WT/DS509/6  
 
27 October 2016  
(16-5934) Page: 1/11 
  Original: English  
 
  CHINA - DUTIES AND OTHER MEA SURES CONCERNING THE  
EXPORTATION OF CERTA IN RAW MATERIALS  
REQUEST FOR THE ESTA BLISHMENT OF A PANEL  BY THE EUROPEAN UNION  
The following communication, dated 26 October 2016, from the delegation of the European Union 
to the Chair person of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 6.2 of the DSU.  
 
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On 19 July 2016, the European Union requested consultations with the Government of the People's 
Republic of China ("China"), pursuant to Articles 1 and 4 of the Understanding on Rules and 
Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes  ("DSU") and Article XXII of the General 
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 ("GATT 1994") with respect to China's restrictions on the 
exportation from China of various forms of  antimony1, chromium2, cobalt3, copper4, graphite5, 
indium6, lead7, magnesia8, talc9, tantalum10 and tin11. The request was circulated to WTO members 
on 25 July 2016 as document WT/DS509/1 and G/L/1148.  
                                                
1 Forms of antimony include, but are not lim ited to, items falling under the eight -digit Chinese Customs 
Commodity Codes identified in State Council Customs Tariff Commission Notice on Issuing the 2016 Tariff 
Adjustment Plan  (State Council Customs Tariff Commission, Shui Wei Hui [2015] No. 23, issue d 4 December 
2015, effective 1 January 2016) (hereinafter referred to as the "2016 Tariff Adjustment Plan ") as listed in 
Annex 1 Section A.  
Forms of antimony also include but are not limited to items falling under the 10 -digit Chinese Customs 
Commodity Cod es identified in the  Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs 2015 Public 
Notice No. 76 on Announcing the "2016 Export Licensing Management Commodities Catalogue " (Ministry of 
Commerce and General Administration of Customs 2015 Public Not ice No. 76, issued 29 December 2015, 
effective 1 January 2016) (hereinafter referred to as the 2016 Export Licensing Management Commodities 
Catalogue)  as listed in Annex 1 Section B.  
2 Forms of chromium include, but are not limited to, items falling under the eight -digit Chinese Customs 
Commodity Codes identified in the 2016 Tariff Adjustment Plan  as listed in Annex 2 Section A.  
3 Forms of cobalt include, but are not limited to, the item falling under the eight -digit Chinese Customs 
Commodity Code identifie d in the 2016 Tariff Adjustment Plan  as listed in Annex 3 Section A.  
4 Forms of copper include, but are not limited to, items falling under the eight -digit Chinese Customs 
Commodity Codes identified in the 2016 Tariff Adjustment Plan  as listed in Annex 4 S ection A.  
5 Forms of graphite include, but are not limited to, items falling under the eight -digit Chinese Customs 
Commodity Codes identified in the 2016 Tariff Adjustment Plan  as listed in Annex 5 Section A.  
6 Forms of indium also include, but are not lim ited to, items falling under the 10 -digit Chinese Customs 
Commodity Codes identified in the 2016 Export Licensing Management Commodities Catalogue  as listed in 
Annex 6 Section B.  
7 Forms of lead include, but are not limited to, items falling under the eigh t-digit Chinese Customs 
Commodity Codes identified in the 2016 Tariff Adjustment Plan  as listed in Annex 7 Section A.  
8 Forms of magnesia include, but are not limited to, items falling under the eight -digit Chinese Customs 
Commodity Codes identified in the  2016 Tariff Adjustment Plan as listed in Annex 8 Section A.  
Forms of magnesia also include, but are not limited to, items falling under the 10 -digit Chinese Customs 
Commodity Codes identified in the 2016 Export Licensing Management Commodities Catalogue  as listed in 
Annex 8 Section B.  
9 Forms of talc include, but are not limited to, items falling under the eight -digit Chinese Customs 
Commodity Codes identified in the 2016 Tariff Adjustment Plan as listed in Annex 9 Section A.  
Forms of talc also include, but are not limited to, items falling under the 10 -digit Chinese Customs 
Commodity Codes identified in the 2016 Export Licensing Management Commodities Catalogue as listed in 
Annex 9 Section B.  WT/DS509/6  
 
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  On 19 August 2016 the European Union requested consultations with the Government of China 
pursuant to Articles 1 and 4 of DSU and Article XXII of the GATT 1994 with respect to China's 
restrictions on the exportation of ferronickel12. This request supplemented the consultation request 
of 19 July 2016.  The addendum was circulated to WTO members as document 
WT/DWS509/1/Add.1  and G/L/1148/Add.1.  
The European Union held consultations with China on 8 and 9 September 2016. Those 
consultations unfortunately did not resolve the dispute.  
 
