically on November 10, 2026 unless the suspension is extended.","instrument":"MOFCOM October 2025 expansion (issued Oct 9, 2025); suspended by Announcement No. 70 (2025) through Nov 10, 2026","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2025-11-07","summary":"MOFCOM Announcement No. 70 suspended the October 2025 additions for one year, expiring Nov 10, 2026."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/china-suspends-export-controls-certain-critical-minerals-related-items.html","publisher":"Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman","date":"2025-11-13","title":"China Suspends Export Controls on Certain Critical Minerals and Related Items"},{"url":"https://www.cmtradelaw.com/2025/10/china-expands-rare-earth-export-controls-and-adds-14-entities-to-the-unreliable-entity-list/","publisher":"Crowell & Moring","date":"2025-10-14","title":"China Expands Rare Earth Export Controls and Adds 14 Entities to the Unreliable Entity List"},{"url":"https://www.china-briefing.com/news/chinas-rare-earth-export-controls-impacts-on-businesses/","publisher":"China Briefing (Dezan Shira)","date":"2025-11-10","title":"China's Rare Earth Export Controls — Impact on Businesses and Industries"}],"confidence":"verified"},{"id":"ree-de-minimis-rule","material":"0.1% de minimis rule (REE content in foreign goods)","country":"China","controlTypes":["extraterritorial rule","suspension"],"statusLabel":"Suspended until Nov 10, 2026","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, China's 0.1% extraterritorial rule is NOT being enforced. MOFCOM Announcement No. 61 (issued Oct 9, 2025) requires an export license for any foreign-made product containing ≥0.1% by value of Chinese-origin rare earths, but the rule was suspended on Nov 7, 2025 under the US–China truce. It resumes automatically on November 10, 2026 unless the suspension is extended — a pause, not a repeal.","instrument":"MOFCOM Announcement No. 61 (2025), issued Oct 9, 2025; suspended by Announcement No. 70 (2025) through Nov 10, 2026","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2025-11-07","summary":"Announcement No. 70 suspended the extraterritorial package for one year, through Nov 10, 2026."},"sources":[{"url":"https://cset.georgetown.edu/publication/mofcom-notice-2025-61/","publisher":"CSET Georgetown (MOFCOM translation)","date":"2025-10-09","title":"Ministry of Commerce Notice 2025 No. 61"},{"url":"https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/china-suspends-export-controls-certain-critical-minerals-related-items.html","publisher":"Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman","date":"2025-11-13","title":"China Suspends Export Controls on Certain Critical Minerals and Related Items"},{"url":"https://www.techtimes.com/articles/317208/20260526/china-rare-earth-export-controls-april-curbs-still-bite-after-beijing-summit.htm","publisher":"Tech Times","date":"2026-05-26","title":"China Rare Earth Export Controls: April Curbs Still Bite After Beijing Summit"}],"confidence":"verified"},{"id":"ree-technology-controls","material":"REE processing & magnet technology controls","country":"China","controlTypes":["technology controls","suspension"],"statusLabel":"Suspended until Nov 10, 2026","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, China's October 2025 controls on rare-earth mining, smelting, separation, refining, magnet-manufacturing and recycling technologies and equipment (Announcements No. 56, 57, 62) are SUSPENDED through November 10, 2026. Exports of Tb/Dy-bearing NdFeB magnets remain license-controlled separately under the still-active April 2025 regime.","instrument":"MOFCOM Announcements No. 56, 57, 62 (issued Oct 9, 2025); suspended by Announcement No. 70 (2025) through Nov 10, 2026","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2025-11-07","summary":"Technology and equipment controls suspended for one year; magnet exports reportedly rose after the November 2025 easing."