On December 9, 2025, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs announced the implementation of export license management on certain steel products, effective from January 1, 2026. According to CTIA GROUP LTD, some of the steel products included in the export license management contain tungsten and molybdenum components, as follows:
Customs Commodity Code: 7304511001. Name: Seamless alloy steel pipes and tubes for high-temperature pressure bearing (tensile strength ≥620MPa, yield strength ≥440MPa) (outer diameter ≥127mm (including 127mm), chemical composition (wt%) with carbon (C) content ≥0.07 and ≤0.13, chromium (Cr) content ≥8.5 and ≤9.5, molybdenum (Mo) content ≥0.3 and ≤0.6, tungsten (W) content ≥1.5 and ≤2.0, tensile strength ≥620Mpa, yield strength ≥440Mpa)
Customs Commodity Code: 7304519001. Name: Seamless alloy steel pipes and tubes for high-temperature pressure bearing (tensile strength ≥620MPa, yield strength ≥440MPa) (outer diameter ≥127mm (including 127mm), chemical composition (wt%) with carbon (C) content ≥0.07 and ≤0.13, chromium (Cr) content ≥8.5 and ≤9.5, molybdenum (Mo) content ≥0.3 and ≤0.6, tungsten (W) content ≥1.5 and ≤2.0, tensile strength ≥620Mpa, yield strength ≥440Mpa)
Customs Commodity Code: 7304591001. Name: Seamless alloy steel pipes and tubes for high-temperature pressure bearing (tensile strength ≥620MPa, yield strength ≥440MPa) (outer diameter ≥127mm (including 127mm), chemical composition (wt%) with carbon (C) content ≥0.07 and ≤0.13, chromium (Cr) content ≥8.5 and ≤9.5, molybdenum (Mo) content ≥0.3 and ≤0.6, tungsten (W) content ≥1.5 and ≤2.0, tensile strength ≥620Mpa, yield strength ≥440Mpa)
Customs Commodity Code: 7304599001. Name: Seamless alloy steel pipes and tubes for high-temperature pressure bearing (tensile strength ≥620MPa, yield strength ≥440MPa) (outer diameter ≥127mm (including 127mm), chemical composition (wt%) with carbon (C) content ≥0.07 and ≤0.13, chromium (Cr) content ≥8.5 and ≤9.5, molybdenum (Mo) content ≥0.3 and ≤0.6, tungsten (W) content ≥1.5 and ≤2.0, tensile strength ≥620Mpa, yield strength ≥440Mpa)
