Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China

Announcement No.18 of 2025 of The Ministry of Commerce and The

General Administration of Customs of The People’s Republic of China

Announcing the Decision to Implement Export Control on Lithium

Batteries and Artificial Graphite Anode Materials Related Items

[Issuer] Bureau of Industry, Security, Import and Export Control

[Issuance Document Number] Announcement No.18 of 2025 of The Ministry of Commerce and The General Administration of Customs of The People’s Republic of China

[Date of Issuance] October 9, 2025

According to the relevant provisions of the Export Control Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Foreign Trade Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Customs Law of the People’s Republic of China and the Regulations on Export Control of Dual-Use Items of the People’s Republic of China, in order to safeguard national security and interests and fulfill international obligations such as non-proliferation, with the approval of the State Council, a decision is made to implement export control on the following items:

I. Lithium Battery Related Items

(1) 3A001 -- Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (including cells and battery packs) with a gravimetric energy density ≥ 300 Wh/kg (Reference HS Code: 85076000).

(2) 3B901.a -- Equipment used for manufacturing rechargeable lithium-ion batteries:

1. Winding machines (Reference HS Code: 84798999);

2. Stacking machines (Reference HS Code: 84798999);

3. Electrolyte Filling machines (Reference HS Code: 84798999);

4. Hot-pressing machines;

5. Formation and Aging & Grading systems;

6. Capacity Grading cabinets.

(3) 3E901.a -- Technologies used for producing items controlled under 3A001.

II. Cathode Material Related Items

(1) 3C901.a.1 -- Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials with a compacted density ≥ 2.5 g/cm3 and specific capacity ≥ 156 mAh/g (Reference HS Code: 28429040).

(2) 3C901.a.2 -- Precursors for ternary cathode materials:

a. Nickel cobalt manganese hydroxides (Reference HS Code: 28539030);

b. Nickel cobalt aluminum hydroxides (Reference HS Code: 28539050).

(3) 3C901.a.3 -- Lithium-rich manganese-based cathode materials.

(4) 3B901.b -- Equipment used for manufacturing cathode materials for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries:

1. Roller kilns;

2. High-speed mixers;

3. Sand mills;

4. Jet mills.

III. Graphite Anode Material Related Items

(1) 3C901.b.1 -- Artificial graphite anode materials.

(2) 3C902.b.2 -- Mixed anode materials composed of artificial graphite and natural graphite.

(3) 3B901.c.1 -- Granulation equipment used in the production of graphite anode materials:

a. Vertical granulation reactors with a volume ≥ 5 m³;

b. Continuous granulation reactors with a volume ≥ 5 m³.

(4) 3B901.c.2 -- Graphitization equipment used in the production of graphite anode materials:

a. Box furnaces;

b. Acheson furnaces;

c. Internal string furnaces;

d. Continuous graphitization furnaces.

(5) 3B901.c.3 -- Coating and modification equipment used in the production of graphite anode materials:

a. Fusion coating equipment with a volume ≥ 300 L;

b. Spray drying equipment with a volume ≥ 60 m³;

c. Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) rotary kilns with a drum diameter ≥ 0.5 m.

(6) 3E901.b -- Processes and technologies used for producing graphite anode materials:

1. Granulation processes;

2. Continuous graphitization technology;

3. Liquid-phase coating technology.

Exporters of the above-listed items shall apply for a license from the Ministry of Commerce and its subordinate units under the State Council in accordance with the Export Control Law of the People’s Republic of China and the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Export Control of Dual-Use Items.

The exporter shall identify the items and indicate in the Remarks section whether the goods for export are controlled items when making customs declarations. For controlled items, its dual-use item control number shall be specified. For any doubt about the declared information, the customs authorities will question it in accordance with the law, and the goods for export will not be released during the questioning period.

This announcement shall come into effect on the date of issuance. The Export Control List of Dual-Use Items of the People’s Republic of China is updated accordingly.

Ministry of Commerce

General Administration of Customs

October 9, 2025

(This announcement is authentic in Chinese. The English version is for reference only.)

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