Technology
China proposes technology export limits and starts registration
The 40-technology proposal includes solar manufacturing and biotechnology; comments run through November 15.
By NewsCubby Editorial Desk · Published
China’s commerce and science ministries proposed adding 40 technologies to the country’s prohibited or restricted export catalog on October 16. The draft includes 23 artificial-intelligence technologies, five in biomedicine and 12 in photovoltaics. A ministry explanation divides the proposals into 14 prohibited and 26 restricted technologies.
The final catalog revision is still open for public comment through November 15. A separate temporary requirement begins immediately: exporters must register relevant technology transfers before export, including covered transactions already underway but unfinished.
The ministry says the proposals target specified technology transfers, rather than imposing a general ban on products made with those technologies. Its explanation also distinguishes overseas transfers of controlled model technology from ordinary API or app access.
For businesses planning cross-border licensing or overseas production, the immediate issue is checking the registration requirement while the final rules remain under consultation.
Photo: Davidzdh / CC BY-SA 4.0. Solar panels on the bank of the Xiyuan River, March 24,2018. Archival illustration, not an affected exporter or shipment. Photo resized and placed in an original NewsCubby layout. Adapted image/graphic is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.