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MOFCOM/GACC Announcement No. 39 (2023)

MOFCOM/GACC Announcement No. 39 of 2023 on graphite export control measures

商务部 海关总署公告2023年第39号 关于优化调整石墨物项临时出口管制措施的公告

English title: project / third-party translation

ActiveExport controlDual-use license

Summary

Effective 1 December 2023, three high-sensitivity synthetic and natural-flake graphite categories moved onto the dual-use control list; five low-sensitivity items were de-controlled. Replaced the 2006 temporary graphite regime.

Analytical significance

Targeted EV-battery anode supply; stated justification cited national security and non-proliferation obligations. Original-language text and a quoted framing anchor are not yet coded for this record.

Instruments in this event

The separate financial commitments and control clauses this announcement contains, each with its own status history and evidence.

Framing anchors

Official framing, classified only from quoted passages.

Framing anchorNational security
为维护国家安全和利益

EN to safeguard national security and interests

Ministry of Commerce (China)Primary sourceProject / third-party translation

Justification clause of Announcement No. 39 (2023), from the MOFCOM primary. The graphite announcement text does not carry the non-proliferation clause, so only national security is coded — a real, narrower framing than the rare-earth and tungsten measures.

Affected materials

Graphite石墨

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Events touching the same materials.

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Sources (2)

MOFCOM/GACC Announcement No. 39 of 2023 (graphite)

Primary source

Ministry of Commerce (China)

OfficialzhPublished 20 Oct 2023Accessed 16 Jun 2026

Primary MOFCOM/GACC announcement (No. 39 of 2023) optimising and adjusting temporary export-control measures on graphite items; source of the verbatim Chinese justification clause.

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https://aqygzj.mofcom.gov.cn/qdml/art/2023/art_28aca48820d94a1ca822047d6716c1d6.html

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Announcement on the Optimisation and Adjustment of Temporary Export Control Measures for Graphite Items

Secondary analysis

International Energy Agency (IEA)

DatasetenAccessed 13 Jun 2026

IEA policy database summary of MOFCOM/GACC Announcement No. 39 (2023) on graphite.

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https://www.iea.org/policies/17933-announcement-on-the-optimisation-and-adjustment-of-temporary-export-control-measures-for-graphite-items

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Citation

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Strategic Materials Policy Tracker. "MOFCOM/GACC Announcement No. 39 of 2023 on graphite export control measures." Record evt-cn-graphite-2023, 2023-10-20. https://strategic-materials-policy-tracker.vercel.app/events/evt-cn-graphite-2023

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