MOFCOM Announcement No. 69 (2025) publishes 2026 goods export quota totals and quota administration arrangements impacting minerals-adjacent products

MOFCOM Announcement No. 69 of 2025 publishes China’s 2026 goods export quota totals and quota administration arrangements. For critical-minerals-adjacent trade controls, the notice indicates that certain goods (including silver and phosphate rock) continue to be managed without export quotas and instead remain under export license management. Compliance teams managing PRC-origin (or PRC-exported) minerals/metal supply chains should confirm whether their products fall under quota management vs. export license management for 2026 and adjust export documentation, licensing workflows, and contract timelines accordingly.