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.china-briefing.com/news/chinas-rare-earth-export-controls-impacts-on-businesses/","publisher":"China Briefing (Dezan Shira)","date":"2025-11-10","title":"China's Rare Earth Export Controls — Impact on Businesses and Industries"},{"url":"https://www.cmtradelaw.com/2025/10/china-expands-rare-earth-export-controls-and-adds-14-entities-to-the-unreliable-entity-list/","publisher":"Crowell & Moring","date":"2025-10-14","title":"China Expands Rare Earth Export Controls and Adds 14 Entities to the Unreliable Entity List"},{"url":"https://www.csis.org/analysis/rare-earth-export-restrictions-one-year-later","publisher":"CSIS","date":"2026-04-27","title":"Rare Earth Export Restrictions One Year Later"}],"confidence":"verified"},{"id":"gallium","material":"Gallium","symbol":"Ga","country":"China","controlTypes":["dual-use licensing","export ban","suspension"],"statusLabel":"Licensing active — US ban suspended until Nov 27, 2026","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, the December 2024 US-specific export ban on gallium is SUSPENDED under the US–China truce (Announcement No. 72, through Nov 27, 2026), and US-bound exports run under China's standard dual-use licensing regime in force since August 1, 2023. All gallium exports still require case-by-case MOFCOM licenses, with the nominal 45-day review window often stretching longer; exports to US military end-users remain prohibited.","instrument":"Licensing: MOFCOM/GAC Announcement No. 23 (2023), effective Aug 1, 2023. US ban: Announcement No. 46 (2024), Art. 2 — suspended by Announcement No. 72 (2025) through Nov 27, 2026","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2025-11-09","summary":"Announcement No. 72 suspended the US-targeted ban through Nov 27, 2026, reverting gallium to standard licensing."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/china-suspends-export-prohibition-on-superhard-materials-us/","publisher":"Fastmarkets","date":"2025-11-11","title":"China suspends export prohibition on gallium, germanium, antimony, superhard materials to US"},{"url":"https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/china-suspends-export-controls-certain-critical-minerals-related-items.html","publisher":"Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman","date":"2025-11-13","title":"China Suspends Export Controls on Certain Critical Minerals and Related Items"},{"url":"https://www.techtimes.com/articles/317208/20260526/china-rare-earth-export-controls-april-curbs-still-bite-after-beijing-summit.htm","publisher":"Tech Times","date":"2026-05-26","title":"China Rare Earth Export Controls: April Curbs Still Bite After Beijing Summit"}],"confidence":"verified","materialSlug":"gallium"},{"id":"germanium","material":"Germanium","symbol":"Ge","country":"China","controlTypes":["dual-use licensing","export ban","suspension"],"statusLabel":"Licensing active — US ban suspended until Nov 27, 2026","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, germanium sits in the same posture as gallium: the December 2024 US-specific ban is SUSPENDED (through Nov 27, 2026) and exports to the US run under the standard dual-use licensing regime in force since August 1, 2023. Case-by-case MOFCOM licenses are still required for all destinations, delays persist in practice, and US military end-users remain banned.","instrument":"Licensing: MOFCOM/GAC Announcement No. 23 (2023), effective Aug 1, 2023. US ban: Announcement No. 46 (2024), Art. 2 — suspended by Announcement No. 72 (2025) through Nov 27, 2026","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2025-11-09","summary":"Announcement No. 72 suspended the US-targeted ban through Nov 27, 2026."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/china-suspends-export-prohibition-on-superhard-materials-us/","publisher":"Fastmarkets","date":"2025-11-11","title":"China suspends export prohibition on gallium, germanium, antimony, superhard materials to US"},{"url":"https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/china-suspends-export-controls-certain-critical-minerals-related-items.html","publisher":"Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman","date":"2025-11-13","title":"China Suspends Export Controls on Certain Critical Minerals and Related Items"},{"url":"https://www.clarkhill.com/news-events/news/china-hits-pause-on-rare-earth-export-controls-and-what-it-means-for-supply-chains/","publisher":"Clark Hill PLC","date":"2025-11-24","title":"China Hits “Pause” on Rare-Earth Export Controls"}],"confidence":"verified","materialSlug":"germanium"},{"id":"antimony","material":"Antimony","symbol":"Sb","country":"China","controlTypes":["dual-use licensing","export ban","suspension"],"statusLabel":"Licensing active — US ban suspended until Nov 27, 2026","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, antimony's December 2024 US-specific export ban is SUSPENDED (through Nov 27, 2026), restoring US-bound antimony to the dual-use licensing regime in force since September 15, 2024. Case-by-case MOFCOM approval remains required for all exports, and trade reporting noted lingering uncertainty over how quickly antimony licenses are actually granted.","instrument":"Licensing: MOFCOM/GAC announcement of Aug 14, 2024, effective Sept 15, 2024. US ban: Announcement No. 46 (2024), Art. 2 — suspended by Announcement No. 72 (2025) through Nov 27, 2026","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2025-11-09","summary":"Announcement No. 72 suspended the US-targeted antimony ban through Nov 27, 2026. (Unverified reports of an Oct 2025 supervision-catalog quota are under review.)"