NdFeB export controlsand order planning.
The drawing, composition and intended use determine what needs checking. A grade chart cannot establish shipment clearance.
Classify the actual item
Announcement 18, 4 April 2025 lists specified rare-earth items, including SmCo permanent-magnet materials and NdFeB permanent-magnet materials containing Tb or Dy. The notice does not establish a generic combined Dy+Tb ≤0.1 wt% safe harbour. Uncertain items and trace content require classification.
F/N/D labels, a temperature suffix or a proposed Ho substitution do not establish the complete chemistry or transaction outcome. Confirm composition evidence, the item description and the applicable control entry with the exporter.
Mainrich’s sintered NdFeB range is N30 to N56, with no AH grades. The top grade depends on the temperature series: N56, N54M, N52H, N52SH, N50UH and N45EH. Grades up to N52SH can be made without a Chinese export licence, so we offer those first; UH and EH grades need a licence, applied for per order. The actual grade, suffix, geometry and production route require drawing review. This is not an offer of every combination or a licensing statement.
Processed assemblies have a separate scope
The MOFCOM FAQ of 16 September 2025 says its described rotor/stator components, with magnets fixed into or onto iron cores or steel plates and specified more integrated constructions, are generally outside Announcement 18. This qualified guidance does not clear every assembly or remove other applicable controls.
What the suspension covers
Announcement 70, 7 November 2025 suspends Announcements 55–58 and 61–62 until 10 November 2026. Announcement 18 is not in that suspension list. The suspension is not a shipment deadline or a blanket exemption.
On 28 September 2026 a MOFCOM official said the Kuala Lumpur arrangement with the United States, under which these announcements were suspended, now runs to 10 January 2027. The statement does not name the export controls, and by 6 October 2026 we had seen no announcement that changes the date in Announcement 70.
Check subsequent notices, the parties and the intended shipment date when confirming an order. The suspended overseas-item provisions have their own scope; their value-content criteria must not be used as a Dy/Tb weight threshold.
Prepare the records with the exporter
Decree 792, Articles 14–18 and 24, governs the exporter’s application and authorization conditions. Identify the contracting supplier, manufacturing entity and exporter of record separately. Factory ownership or an overseas office does not establish eligibility or clearance.
- Confirm the technical description and composition evidence for the proposed item or assembly.
- Identify the parties, destination, end user, end use and route. Confirm the documentation required for those facts.
- Determine the applicable authorization. Single and general licences have different scope, conditions and validity.
- Prepare the required documents and track the actual application status alongside the agreed production milestones.
- Confirm authorization and customs-release conditions before shipment. Recheck changes to the product, parties or end use.
Article 17 provides for an approval or refusal decision within 45 working days after acceptance, with exceptions and excluded assessment, expert-consultation and verification time. This is not a fixed duration or a minimum wait.
End-user and end-use evidence may be required. That requirement is distinct from an importing-country permit and does not establish a universal buyer-side approval for all EU or US magnet purchases.
Questions about an order
Does the grade tell me whether a licence is required?
No. A grade suffix, F-Series label, Ho substitution or diffusion process does not establish the complete composition or export classification. Review the actual item, parties, destination, end use and route with the exporter.
Are all magnet assemblies controlled?
MOFCOM’s 16 September 2025 FAQ says the described deeply processed rotor/stator components with magnets fixed into or onto iron cores or steel plates are generally outside Announcement 18. This does not clear every assembly or remove other applicable controls.
Is the review always 45 working days?
Article 17 of Decree 792 provides for an approval or refusal decision within 45 working days after acceptance, with exceptions and excluded assessment, expert-consultation and verification time. It is not a fixed wait or a guaranteed delivery date.
Does every shipment need a new application?
The regulations distinguish single and general licences. Confirm whether the proposed export is covered by the actual authorization’s scope, conditions and validity. General-licence eligibility and coverage are not automatic.
Can Mainrich guarantee approval before production finishes?
We prepare licensing documentation alongside production where the order permits. Release depends on the required approvals and customs review. Parallel preparation does not guarantee a decision date or zero holds.
Send the drawing and intended use
We can review the proposed supply route and required documentation with the exporter. Confirm current certification for the actual manufacturing entity and activity. Agree the inspection, delivery terms and any landed-cost assumptions for the order.
Human response within 1 business day. Pricing within 2 business days.
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