Trade in Critical Minerals

Aluminium

(760429) Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow

(760421) Aluminium; alloys, hollow profiles

(760521) Aluminium; alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 7mm

(760529) Aluminium; alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension is 7mm or less

(760720) Aluminium; foil, backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials, of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2mm

(760719) Aluminium; foil, (not backed), of a thickness not exceeding 0.2mm, not rolled

(760711) Aluminium; foil, (not backed), rolled (but not further worked), of a thickness not exceeding 0.2mm

(760410) Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles

(760511) Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm

(760519) Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension is 7mm or less

(760692) Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square)

(760612) Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)

(760691) Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, not alloyed, (not rectangular or square)

(760611) Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, (not alloyed), rectangular (including square)

(760320) Aluminium; powders of lamellar structure, flakes

(760310) Aluminium; powders of non-lamellar structure

(760900) Aluminium; tube or pipe fittings (e.g. couplings, elbows, sleeves)

(760820) Aluminium; tubes and pipes, alloys

(760810) Aluminium; tubes and pipes, not alloyed

(760120) Aluminium; unwrought, alloys

(760110) Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)

(760200) Aluminium; waste and scrap

Aluminium /Bauxite

(281830) Aluminium hydroxide

(260600) Aluminium ores and concentrates

(281810) Aluminium oxide; artificial corundum

(281820) Aluminium oxide; other than artificial corundum

(283330) Alums

(282732) Chlorides; of aluminium

(282612) Fluorides; of aluminium

(283322) Sulphates; of aluminium

Arsenic

Articles of niobium "columbium", gallium, indium, vanadium and germanium, n.e.s.

Articles of niobium, gallium, indium, vanadium and germanium, n.e.s.; Gallium; Germanium; Indium

Articles of niobium, gallium, indium, vanadium and germanium, n.e.s.; Unwrought niobium; powders and waste and scrap; Gallium; Germanium; Indium

Borates

(284011) Borates; disodium tetraborate (refined borax), anhydrous

(284019) Borates; disodium tetraborate (refined borax), other than anhydrous

(252890) Borates; natural, and concentrates thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 2528, excluding borates separated from natural brine; natural boric acid containing not more than 85% of H3Bo3 calculated on the dry weight

(284020) Borates; n.e.c. in heading no. 2840

(252800) Natural borates and concentrates thereof (whether or not calcined), but not including borates separated from natural brine; natural boric acid containing not more than 85 % of H3BO3 calculated on the dry weight

(281000) Oxides of boron; boric acids

(284030) Peroxoborates (perborates)

(252810) Sodium borates; natural, whether or not calcined

Cadmium

(810790) Cadmium; other than unwrought, n.e.s. in heading no. 8107

(811269) Cadmium; other than waste and scrap

(810720) Cadmium; unwrought, powders

(810730) Cadmium; waste and scrap

(811261) Cadmium; waste and scrap

Chromium

(261000) Chromium ores and concentrates

(281990) Chromium oxides and hydroxides; excluding chromium trioxide

(281910) Chromium trioxide

(262091) Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium or their mixtures

Chromium: Unwrought; powders; Waste and scrap

Cobalt

Cobalt mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy; cobalt and articles thereof, including waste and scrap.

Copper

(282741) Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; of copper

(260300) Copper ores and concentrates

(282550) Copper oxides and hydroxides

(262030) Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly copper

(283325) Sulphates; of copper

Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper).

(740729) Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of copper alloys (other than copper-zinc base alloys)

(740722) Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel) or copper-nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silver)

(740721) Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of copper-zinc base alloys (brass)

(740710) Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper

(740120) Copper; cement copper (precipitated copper)

(740329) Copper; copper alloys n.e.c. in heading no. 7403 (other than master alloys of heading no. 7405)

(740110) Copper; copper mattes

(740323) Copper; copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel) or copper-nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silver) unwrought

(740322) Copper; copper-tin base alloys (bronze) unwrought

(740321) Copper; copper-zinc base alloys (brass) unwrought

(741022) Copper; foil, backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing material, of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.15mm, of copper alloys

(741021) Copper; foil, backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing material, of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.15mm, of refined copper

(741012) Copper; foil, not backed, of a thickness not exceeding 0.15mm, of copper alloys

(741011) Copper; foil, not backed, of a thickness not exceeding 0.15mm, of refined copper

(740500) Copper; master alloys of copper

(740100) Copper mattes; cement copper (precipitated copper)

(740939) Copper; plates and sheets, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of copper-tin base alloys, not in coils

(740929) Copper; plates and sheets, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of copper-zinc base alloys (brass), not in coils

(740919) Copper; plates and sheets, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of refined copper, not in coils

(740990) Copper; plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of copper alloys (other than copper-zinc base alloys, copper-tin base alloys, copper-nickel base alloys or copper-nickel-zinc base alloys)

(740940) Copper; plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel) or copper-nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silver)

(740620) Copper; powders of lamellar structure, flakes

(740610) Copper; powders of non-lamellar structure

(740313) Copper; refined, unwrought, billets

(740311) Copper; refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes

(740319) Copper; refined, unwrought, n.e.c. in item no. 7403.1

(740312) Copper; refined, unwrought, wire-bars

(740931) Copper; strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of copper-tin base alloys (bronze), in coils

