In 2023, there are 43 kinds of export goods subject to license management (see the Catalogue of Goods Subject to Export License Administration (2023) for details). Foreign trade operators exporting goods listed in the catalogue shall apply to the Ministry of Commerce or the local commercial department entrusted by the Ministry of Commerce for obtaining the Export License of the Peoples Republic of China, and go through the customs clearance and inspection and release procedures with the customs by presenting the export license.

For the export of the goods listed in the second paragraph by means of border small - value trade, the provincial - level local commercial department shall issue the export license according to the border small - value trade quota and requirements issued by the Ministry of Commerce. For the export of licorice and its products, mat grass and its products, substances that deplete the ozone layer, motorcycles and their engines and frames, automobiles and their chassis, etc. by means of border small - value trade, the export license shall be applied for as required. For the export of goods other than the above - mentioned situations in this paragraph by means of border small - value trade, the application for the export license is exempted.

For the export of live cattle (to markets other than Hong Kong and Macao), live pigs (to markets other than Hong Kong and Macao), live chickens (to markets other than Hong Kong), beef, pork, chicken, natural sand (including standard sand), bauxite, phosphate rock, magnesia, talc blocks/powder, fluorite, rare earths, tin and tin products, tungsten and tungsten products, molybdenum and molybdenum products, antimony and antimony products, coke, refined oil products (lubricating oil, grease, lubricating base oil), paraffin wax, some metals and products, sodium bisulfate, silicon carbide, substances that deplete the ozone layer, citric acid, silver, platinum (exported by means of processing trade), indium and indium products, motorcycles and their engines and frames, automobiles and their chassis, the export license shall be applied for as required. Among them, samples and advertising products of substances that deplete the ozone layer must be exported with an export license; for the export of automobiles and motorcycle products by means of general trade, processing trade, border trade and donation trade, the export license shall be applied for according to the specified conditions; for the export of automobiles and motorcycle products by means of project contracting, the export license shall be applied for by presenting the record - filing receipt of the foreign contracted project or the letter of approval for a specific project, the winning bid documents, etc.; for the export of non - Chinese - originated automobiles and motorcycle products by the above - mentioned trade methods, the export license shall be applied for by presenting the import customs documents and the goods export contract.

For the export of the goods listed in the fifth paragraph by means of processing trade, except as otherwise provided, the export license shall be applied for by presenting the relevant approval documents, the customs processing trade import declaration form and the goods export contract.Import Customs DeclarationFor the export of cerium and cerium alloys (particles < 500 microns), tungsten and tungsten alloys (particles < 500 microns), zirconium, and beryllium, the application for the export license can be exempted, but the Export License for Dual - Use Items and Technologies of the Peoples Republic of China shall be applied for as required.

Goods provided under Chinas foreign aid are exempt from applying for an export license.

The state - trading management of the export of lubricating oil (HS code 27101991), grease (HS code 27101992), and lubricating base oil (HS code 27101993) under general trade is still suspended. For the export of the above - mentioned goods by means of general trade, the export license shall be applied for by presenting a valid goods export contract. For the export of the above - mentioned goods by other trade methods, it shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Announcement No. 30 of 2008 of the Ministry of Commerce, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the General Administration of Customs.

The following goods are subject to the management of thesystem of non - one - license - one - batch: namely, wheat, corn, rice, wheat flour, corn flour, rice flour, live cattle, live pigs, live chickens, beef, pork, chicken, crude oil, refined oil products, coal, motorcycles and their engines and frames, automobiles and their chassis (limited to new cars), goods exported under processing trade, goods exported under compensation trade, etc. For the export of the above - mentioned goods, the export license can be used for multiple customs clearances within the validity period of the export license, but the number of customs clearances shall not exceed 12 times.

The export of substances that deplete the ozone layer and used automobiles is subject to the management of thesystem of one - license - one - batch, and the export license is used for one - time customs declaration within the validity period.

Document of the Catalogue of Goods Subject to Export License Administration (2023):

9、繼續暫停對一般貿易項下潤滑油(海關商品編號27101991)、潤滑脂(海關商品編號27101992)、潤滑油基礎油(海關商品編號27101993)出口的國營貿易管理。以一般貿易方式出口上述貨物的，憑有效的貨物出口合同申領出口許可證。以其他貿易方式出口上述貨物的，按照商務部、發展改革委、海關總署公告2008年第30號的規定執行。

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 - planted ephedra for medicinal materials, coal, crude oil, refined oil products (excluding lubricating oil, grease, and lubricating base oil), sawn timber, and cotton, the export license shall be applied for by presenting the quota certification documents; for the export of licorice and its products, and mat grass and its products, the export license shall be applied for by presenting the winning bid certification documents of quota tendering.

1、對下列貨物實行「非一批一證」制管理：即小麥、玉米、大米、小麥粉、玉米粉、大米粉、活牛、活豬、活雞、牛肉、豬肉、雞肉、原油、成品油、煤炭、摩托車及其發動機和車架、汽車及其底盤(限新車)、加工貿易項下出口貨物、補償貿易項下出口貨物等。出口上述貨物的，可在出口許可證有效期內多次通關使用出口許可證，但通關使用次數不得超過12次。

2、對消耗臭氧層物質、汽車(舊)出口實行「一批一證」制管理，出口許可證在有效期內一次報關使用。

出口許可證管理貨物目錄（2023 年）文檔：http://images.mofcom.gov.cn/wms/202212/20221230211147281.pdf

Foreign trade operators exporting goods marked with “*” are exempt from applying for the “Export License of the Peoples Republic of China”, but they need to apply for the “Dual-Use Items and Technologies Export License of the Peoples Republic of China” as required.

The ozone - depleting substances listed include substances existing alone or in mixtures, but do not include the controlled substances or mixtures contained in finished products such as aerosols, refrigeration and air - conditioning/heat pump equipment, polyurethane prepolymers, foam products, polyether blends, fire extinguishers, dust - removal products, hairspray products, etc.

The scope of export license management is based on the types and names of goods, and the customs commodity code is for reference in customs declaration.