I. EXPORT DUTIES  
China im poses export duties on various forms of  antimony13, chromium14, cobalt15, copper16, 
ferronickel17, graphite18, lead19, magnesia20, talc21, tantalum22 and tin23. These materials are not 
listed in Annex  6 of the Protocol on the Accession of the People's Republic of Chi na (WT/L/432) 
("Accession Protocol").  
The legal instruments through which China imposes and administers these export duties, operating 
separately or collectively, include but are not limited to:  
 Foreign Trade Law of the People 's Republic of China  (adopted  at the 8th Session of 
the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People 's Congress on 6 April 2004, 
effective 1 July 2004);  
 Customs Law of the People's Republic of China  (adopted at the 19th Meeting of the 
Standing Committee of the Sixth National People 's Congress on 22 January 1987, 
amended 28 December 2013, in Order No 8);  
 Regulation of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Duties  (State 
Council, Order No. 392, adopted at the 26th executive meeting of the State Council 
on 29 October 2003,  amended 6 February 2016, in Order No. 666);  
 State Council Customs Tariff Commission Notice on Issuing the 2016 Tariff 
Adjustment Plan  (State Council Customs Tariff Commission, Shui Wei Hui [2015] 
No. 23, issued 4 December 2015, effective 1 January 2016) ( the "2016 Tariff 
Adjustment Plan "); 
 General Administration of Customs Notice on the 2016 Tariff Implementation Plan  
(General Administration of Customs, Zong Shu Go ng Gao [2015] No. 69, issued 
28 December 2015, effective 1 January 2016);  
                                                                                                                                                  
10 Forms of tantalum include, but are not limited to, the item falling under the eight -digit Chinese 
Customs Commodity Code identified in the 2016 Tariff Adjustment Plan as listed in Annex 10 Section A.  
11 Forms of tin include, but are not limited to, items falling under the eight -digit Chinese Customs 
Commodity Codes identified in the 2016 Tariff Adjustment Plan as listed in Annex 11 Section A.  
Forms of tin also include, but are not limited to, items falling under the 10 -digit Chinese Customs 
Commodity Codes identified in the 2016 Export Licensing Management Commoditi es Catalogue as listed in 
Annex 11 Section B.  
12 Ferronickel includes the items falling under the eight -digit Chinese Customs Commodity Codes 
identified in the "2016 Tariff Adjustment Plan as listed in Annex 12 Section A.  
13 As listed in Annex 1 Section A.  
14 As listed in Annex 2 Section A.  
15 As listed in Annex 3 Section A.  
16 As listed in Annex 4 Section A.  
17 As listed in Annex 12 Section A.  
18 As listed in Annex 5 Section A.  
19 As listed in Annex 7 Section A.  
20 As listed in Annex 8 Section A.  
21 As listed in Ann ex 9 Section A.  
22 As listed in Annex 10 Section A.  
23 As listed in Annex 11 Section A.  WT/DS509/6  
 
