In accordance with the *Foreign Trade Law of the People’s Republic of China*, the *Regulations on the Administration of Import and Export of Goods of the People’s Republic of China*, and the *Measures for the Administration of Export Licenses*, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs have decided to adjust the *Catalogue of Goods Subject to Export License Management (2025)* (hereinafter referred to as the *Catalogue*). The relevant matters are announced as follows:
I. Certain steel products (see Annex for details) are included in the *Catalogue*.
II. Foreign trade operators exporting the above-mentioned goods should apply for export licenses based on the export contract and a product quality inspection certificate issued by the manufacturer. The Ministry of Commerce and the provincial-level local (provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, cities with independent planning status, and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps) commerce departments entrusted by the Ministry of Commerce, as well as the commerce departments of some sub-provincial cities (Shenyang, Changchun, Harbin, Nanjing, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Chengdu, and Xi’an) will issue export licenses according to their respective responsibilities. Export licenses for enterprises under the supervision of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council in Beijing shall be issued by the Licensing Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce; export licenses for other enterprises shall be issued by the provincial-level or sub-provincial-level commerce authorities where they are located. Other matters not covered herein shall be handled in accordance with Announcement No. 65 of 2024 issued by the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs.
III. This announcement shall take effe
ct on January 1, 2026.
Post time: Dec-20-2025