},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/china-suspends-export-prohibition-on-superhard-materials-us/","publisher":"Fastmarkets","date":"2025-11-11","title":"China suspends export prohibition on gallium, germanium, antimony, superhard materials to US"},{"url":"https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/china-suspends-export-controls-certain-critical-minerals-related-items.html","publisher":"Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman","date":"2025-11-13","title":"China Suspends Export Controls on Certain Critical Minerals and Related Items"},{"url":"https://www.clarkhill.com/news-events/news/china-hits-pause-on-rare-earth-export-controls-and-what-it-means-for-supply-chains/","publisher":"Clark Hill PLC","date":"2025-11-24","title":"China Hits “Pause” on Rare-Earth Export Controls"}],"confidence":"verified"},{"id":"graphite","material":"Graphite","symbol":"C","country":"China","controlTypes":["dual-use licensing","suspension"],"statusLabel":"Licensing active — US enhanced scrutiny suspended","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, graphite exports remain under the dual-use licensing regime covering high-purity synthetic and natural flake graphite, in force since December 1, 2023. Graphite was never under the December 2024 outright US ban, but the enhanced US-specific end-use scrutiny applied then is SUSPENDED through Nov 27, 2026; the separate October 2025 controls on artificial-graphite anode materials are also suspended, through Nov 10, 2026.","instrument":"Licensing: MOFCOM/GAC announcement of Oct 20, 2023, effective Dec 1, 2023. Enhanced US scrutiny: Announcement No. 46 (2024) — suspended by Announcement No. 72 (2025). Anode-material controls: Announcement No. 58 (2025) — suspended by Announcement No. 70 (2025)","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2025-11-09","summary":"Both US-targeted scrutiny (No. 72, to Nov 27, 2026) and battery-anode controls (No. 70, to Nov 10, 2026) suspended."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/china-suspends-export-controls-certain-critical-minerals-related-items.html","publisher":"Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman","date":"2025-11-13","title":"China Suspends Export Controls on Certain Critical Minerals and Related Items"},{"url":"https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/china-suspends-export-prohibition-on-superhard-materials-us/","publisher":"Fastmarkets","date":"2025-11-11","title":"China suspends export prohibition on gallium, germanium, antimony, superhard materials to US"},{"url":"https://www.china-briefing.com/news/china-import-export-licensing-2026-key-compliance-updates/","publisher":"China Briefing (Dezan Shira)","date":"2026-01","title":"China Import and Export Licensing Regime in 2026"}],"confidence":"verified","materialSlug":"graphite"},{"id":"tungsten","material":"Tungsten","symbol":"W","country":"China","controlTypes":["dual-use licensing"],"statusLabel":"Active — license required","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, tungsten exports from China require case-by-case MOFCOM dual-use licenses under Announcement No. 10 (2025), in force since February 4, 2025. This five-metal regime (tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum, indium) was NOT among the controls suspended by the November 2025 US–China truce. The January 2026 licensing catalogue expanded covered items (e.g. tungsten-nickel alloys and certain powders).","instrument":"MOFCOM/GAC Announcement No. 10 (2025), effective February 4, 2025","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2026-01-01","summary":"The 2026 export licensing catalogue expanded controlled item scope; the underlying regime is unchanged."