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   as well as any anne xes or schedules thereto, amendments, supplements, 
extensions, replacement measures, renewal  measures, and  implementing 
measures.  
The European Union considers that these measures  are inconsistent with Paragraph 11.3 of Part I 
of the Accession Protocol bec ause these measures constitute taxes and charges applied to exports.  
II. EXPORT QUOTAS  
China imposes quantitative restrictions, such as quotas, on the export of various forms of 
antimony24, indium25, magnesia26, talc27 and tin28.   
The legal instruments, throu gh which China imposes and administers these quantitative 
restrictions, operating separately or collectively, include but are not limited to:  
 Foreign Trade Law of the People 's Republic of China  (adopted at the 8th Session of 
the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People 's Congress on 6 April 2004, 
effective 1 July 2004);  
 Regulation of the People 's Republic of China on the Administration of the Import 
and Export of Goods  (Order of the State Council No. 332, adopted at the 46th 
executive meeting of the  State Council on 31 Oc tober 2001, effective 
1 January  2002);  
 Measures for the Administration of Licensing for the Export of Goods  (Order of the 
Ministry of Commerce No. 11, adopted 7 May 2008, effective 1 July 2008);  
 Rules on the Administration of Import and Export License Certificates  (Ministry of 
Commerce, Shang Wu Bu Ling [2012] No. 1, issu ed 4 February 2012, effective 
5 March 2012);  
 Ministry of Commerce Notice on the Printing and Distributing of the "Working Rules 
on Issuing Export Licenses"  (Ministry of Commerce, Shang Pei Fa [2008] No. 398, 
issued 9 October 2008);  
 Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Notice on Printing and 
Distributing the "Measures on the Administration of the Organs for Issuing the 
Licenses of Import and Export Commodi ties" (Ministry of Foreign Trade and 
Economic Cooperation, Wai Jing Mao Pei Guan H an Zi [1999], No. 68, issued 
21 September 1999, amended 12 September 2010);  
 Measures for the Administration of Export Commodities Quotas  (Order of the 
Ministry of Foreign Tra de and Economic Coopera tion No. 12, issued 
20 December  2001, effective 1 January 2002);  
 Measures for Quota Bidding for Export Commodities  (Decree of the Ministry of 
Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation No. 11, adopted on 20 December 2001, 
effective 1 Jan uary 2002);  
 Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Notice on Printing and 
Distributing the "Implementation Rules of Export Quota Bidding for Industrial 
Products " (Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, Wai Jing Mao Mao 
Fa [2001] No . 626, issued 8 November 2001);  
                                                
24 As listed in Annex 1 Section B.  
25 As listed in Annex 6 Section B.  
26 As listed in Annex 8 Section B.  
27 As listed in Annex 9 Section B.  
28 As listed in Annex 11 Section B.  WT/DS509/6  
 
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   Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs 2015 Public Notice 
No. 76 on Announcing the "2016 Export Licensing Management Commodities 
Catalogue " (Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs 2015  
Public Notice No. 76, issued 29 December 2015, effective 1 January 2016);  
 Ministry of Commerce 2015 Public Notice No. 79 on Announcing the "2016 Graded 
License -Issuing Catalogue of Commodities Subject to Export License  
Administration " (Ministry of Commerc e 2015 Public Notice No. 79, iss ued 
31 December 2015, effective 1 January 2016);  
 Ministry of Commerce 2015 Public Notice No. 53 on Announcing the "2016 
Agricultural Products and Industrial Product Export Quota Total Amount " (Ministry 
of Commerce 2015 Publi c Notice No. 53, issued 29 October 2015);  
 Ministry of Commerce Notice on Announcing the 2016 List of Tungsten, Antimony, 
and Silver Exporting State Trading Enterprises and Tungsten, Tin, and Phosphate 
Rock Export Quota Enterprises (Ministry of Commerce, is sued 30 November 2015);  
 Ministry of Commerce 2015 Public Notice No. 50 on Announcing the "Requirements 
and Procedures for Applying for Export Quotas of Indium and Tin in 2016" (Ministry 
of Commerce 2015 Public Notice No. 50, issued 28 October 2015);  
 Minist ry of Commerce 2015 Public Notice No. 49 on Announcing the "Application 
Requirements and Procedures for Export of Tungsten, Antimony and Silver by State 
Trading Enterprises  in 2016"  (Ministry of Commerce 2015 Public Notice No. 49, 
issued 28 October 2015);  
 Ministry of Commerce 2015 Public Notice No. 55 on the 2016 Magnesia and Talc 
Export Quota Bidding Qualifications (Ministry of Commerce 2015 Public Notice 
No. 55, issued 4 November 2015);  
 Ministry of Commerce Public Notice on Bid Invitation for the First 20 16 Magnesia 
Export Quota (Ministry of Commerce, issued 30 November 2015);  
 Ministry of Commerce Public Notice on Bid Invitation for the First 2016 Talc 
(Powder) Export Quota (Ministry of Commerce, issued 30 November 2015);  
 Ministry of Commerce Public Notice  on Bid Invitation for the Second 2016 Magnesia 
Export Quota (Ministry of Commerce, issued 6 July 2016);  
 Ministry of Commerce Public Notice on Bid Invitation for the Second 2016 Talc 
(Powder) Export Quota (Ministry of Commerce, issued 6 July 2016);  
 Ministr y of Commerce Notice on Announcing the Export Quotas of the First Batch of 
Industrial Products in 2016  (Ministry of Com merce, Shang Mao Han [2015] 
No. 1012, issued 25 December 2015);  
 Ministry of Commerce Notice on Announcing the Export Quotas of the Second  
Batch of Industrial Products in 2016 (Ministry of Commerce, Shang Mao Han 
[2016] No. 323, issued 28 June 2016);  
 Ministry of Commerce Notice on Supplementing the Export Quotas of the First 
Batch for Silver and Indium in 2016  (Ministry of Commerce, Shang Ma o Han 
[2016] No. 131, issued 29 March 2016);  
 Ministry of Commerce Notice on Printing and Distributing the List of Bid -winning 
Enterprises and Their Quotas in the First Bidding for Export Quotas of Magnesia 
and Talc in 2016 (Ministry of Commerce, Shang Ma o Pi [2015] No. 1030, issued 
22 December 2015);  WT/DS509/6  
 
