China export controls · Dual-use items · Internal compliance
Doing business with China?
Compliance is the way in — and the way to stay.
China's export-control regime is changing quickly. You may import from China, sell into it, or operate there. Zhengdao AI provides verifiable regulatory information, a systematic compliance method and self-assessment tools. Use them to address compliance before penalties arise.
Why this matters now
Regulatory change, legal exposure and customer due diligence are raising the compliance threshold together.
Unprecedented regulatory pace
The 2024 Regulations on Export Control of Dual-Use Items changed the operating framework. China has since issued controls on rare earths, battery materials, tungsten and other items. A product that needed no licence yesterday may need one today.
Penalties are an order-of-magnitude risk
An unlicensed export can lead to confiscation, fines and loss of business qualifications. Serious cases can create criminal liability. One violation can erase years of profit and market trust.
Compliance is an advantage, not a cost
A working Internal Compliance Program can support applications for facilitation measures. For overseas counterparties, a traceable compliance system is itself a mark of supplier credibility.
From understanding the rule to operating the control
Use free information and tools to identify the gap before deciding whether training, system work or legal help is needed.
Item screening assistant
Only know a commercial name and rough function? Describe it in ordinary language. The tool finds a short list of catalogue candidates. It turns missing technical, destination and end-use facts into questions for engineering, suppliers or customers.
Start screening →Import/export-control catalogue lookup
Search import and export licence catalogues in one index. It also covers dual-use items, precursor chemicals, prohibited products, controlled technologies and temporary measures. Start with a name, HS code, CAS number or control code. Then verify the trade direction, destination and applicable rules.
Search now →China Customs Tariff 2026
One 2026 import-and-export schedule: search an 8-digit 税则号列 for MFN, general and any export duty, plus official 10-digit declaration codes we have actually opened. Machinery lines can be browsed from chapter 84.
Search the annual tariff → · Browse chapter 84 machinery lines →
Countermeasure & export-control entity lists
Search four list categories and review entity status, notice number, measure summary, subsequent changes and primary Chinese government sources. No match does not mean no risk.
Search the entity lists →Regulation library
Laws, regulations and announcements organised into a verifiable list, each marked with validity status and verification date so you avoid citing superseded rules.
Enter the library →Compliance self-check
A nine-question assessment built on the elements of an Internal Compliance Program. In three minutes, see your risk tier and the gap to close first.
Start the self-check →Training & ICP build-out
Role-based export-control training and ICP implementation using the nine-element framework. Specific legal opinions remain the work of licensed PRC attorneys.
See services →Latest control announcements
Titles open on-site verbatim texts; each page retains its official source, status, and verification date.
Selected recent announcements, last verified ; see the full regulation library. Original texts govern.
| Date | Announcement | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 商务部公告2026年第34号：加强无人机相关两用物项对美国出口管制 | Valid | |
| 商务部公告2026年第33号：对相关进口打印复印办公设备发起对外贸易国家安全立案调查 | Valid | |
| 商务部令2026年第3号：对美国合规性测试公司采取反制措施 | Valid | |
| 商务部令2026年第2号：对应用DNA科学公司等6家美国实体采取反制措施 | Valid | |
| 商务部 科技部公告2023年第57号：公布《中国禁止出口限制出口技术目录》 | Valid |
Titles remain in official Chinese where no authoritative English translation is published.
Verifiable, not promissory
Every regulatory claim carries a source and last-verified date. We identify facts that we cannot confirm. We make no guaranteed-pass or penalty-proof promises. There is no shortcut to compliance. Careful, documented work provides the strongest available assurance.
Practical verification checklist
Scope · evidence · decision trailUse the steps below to review this page. Verify the complete official text before making a decision. Seek qualified advice when needed.
- Define the decision
State the exact decision, owner, deadline, trade direction and required evidence. Do this before you search.
- Identify every party
Confirm each legal name and alias. Check registration, ownership, control, intermediaries, carriers, banks and beneficial owners.
- Describe the item
Record the item’s function, operating principle, material, model and performance. Include software, technology, accessories and decisive parameters.
- Check classification
Treat customs and export-control classification as separate tasks. Keep the facts, assumptions and reasoning for each result.
- Map the route
Confirm origin, departure, destination and transit points. Include re-export, remote access, technology transfer and each delivery path.
- Verify end use
Identify the stated purpose and real operating environment. Check integration, sensitive sectors, military links and prohibited uses.
- Verify end users
Check the purchaser, consignee, end user, operator and parent company. Identify anyone who can redirect or control the item.
- Read the complete source
Treat a search result as a lead. Read the official scope, definitions, notes, exclusions, annexes and licence conditions.
- Check current measures
Use the version effective on the transaction date. Review later notices, temporary controls, destination measures and policy changes.
- Test exceptions carefully
Prove every condition before using an exception or exemption. Apply the same rule to licence facilitation and general authorisations.
- Resolve contradictions
Pause when names, codes, documents, routes, prices or explanations conflict. Obtain evidence instead of filling gaps with assumptions.
- Escalate uncertainty
Send unresolved questions to the compliance owner or a qualified adviser. This includes classification, ownership, use, destination and licensing.
- Keep an audit trail
Keep source links, files, checksums, screenshots, search terms and results. Record the reviewer, approvals and final reasoning.
- Schedule re-checks
Set a new review date for open transactions. Re-check changing parties, destinations, specifications, official lists and licences.