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.iea.org/policies/26795-decision-to-implement-export-controls-on-tungsten-tellurium-bismuth-molybdenum-and-indium-related-items","publisher":"IEA","date":"2025-02","title":"Decision to implement export controls on tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum and indium related items"},{"url":"https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/china-suspends-export-controls-certain-critical-minerals-related-items.html","publisher":"Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman","date":"2025-11-13","title":"China Suspends Export Controls on Certain Critical Minerals and Related Items"},{"url":"https://www.cceeccic.org/1756432832.html","publisher":"CCEEC/CCIC (MOFCOM-affiliated translation)","date":"2025-02","title":"Announcement No. 10 [2025] — Export Controls on Tungsten, Tellurium, Bismuth, Molybdenum and Indium Items"}],"confidence":"verified","materialSlug":"tungsten"},{"id":"tellurium","material":"Tellurium","symbol":"Te","country":"China","controlTypes":["dual-use licensing"],"statusLabel":"Active — license required","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, tellurium exports from China require case-by-case MOFCOM dual-use licenses under Announcement No. 10 (2025), in force since February 4, 2025. This five-metal regime (tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum, indium) was NOT among the controls suspended by the November 2025 US–China truce. 2026 catalogue reporting adds a Category 6C covering bismuth/tellurium materials for infrared and thermoelectric uses.","instrument":"MOFCOM/GAC Announcement No. 10 (2025), effective February 4, 2025","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2026-01-01","summary":"The 2026 export licensing catalogue expanded controlled item scope; the underlying regime is unchanged."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.iea.org/policies/26795-decision-to-implement-export-controls-on-tungsten-tellurium-bismuth-molybdenum-and-indium-related-items","publisher":"IEA","date":"2025-02","title":"Decision to implement export controls on tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum and indium related items"},{"url":"https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/china-suspends-export-controls-certain-critical-minerals-related-items.html","publisher":"Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman","date":"2025-11-13","title":"China Suspends Export Controls on Certain Critical Minerals and Related Items"},{"url":"https://www.cceeccic.org/1756432832.html","publisher":"CCEEC/CCIC (MOFCOM-affiliated translation)","date":"2025-02","title":"Announcement No. 10 [2025] — Export Controls on Tungsten, Tellurium, Bismuth, Molybdenum and Indium Items"}],"confidence":"verified","materialSlug":"tellurium"},{"id":"bismuth","material":"Bismuth","symbol":"Bi","country":"China","controlTypes":["dual-use licensing"],"statusLabel":"Active — license required","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, bismuth exports from China require case-by-case MOFCOM dual-use licenses under Announcement No. 10 (2025), in force since February 4, 2025. This five-metal regime (tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum, indium) was NOT among the controls suspended by the November 2025 US–China truce. 2026 catalogue reporting adds a Category 6C covering bismuth/tellurium materials for infrared and thermoelectric uses.","instrument":"MOFCOM/GAC Announcement No. 10 (2025), effective February 4, 2025","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2026-01-01","summary":"The 2026 export licensing catalogue expanded controlled item scope; the underlying regime is unchanged."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.iea.org/policies/26795-decision-to-implement-export-controls-on-tungsten-tellurium-bismuth-molybdenum-and-indium-related-items","publisher":"IEA","date":"2025-02","title":"Decision to implement export controls on tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum and indium related items"},{"url":"https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/china-suspends-export-controls-certain-critical-minerals-related-items.html","publisher":"Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman","date":"2025-11-13","title":"China Suspends Export Controls on Certain Critical Minerals and Related Items"},{"url":"https://www.cceeccic.org/1756432832.html","publisher":"CCEEC/CCIC (MOFCOM-affiliated translation)","date":"2025-02","title":"Announcement No. 10 [2025] — Export Controls on Tungsten, Tellurium, Bismuth, Molybdenum and Indium Items"}],"confidence":"verified"},{"id":"molybdenum","material":"Molybdenum","symbol":"Mo","country":"China","controlTypes":["dual-use licensing"],"statusLabel":"Active — license