MOFCOM and GACC Announcement No. 18 of 2025 adds export licensing controls for specified medium/heavy rare earth-related items (control numbers 1C902–1C908)

MOFCOM and the General Administration of Customs issued Announcement No. 18 of 2025 imposing export controls (license requirement and customs declaration requirements) on certain medium and heavy rare earth-related items, including samarium-, gadolinium-, terbium-, dysprosium-, lutetium-, scandium-, yttrium-, and related permanent-magnet materials/oxides/compounds, aligned to listed dual-use control numbers (1C902–1C908). The announcement highlights practical compliance duties: exporters must apply for export licenses under PRC export control authorities, identify controlled items in customs declarations (including the dual-use item control number), and be prepared for customs questioning/withholding of release. (Note: this event is already present in the existing announcements list; included here would normally be a duplicate and should be skipped in downstream ingestion.)