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   Ministry of Commerce Notice on Printing and Distributing the "List of Bid -winning 
Enterprises and Their Quotas in the Second Bidding for Export Quotas of Magnesia 
and Talc in 2016 " (Ministry of Commerce, Shang Mao Pi [2016] No. 674, issued 
26 July 2016);  
 Guidelines of the Ministry of Commerce on Items Requiring Approval [18013] 
Application Guidelines: Qualification Recognition of State Trading Enterprises for 
Import and Export of Goods;  
 Application Guidelines: Q ualification Recognition of State Trading Enterprises for 
Import and Export of Goods;  
 Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Notice on Printing and 
Distributing the "Provisional Measures on Administration of the Export Operations 
of Tungsten an d Tungsten Products and of Antimony and Antimony Products" 
(Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, Wai Jing Mao Guan Fa 
[2000] No. 649, issued 4 December 2000, effective 1 January 2001);  
 as well as any annexes or schedules thereto, amendments,  supplements, 
extensions, replacement measures, renewal  measures, and implementing 
measures.  
The European Union considers that these measures are inconsisten t with Article XI:1 of the 
GATT  1994 and China's obligations under the provisions of Paragraph 1.2 of Part I of the Accession 
Protocol, which incorporates commitments in Paragraphs 162 and 165 of the Working Party Report 
on the Accession of China  (WT/MIN(01)/3) ("Working Party Report") , because these measures 
constitute export restrictions other than du ties, taxes or other charges.  
III. ADMINISTRATION AND ALLOCATION OF QU ANTITATIVE EXPORT RE STRICTIONS  
China imposes additional requirements and procedures with respect to the administration and the 
allocation of the quantitative export restrictions on various forms of  indium29, magnesia30, talc31 
and tin32, including restrictions on the trading rights of enterprises seeking to export those 
products, such as prior export experience requirements, and other conditions that appear to treat 
foreign and foreign -invest ed entities differently from domestic entities.  
The legal instruments through which China imposes and administers the above mentioned 
additional requirements and procedures, operating separately or collectively, include but are not 
limited to:  
 Foreign Tra de Law of the People 's Republic of China  (adopted at the 8th Session of 
the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People 's Congress on 6 April 2004, 
effective 1 July 2004);  
 Regulation of the People 's Republic of China on the Administration of the Import  
and Export of Goods  (Order of the State Council No. 332, adopted at the 46th 
executive meeting of the State Council on 31 Oc tober 2001, effective 
1 January  2002);  
 Measures for the Administration of Licensing for the Export of Goods  (Order of the 
Ministry of Commerce No. 11, adopted 7 May 2008, effective 1 July 2008);  
 Rules on the Administration of Import and Export License Certificates  (Ministry of 
Commerce, Shang Wu Bu Ling [2012] No. 1, issu ed 4 February 2012, effective 
5 March 2012);  
                                                
29 As listed in Annex 6 Section B.  
30 As listed in Annex 8 Section B.  
31 As listed in Annex 9 Section B.  
32 As listed in Annex 11 Section B.  WT/DS509/6  
 
