China: Amended technology export restrictions and licensing procedures

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) in December 2023 released a notice to amend the Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited and Restricted from Export of China.

The revision involved the removal of 34 technologies, the modification of 37, and the addition of four new technologies. The revised catalogue now comprises 134 items, 24 of which are strictly prohibited from being exported, while the export of 110 technologies is restricted.

China restricts the export of certain technologies listed in the Catalogue of Technologies Prohibited or Restricted from Export, an essential component of China's export control policy.

The catalogue has been revised, and the key changes include:

• Deletion of six prohibited export technology items (such as green plant production, manufacturing technology, etc.) and 28 technology items restricting exports (such as medical diagnostic devices and equipment manufacturing technology, target feature extraction and recognition technology, etc.)
• Addition of one new prohibited export technology entry (cell cloning and gene editing technology for human use) and three new technology items that restrict exports (crop hybrid advantage utilization technology, bulk material loading and unloading transportation technology, LiDAR system, etc.)
• Adjustment to the control points and technical parameters of some technical items, involving six prohibited export technology items (such as traditional Chinese medicine resources and production), as well as 31 restricted export technology items (such as economic crop cultivation and breeding technology, nonferrous metal metallurgy technology, and large-scale high-speed wind tunnel design and construction technology)

The MOFCOM on January 9, 2024, released a new version of the “Guidelines for Procedures Related to Import and Export Technology Licenses.” The new guidelines briefly explain the relevant procedures that enterprises need to follow when obtaining import and export licenses for technologies that are prohibited or restricted under the law.

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