required","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, molybdenum exports from China require case-by-case MOFCOM dual-use licenses under Announcement No. 10 (2025), in force since February 4, 2025. This five-metal regime (tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum, indium) was NOT among the controls suspended by the November 2025 US–China truce. The 2026 catalogue reportedly extended coverage to certain missile-related molybdenum powders.","instrument":"MOFCOM/GAC Announcement No. 10 (2025), effective February 4, 2025","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2026-01-01","summary":"The 2026 export licensing catalogue expanded controlled item scope; the underlying regime is unchanged."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.iea.org/policies/26795-decision-to-implement-export-controls-on-tungsten-tellurium-bismuth-molybdenum-and-indium-related-items","publisher":"IEA","date":"2025-02","title":"Decision to implement export controls on tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum and indium related items"},{"url":"https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/china-suspends-export-controls-certain-critical-minerals-related-items.html","publisher":"Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman","date":"2025-11-13","title":"China Suspends Export Controls on Certain Critical Minerals and Related Items"},{"url":"https://www.cceeccic.org/1756432832.html","publisher":"CCEEC/CCIC (MOFCOM-affiliated translation)","date":"2025-02","title":"Announcement No. 10 [2025] — Export Controls on Tungsten, Tellurium, Bismuth, Molybdenum and Indium Items"}],"confidence":"verified","materialSlug":"molybdenum"},{"id":"indium","material":"Indium","symbol":"In","country":"China","controlTypes":["dual-use licensing"],"statusLabel":"Active — license required","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, indium exports from China require case-by-case MOFCOM dual-use licenses under Announcement No. 10 (2025), in force since February 4, 2025. This five-metal regime (tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum, indium) was NOT among the controls suspended by the November 2025 US–China truce.","instrument":"MOFCOM/GAC Announcement No. 10 (2025), effective February 4, 2025","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2025-02-04","summary":"Initial imposition under Announcement No. 10; no material change to indium scope identified as of June 2026."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.iea.org/policies/26795-decision-to-implement-export-controls-on-tungsten-tellurium-bismuth-molybdenum-and-indium-related-items","publisher":"IEA","date":"2025-02","title":"Decision to implement export controls on tungsten, tellurium, bismuth, molybdenum and indium related items"},{"url":"https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/china-suspends-export-controls-certain-critical-minerals-related-items.html","publisher":"Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman","date":"2025-11-13","title":"China Suspends Export Controls on Certain Critical Minerals and Related Items"},{"url":"https://www.cceeccic.org/1756432832.html","publisher":"CCEEC/CCIC (MOFCOM-affiliated translation)","date":"2025-02","title":"Announcement No. 10 [2025] — Export Controls on Tungsten, Tellurium, Bismuth, Molybdenum and Indium Items"}],"confidence":"verified","materialSlug":"indium"},{"id":"lithium-battery-tech","material":"Lithium-battery & LFP cathode technology","symbol":"Li","country":"China","controlTypes":["technology controls","suspension"],"statusLabel":"Suspended until Nov 10, 2026","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, China's export controls on lithium-ion battery technology, high-density LFP cathode materials, precursors and manufacturing equipment (Announcement No. 58, issued Oct 9, 2025) are SUSPENDED through November 10, 2026 and are not being enforced. The rules remain on the books and resume automatically if the truce lapses. Lithium as a raw commodity (carbonate, hydroxide, metal) is not under any standalone Chinese export control.","instrument":"MOFCOM Announcement No. 58 (2025), issued Oct 9, 2025; suspended by Announcement No. 70 (2025) through Nov 10, 2026","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2025-11-07","summary":"Announcement No. 70 suspended the lithium-battery/LFP technology controls for one year, to Nov 10, 2026."