On the afternoon of December 18, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference. Some reporters asked questions. Recently, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs issued a notice announcing that export license management will be implemented for some steel products starting January 1, 2026. After a lapse of 16 years, China once again implemented export license management for steel. What are the considerations? How to better guide the standardized export of steel products? Press spokesman He Yadong said that recently, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs jointly issued a notice deciding to implement export license management for steel products, mainly involving products with 300 customs codes, such as steel. The main purpose is to strengthen the monitoring and statistical analysis of exports of steel products and track the quality of exported products. What I want to emphasize is that the relevant regulations follow the requirements of WTO rules and do not involve restrictions on export volume or business qualifications. At the same time, according to the “Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China” and other laws and regulations, after extensive consultation with industry opinions and announcements, enterprises must provide a product quality inspection certificate when applying for an export license, thus guiding enterprises to pay more attention to product quality, increase investment in R&D and innovation, and promote the high-quality development of China's steel industry.

On the afternoon of December 18, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference. Some reporters asked questions. Recently, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs issued a notice announcing that export license management will be implemented for some steel products starting January 1, 2026. After a lapse of 16 years, China once again implemented export license management for steel. What are the considerations? How to better guide the standardized export of steel products? Press spokesman He Yadong said that recently, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs jointly issued a notice deciding to implement export license management for steel products, mainly involving products with 300 customs codes, such as steel. The main purpose is to strengthen the monitoring and statistical analysis of exports of steel products and track the quality of exported products. What I want to emphasize is that the relevant regulations follow the requirements of WTO rules and do not involve restrictions on export volume or business qualifications. At the same time, according to the “Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China” and other laws and regulations, after extensive consultation with industry opinions and announcements, enterprises must provide a product quality inspection certificate when applying for an export license, thus guiding enterprises to pay more attention to product quality, increase investment in R&D and innovation, and promote the high-quality development of China's steel industry.