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   Ministry of Commerc e Notice on the Printing and Distributing of the "Working Rules 
on Issuing Export Licenses"  (Ministry of Commerce, Shang Pei Fa [2008] No. 398, 
issued 9 October 2008);  
 Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Notice on Printing and 
Distributing t he "Measures on the Administration of the Organs for Issuing the 
Licenses of Import and Export Commodities"  (Ministry of Foreign Trade and 
Economic Cooperation, Wai Jing Mao Pei Guan H an Zi [1999], No. 68, issued 
21 September 1999, amended 12 September 201 0); 
 Measures for the Administration of Export Commodities Quotas  (Order of the 
Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Coopera tion No. 12, issued 
20 December  2001, effective 1 January 2002);  
 Measures for Quota Bidding for Export Commodities  (Decree of the M inistry of 
Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation No. 11, adopted on 20 December 2001, 
effective 1 January 2002);  
 Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Notice on Printing and 
Distributing the "Implementation Rules of Export Quota Bidding for I ndustrial 
Products " (Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, Wai Jing Mao Mao 
Fa [2001] No. 626, issued 8 November 2001);  
 Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs 2015 Public Notice 
No. 76 on Announcing the "2016 Export Licens ing Management Commodities 
Catalogue " (Ministry of Commerce and General Administration of Customs 2015 
Public Notice No. 76, issued 29 December 2015, effective 1 January 2016);  
 Ministry of Commerce 2015 Public Notice No. 79 on Announcing the "2016 Graded 
License -Issuing Catalogue of Commodities Subject to Export License  
Administration " (Ministry of Commerce 2015 Public Notice No. 79, issued 
31 December 2015, effective 1 January 2016);  
 Ministry of Commerce 2015 Public Notice No. 53 on Announcing the "2016 
Agricultural Products and Industrial Product Export Quota Total Amount " (Ministry 
of Commerce 2015 Public Notice No. 53, issued 29 October 2015);  
 Ministry of Commerce Notice on Announcing the 2016 List of Tungsten, Antimony, 
and Silver Exporting State Tradin g Enterprises and Tungsten, Tin, and Phosphate 
Rock Export Quota Enterprises (Ministry of Commerce, issued 30 November 2015);  
 Ministry of Commerce 2015 Public Notice No. 50 on Announcing the "Requirements 
and Procedures for Applying for Export Quotas of In dium and Tin in 2016" (Ministry 
of Commerce 2015 Public Notice No. 50, issued 28 October 2015);  
 Ministry of Commerce 2015 Public Notice No. 55 on the 2016 Magnesia and Talc 
Export Quota Bidding Qualifications (Ministry of Commerce 2015 Public Notice 
No. 55, issued 4 November 2015);  
 Ministry of Commerce Public Notice on Bid Invitation for the First 2016 Magnesia 
Export Quota (Ministry of Commerce, issued 30 November 2015);  
 Ministry of Commerce Public Notice on Bid Invitation for the First 2016 Talc 
(Powder) Export Quota (Ministry of Commerce, issued 30 November 2015);  
 Ministry of Commerce Public Notice on Bid Invitation for the Second 2016 Magnesia 
Export Quota (Ministry of Commerce, issued 6 July 2016);  
 Ministry of Commerce Public Notice on Bid Invitation fo r the Second 2016 Talc 
(Powder) Export Quota (Ministry of Commerce, issued 6 July 2016);  WT/DS509/6  
 
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   Ministry of Commerce Notice on Announcing the Export Quotas of the First Batch of 
Industrial Products in 2016  (Ministry of Com merce, Shang Mao Han [2015] 
No. 1012, iss ued 25 December 2015);  
 Ministry of Commerce Notice on Announcing the Export Quotas of the Second 
Batch of Industrial Products in 2016 (Ministry of Commerce, Shang Mao Han 
[2016] No. 323, issued 28 June 2016);  
 Ministry of Commerce Notice on Supplementing th e Export Quotas of the First 
Batch for Silver and Indium in 2016  (Ministry of Commerce, Shang Mao Han 
[2016] No. 131, issued 29 March 2016);  
 Ministry of Commerce Notice on Printing and Distributing the List of Bid -winning 
Enterprises and Their Quotas in th e First Bidding for Export Quotas of Magnesia 
and Talc in 2016 (Ministry of Commerce, Shang Ma o Pi [2015] No. 1030, issued 
22 December 2015);  
 Ministry of Commerce Notice on Printing and Distributing the "List of Bid -winning 
Enterprises and Their Quotas in the Second Bidding for Export Quotas of Magnesia 
and Talc in 2016 " (Ministry of Commerce, Shang M ao Pi [2016] No. 674, issued 
26 July 2016);  
 as well as any annexes or schedules thereto, amendments, supplements, 
extensions, replacement measures, renewal  measures, and implementing 
measures.  
The European Union considers that these measures are inconsistent with paragraphs 5.1 and 5.2 
of Part I of the Accession Protocol, as well as China 's obligations under the provisions of paragraph 
1.2 and 1.3 of Part I of t he Accession Protocol, which incorporates commitments in paragraphs 83 
and 84 of the Working Party Report, because these measures limit the right to trade . 
Accordingly, the European  Union respectfully requests that, pursuant to Article  6 of the DSU, the 
Dispute Settlement Body establish a Panel to examine this matter, with the standard terms of 
reference as set out in Article 7.1 of the DSU.  
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  Annex 1  
 