(740921) Copper; strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of copper-zinc base alloys (brass), in coils

(740911) Copper; strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of refined copper, in coils

(741220) Copper; tube or pipe fittings (e.g. couplings, elbows, sleeves) of copper alloys

(741210) Copper; tube or pipe fittings (e.g. couplings, elbows, sleeves) of refined copper

(741129) Copper; tubes and pipes, of copper alloys (other than copper-zinc, copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel) or copper-nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel-silver))

(741122) Copper; tubes and pipes, of copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel) or copper-nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silver)

(741121) Copper; tubes and pipes, of copper-zinc base alloys (brass)

(741110) Copper; tubes and pipes, of refined copper

(740200) Copper; unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining

(740400) Copper; waste and scrap

(740829) Copper; wire, of copper alloys (other than copper-zinc base alloys, copper-nickel base alloys or copper-nickel-zinc base alloys)

(740822) Copper; wire, of copper-nickel base alloys (cupro-nickel) or copper-nickel-zinc base alloys (nickel silver)

(740821) Copper; wire, of copper-zinc base alloys (brass)

(740811) Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm

(740819) Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension is 6mm or less

Electric vehicles

Energy storage systems

(850720) Electric accumulators; lead-acid, (other than for starting piston engines), including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)

(850730) Electric accumulators; nickel-cadmium, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)

(850740) Electric accumulators; nickel-iron, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)

(850750) Electric accumulators; nickel-metal hydride, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)

(850780) Electric accumulators; other than lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride and lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)

Fluorspar

Generating sets, wind-powered

Gold

(710900) Base metals or silver; clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured

(284330) Gold compounds

(710811) Metals; gold, non-monetary, powder

(710812) Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)

(710813) Metals; gold, semi-manufactured

(261690) Precious metal ores and concentrates; (excluding silver)

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Hybrid vehicles

(870220) Vehicles; public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, new or used

(870230) Vehicles; public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, new or used

(870370) Vehicles; with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power

(870350) Vehicles; with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power

(870360) Vehicles; with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power

(870340) Vehicles; with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power

Hydraulic turbines and water wheels

Hydraulic turbines generator

(850163) Electric generators; AC generators, (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators, of an output exceeding 375kVA but not exceeding 750kVA

(850164) Electric generators; AC generators, (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators, of an output exceeding 750kVA

(850162) Electric generators; AC generators, (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators, of an output exceeding 75kVA but not exceeding 375kVA

(850161) Generators; AC generators, (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators, of an output not exceeding 75kVA

Instantaneous or storage water heaters, non-electric (excl. instantaneous gas water heaters, solar water heaters and boilers or water heaters for central heating)

Lead

(780419) Lead; plates, sheets, strip and foil, of a thickness (excluding any backing) exceeding 0.2mm

(780420) Lead; powders and flakes

(780411) Lead; sheets, strip and foil, of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2mm

(780110) Lead; unwrought, refined

(780191) Lead; unwrought, unrefined, containing by weight antimony as the principal other element

(780199) Lead; unwrought, unrefined, not containing by weight antimony as the principal other element

(780200) Lead; waste and scrap

Lead ores and concentrates

Light emitting diodes "LED"

Lithium

(283691) Carbonates; lithium carbonate

(252700) Cryolite and chiolite; natural

(290433) Derivatives of hydrocarbons; lithium perfluorooctane sulphonate, whether or not halogenated

(290490) Derivatives of hydrocarbons; n.e.s. in heading no. 2904, whether or not halogenated

(284590) Isotopes other than those of heading no. 2844, 2845.20, 2845.30 or 2845.40; compounds, inorganic or organic, of such isotopes, whether or not chemically defined

(284530) Lithium enriched in lithium-6 and its compounds

(282520) Lithium oxide and hydroxide

(253090) Mineral substances; n.e.c. in chapter 25

(253040) Natural micaceous iron oxides

Lithium cells and batteries and accumulators

Magnesium

Magnesium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap

(810490) Magnesium; articles n.e.c. in heading no. 8104

(810430) Magnesium; raspings, turnings and granules, graded according to size, powders

(810411) Magnesium; unwrought, containing at least 99.8% by weight of magnesium

(810419) Magnesium; unwrought, containing less than 99.8% by weight of magnesium

(810420) Magnesium; waste and scrap

Manganese

Manganese and articles thereof, including waste and scrap

Molybdenum and articles thereof, including waste and scrap

(810299) Molybdenum; articles n.e.c. in heading no. 8102

(810210) Molybdenum; articles thereof, including waste and scrap, powders

(810295) Molybdenum; bars and rods, other than those obtained simply by sintering, profiles, plates, sheets, strip and foil

(810294) Molybdenum; unwrought, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering

