In accordance with the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China, Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of the Import and Export of Goods, Regulations on the Administration of Ozone-Depleting Substances, Measures for the Administration of Goods Export Licenses, Measures for the Administration of the Import and Export of Ozone-Depleting Substances and other laws, administrative regulations and rules, the Catalogue of Goods Subject to Export License Administration (2026) (hereinafter referred to as the Catalogue) and relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:

I. Application for Export Licenses

1. A total of 43 types of export goods are subject to license administration in 2026, as detailed in the Catalogue. Foreign trade operators exporting goods listed in the Catalogue shall apply to the Ministry of Commerce or local competent commercial departments entrusted by the Ministry of Commerce for the Export License of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the export license), and complete customs clearance procedures with the license.

2. For the export of live cattle (to Hong Kong and Macao), live pigs (to Hong Kong and Macao), live chickens (to Hong Kong), wheat, corn, rice, wheat flour, corn flour, rice flour, artificially cultivated ephedra for medicinal use, coal, crude oil, refined oil products (excluding lubricating oil, grease and base oil), sawn timber and cotton, export licenses shall be applied for on the strength of quota certification documents. For the export of liquorice and liquorice products, mat rush and mat rush products, export licenses shall be applied for on the strength of quota bidding winning certification documents.

3. For the export of goods listed in Clause 2 above by processing trade, export licenses shall be applied for on the strength of quota certification documents and export contracts. Among them, for the export of liquorice and liquorice products, mat rush and mat rush products, export licenses shall be applied for on the strength of quota bidding winning certification documents a