Antimony  
Section A  
(List of eight -digit Chinese Customs Commodity Codes, as identified in t he 2016 Tariff 
Adjustment Plan)  
26171090     
    
Section B  
(List of ten -digit Chinese Customs Commodity Codes, as identified in the 2016 Export 
Licensing Management Commodities Catalogue)   
2617101000  2617109090  8110101000  8110200000  
2617109001  2825800000  8110102000  8110900000  
 
Annex 2  
Chromium  
Section A  
(List of eight -digit Chinese Customs Commodity Codes, as identified in the 2016 Tariff 
Adjustment Plan)  
26100000  
81122100  81122200  
   
 
Annex 3  
Cobalt  
Section A  
(List of eight -digit Chinese Customs Commod ity Codes, as identified in the 2016 Tariff 
Adjustment Plan)  
26050000  
    
Annex 4  
Copper  
Section A  
(List of eight -digit Chinese Customs Commodity Codes, as identified in the 2016 Tariff 
Adjustment Plan)  WT/DS509/6  
 
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  26030000  
74010000     
Annex 5  
Graphite  
Section A  
(List of eight -digit Chinese Customs Commodity Codes, as identified in the 2016 Tariff 
Adjustment Plan)  
25041010  25049000    
25041099     
 
Annex 6  
Indium  
Section B  
(List of ten -digit Chinese Customs Commodity Codes, as identified in the 2016 Export 
Licensing  Management Commodities Catalogue)  
8112923001  
8112923002  8112923090  
8112993000    
 
Annex 7  
Lead  
Section A  
(List of eight -digit Chinese Customs Commodity Codes, as identified in the 2016 Tariff 
Adjustment Plan)  
78011000  
78020000     
 
Annex 8  
Magnesia  
Sectio n A 
(List of eight -digit Chinese Customs Commodity Codes, as identified in the 2016 Tariff 
Adjustment Plan)  WT/DS509/6  
 
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  25191000  25199020  25199099        
25199010  25199030  25309099   
 
Section B  
(List of ten -digit Chinese Customs Commodity Codes, as identified in the 2016 Export 
Licensing Management Commodities Catalogue)  
2519100000  2519902000  2519909910  2530909930  
2519901000  2519903000  2530909910  3824909200  
 
 
Annex 9  
Talc 
Section A  
(List of eight -digit Chinese Customs Commodity Codes, as identified in the 2016 Tarif f 
Adjustment Plan)  
25261020  
25262020  38249091  
   
 
Section B  
(List of ten -digit Chinese Customs Commodity Codes, as identified in the 2016 Export 
Licensing Management Commodities Catalogue)  
2526102000   2526202090    
2526202001  3824909100    
 
 
Annex 10  
Tantalum  
Section A  
(List of eight -digit Chinese Customs Commodity Codes, as identified in the 2016 Tariff 
Adjustment Plan)  
81033000     
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  Annex 11  
Tin 
Section A  
(List of eight -digit Chinese Customs Commodity Codes, as identified in the 2016 Tariff 
Adjustment Plan)  
80011000  
80020000     
 
Section B  
(List of ten -digit Chinese Customs Commodity Codes, as identified in the 2016 Export 
Licensing Management Commodities Catalogue)  
2609000000  8001100000  8001202900  8003000000  
2825903100  8001201000  8001209000  8007002000  
2825903900     8001202100  8002000000  8007004000  
 
Annex 12  
Ferronickel  
Section A  
(List of eight -digit Chinese Customs Commodity Codes, as identified in the 2016 Tariff 
Adjustment Plan)  
72026000     
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