Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited from Export and Restricted for Export

On December 21, 2023, China's Ministry of Commerce released the "Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited and Restricted for Export," which includes a total of 24 categories prohibited for export and 110 categories restricted for export. 

Export prohibition applies to for rare earth mining, mineral processing, smelting technology, synthesis processes of rare earth extractants, raw material equipment technology, epitaxial technology for single-crystal light-emitting screens, integrated circuit manufacturing technology, and Beidou satellite navigation system information transmission encryption technology.

Export restrictions apply to non-ferrous metal metallurgical technology, gas turbine manufacturing technology, 3D printing technology, basic process technology of large petrochemical equipment, aircraft design and manufacturing technology, semiconductor device manufacturing technology, drone technology and etc. To export these technologies, permission is required from the provincial-level department of commerce.

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