CHINA / REGULATORY MONITOR
China’s export control trajectory.
Annual counts of item groups in selected commodity notices, with the announcements register below.
HISTORICAL DATA
Controlled commodity groups by year
Enumerated commodity groups
Selected official notices · 2020–2026 · stacked by subject
Gallium & germanium Graphite Antimony Superhard materials/equipment Rare earths Helium prohibition
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Counts use top-level enumerated commodity/equipment groups in these selected notices: 2023 gallium/germanium 14 and graphite 2; 2024 antimony 6 and superhard materials/equipment 4; 2025 rare earths 21 subentries; 2026 helium 1. Technology entries, framework notices, and the 2026 proposed technology catalogue are excluded. Years without a counted notice show zero in this selected series. See each original notice in the register below.
TRACEABLE RECORDS
Source register
| Year | Category | Published | Measure / qualification | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Catalogue / framework | Aug 28 | Technology export catalogue adjustmentSuperseded by the 2023 catalogue. | Original notice |
| 2022 | Proposal | Dec 30 | Public consultation on technology catalogue revisionsDraft at the time; not counted as a final restriction. | Original notice |
| 2023 | Licensed items | Jul 3 | Gallium and germanium-related itemsLicensing notice. | Original notice |
| 2023 | Licensed items | Oct 20 | Graphite-related itemsAdjustment of temporary controls. | Original notice |
| 2023 | Catalogue / framework | Dec 21 | Revised technology export catalogueReplaced the 2020 adjustment. | Original notice |
| 2024 | Licensed items | Aug 15 | Antimony and related itemsEffective September 15, 2024. | Original notice |
| 2024 | Catalogue / framework | Sep 30 | Dual-use item export regulationsEffective December 1, 2024. | Original notice |
| 2024 | Prohibition / denial | Dec 3 | U.S.-directed dual-use restriction noticeMilitary end-use/user ban; paragraph 2 later suspended. | Original notice |
| 2025 | Licensed items | Apr 4 | Certain medium and heavy rare earth-related itemsControls from April 4, 2025. | Original notice |
| 2025 | Adjustment / suspension | Nov 9 | Paragraph 2 of 2024 U.S.-directed notice suspendedSuspension through November 27, 2026; paragraph 1 unaffected. | Original notice |
| 2026 | Prohibition / denial | Jul 10 | Temporary helium export prohibitionEffective on publication; specified customs code. | Original notice |
| 2026 | Proposal | Oct 16 | Forty proposed technologies; temporary registrationCatalogue additions proposed; registration began October 16. | Original notice |
CURRENT DEVELOPMENT
October 16, 2026: two distinct effects
PROPOSED
Catalogue additions
MOFCOM and MOST seek comments through November 15 on 40 technologies: 23 in AI, five in biomedicine, and 12 in photovoltaics. MOFCOM describes 14 as proposed prohibitions and 26 as proposed restrictions. These entries have not yet been adopted as catalogue controls.
TEMPORARY REQUIREMENT
Pre-export registration
From October 16 until the revised catalogue takes effect, exporters must register covered technology transfers before export. This includes certain transfers of ownership, licensing for use abroad, and changes of foreign ownership or control.