Chinese commerce ministry suspends some export control measures announced on October 9

China's Commerce Ministry on Friday announced the suspension of some of the export control measures that were announced on October 9, with the suspension effective immediately and set to remain in place until November 10, 2026.

The suspension applies to measures released over six specific announcements, most of which are related to rare-earth export controls.

Four were issued jointly by the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs, namely announcements No. 55 of 2025, No. 56 of 2025, No. 57 of 2025 and No. 58 of 2025. They cover export controls on superhard materials, lithium batteries, synthetic graphite anode materials, equipment and raw materials related to rare earths, and five medium and heavy rare-earth elements, including holmium.

Two were issued by the Ministry of Commerce, namely Announcements No. 61 of 2025 and No. 62 of 2025, involving export controls on certain overseas-related rare-earth items and rare-earth-related technologies.

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