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.hsfkramer.com/insights/2025-10/china-export-controls-lithium-batteries-and-artificial-graphite-anode-materials","publisher":"Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer","date":"2025-10","title":"China export controls: lithium batteries and artificial graphite anode materials"},{"url":"https://www.cirs-group.com/en/chemicals/china-temporarily-suspends-export-controls-on-key-raw-materials-including-rare-earths-lithium-batteries-and-diamond","publisher":"CIRS Group","date":"2025-11","title":"China Temporarily Suspends Export Controls on Key Raw Materials"},{"url":"https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/china-suspends-export-controls-certain-critical-minerals-related-items.html","publisher":"Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman","date":"2025-11-13","title":"China Suspends Export Controls on Certain Critical Minerals and Related Items"}],"confidence":"verified","materialSlug":"lithium"},{"id":"cobalt-china","material":"Cobalt (China)","symbol":"Co","country":"China","controlTypes":["none"],"statusLabel":"No standalone Chinese control","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, China imposes no standalone export ban or licensing regime on cobalt metal or chemicals. The only China-side cobalt nexus is samarium-cobalt (SmCo) magnet alloy, which is license-controlled through the rare-earth regime because of its samarium content, not its cobalt content.","instrument":"n/a for cobalt as such; SmCo magnets captured via MOFCOM Announcement No. 18 (2025)","administeringBody":"MOFCOM (Ministry of Commerce) + General Administration of Customs (GAC), China","lastChange":{"date":"2026-06","summary":"Confirmed negative — no standalone Chinese cobalt control identified."},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.china-briefing.com/news/china-import-export-licensing-2026-key-compliance-updates/","publisher":"China Briefing (Dezan Shira)","date":"2026-01","title":"China Import and Export Licensing Regime in 2026"},{"url":"https://www.clarkhill.com/news-events/news/china-hits-pause-on-rare-earth-export-controls-and-what-it-means-for-supply-chains/","publisher":"Clark Hill PLC","date":"2025-11-24","title":"China Hits “Pause” on Rare-Earth Export Controls"}],"confidence":"verified","materialSlug":"cobalt"},{"id":"cobalt-drc","material":"Cobalt (DRC)","symbol":"Co","country":"DRC","controlTypes":["quota"],"statusLabel":"Export quota — 96,600 t/year","statusSummary":"As of June 2026, the DRC's cobalt export ban (imposed February 2025) has been replaced by an annual export quota administered by ARECOMS: 96,600 tonnes for each of 2026 and 2027 (87,000 t allocated pro-rata to producers plus a 9,600 t strategic reserve). Actual shipments are running well below quota — roughly 7,800 t cleared from December 2025 to February 2026 — due to logistics and paperwork constraints, with unused Q1 2026 allocations reportedly forfeited if not shipped by end-June 2026.","instrument":"ARECOMS quota decision lifting the ban effective Oct 16, 2025; annual cap 96,600 t for 2026–2027","administeringBody":"ARECOMS (Authority for the Regulation and Control of Strategic Mineral Substances' Markets), DRC","lastChange":{"date":"2026-Q1","summary":"Q4 2025 allocation extended through Q1 2026; large under-fulfilment reported with a ~June 30, 2026 ship-or-forfeit deadline."},"sources":[{"url":"https://investingnews.com/drc-ends-cobalt-export-ban/","publisher":"Investing News Network","date":"2025-10","title":"DRC Lifts Cobalt Export Ban: New Quota System"},{"url":"https://www.fastmarkets.com/insights/discrepancy-between-drc-cobalt-hydroxide-exports-allocated-quota-massive/","publisher":"Fastmarkets","date":"2026","title":"'Massive' discrepancy between DRC cobalt hydroxide exports, allocated quota"},{"url":"https://www.mining-technology.com/news/congo-cobalt-export-conditions-tighten/","publisher":"Mining Technology","date":"2026","title":"DRC cobalt export conditions tighten with new quota and royalty rules"}],"confidence":"verified"}],"changelog":[{"date":"2026-06-04","summary":"Tracker launched. Initial dataset: 24 entries compiled and verified against at least two independent sources each (CSIS, Pillsbury, Fastmarkets, IEA, CSET/MOFCOM translations, Taylor Wessing, Clark Hill, and others). Key state of play: the April 2025 seven-element rare-earth regime is fully active; the October 2025 expansion (5 elements, 0.1% rule, technology controls) is suspended until Nov 10, 2026; the Dec 2024 US-targeted Ga/Ge/Sb ban is suspended until Nov 27, 2026; the Feb 2025 five-metal licensing group (W/Te/Bi/Mo/In) was never suspended.","materials":["all"]}]}