(810297) Molybdenum; waste and scrap

(810296) Molybdenum; wire

Molybedenum

(261390) Molybdenum ores and concentrates; other than roasted

(261310) Molybdenum ores and concentrates; roasted

(282570) Molybdenum oxides and hydroxides

(284170) Salts; molybdates

Nickel

(282735) Chlorides; of nickel

(260400) Nickel ores and concentrates

(282540) Nickel oxides and hydroxides

(283324) Sulphates; of nickel

Nickel and articles thereof

(750890) Nickel; articles thereof n.e.c. in item no. 7508.1

(750511) Nickel; bars, rods and profiles, not alloyed

(750512) Nickel; bars, rods and profiles, of nickel alloys

(750810) Nickel; cloth, grill and netting, of nickel wire

(750110) Nickel; nickel mattes

(750120) Nickel; oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgy

(750610) Nickel; plates, sheets, strip and foil, not alloyed

(750620) Nickel; plates, sheets, strip and foil, of nickel alloys

(750400) Nickel; powders and flakes

(750720) Nickel; tube and pipe fittings

(750711) Nickel; tubes and pipes, not alloyed

(750712) Nickel; tubes and pipes, of nickel alloys

(750220) Nickel; unwrought, alloys

(750210) Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed

(750300) Nickel; waste and scrap

(750521) Nickel; wire, not alloyed

(750522) Nickel; wire, of nickel alloys

Niobium, gallium, indium, vanadium and germanium

Niobium; Vanadium (niobium, tantalum or vanadium ores and concentrates)

Parts of hydraulic turbines and water wheels incl. regulators

Photosensitive semiconductor devices (excl. photovoltaic generators and cells)

Photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels

Photovoltaic cells; LED

Photovoltaic cells not assembled in modules or made up into panels

Platinum Group Metals (PGMs)

(711100) Base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum; not further worked than semi-manufactured

(711510) Metal; catalysts in the form of wire cloth or grill, of platinum

(711049) Metals; iridium, osmium, ruthenium, semi-manufactured

(711041) Metals; iridium, osmium, ruthenium, unwrought or in powder form

(711029) Metals; palladium, semi-manufactured

(711021) Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form

(711019) Metals; platinum, semi-manufactured

(711011) Metals; platinum, unwrought or in powder form

(711039) Metals; rhodium, semi-manufactured

(711292) Waste and scrap of precious metals; of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals

Rare Earth Elements

Rhodium; Platinum Group Metals (PGMs)

Selenium

Silicon

(284210) Salts of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, double or complex silicates, including aluminosilicates, whether or not chemically defined, excluding azides

(283990) Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates, other than of sodium

(283920) Silicates; of potassium

(283919) Silicates; of sodium (excluding sodium metasilicates)

(283911) Silicates; sodium metasilicates

(280469) Silicon; containing by weight less than 99.99% of silicon

(280461) Silicon; containing by weight not less than 99.99% of silicon

(281122) Silicon dioxide

Silver

Silver; Gold

Silver, incl. silver plated with gold or platinum

(710700) Base metals clad with silver; not further worked than semi-manufactured

(710610) Metals; silver powder

(710692) Metals; silver, semi-manufactured

(710691) Metals; silver, unwrought, (but not powder)

(711210) Metals; waste and scrap of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals

(711230) Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; ash containing precious metal or precious metal compounds

(711299) Waste and scrap of precious metals; waste and scrap of precious metals including metal clad with precious metals, other than that of gold and platinum and excluding ash which contains precious metal or precious metal compounds

Solar water heaters

Tellurium; Borates

Tin

(800700) Tin; articles n.e.c. in chapter 80

(800300) Tin; bars, rods, profiles and wire

(800500) Tin; foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials), of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2mm, tin powders and flakes

(260900) Tin ores and concentrates

(800400) Tin; plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.2mm

(800600) Tin; tubes, pipes and tube or pipe fittings (eg couplings, elbows, sleeves)

(800120) Tin; unwrought, alloys

(800110) Tin; unwrought, not alloyed

(800200) Tin; waste and scrap

Titanium

Titanium and articles thereof, including waste and scrap.

Unwrought niobium; powders and waste and scrap

(853221) Electrical capacitors; fixed, tantalum

(810399) Tantalum; articles n.e.c. in heading no. 8103

(810390) Tantalum; articles n.e.s. in heading no. 8103

(810391) Tantalum; crucibles

(810320) Tantalum; unwrought, including bars and rods obtained simply by sintering, powders

(810330) Tantalum; waste and scrap

Vanadium (Niobium, tantalum or vanadium ores and concentrates)

Zinc

(262011) Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly zinc, hard zinc spelter

(262019) Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly zinc, other than hard zinc spelter

(260800) Zinc ores and concentrates

(281700) Zinc; oxide and peroxide

(790120) Zinc; unwrought, alloys

(790111) Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight 99.99% or more of zinc

(790112) Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc

Zirconium

Policy	Member	Type of Measure	Source	Year
National Standard of the P.R.C., Content Limitation of Mercury, Cadmium and Lead for Zinc Anode Primary Battery	China	Technical regulation	ePing TBT Platform	2020
Australian mandatory safety and information standards - requirements for consumer goods containing button and coin cell batteries and button and coin cell batteries themselves.	Australia	Technical regulation	ePing TBT Platform	2020
DUS DEAS 410:2019, Hot-dip Aluminium-zinc coated plain and corrugated steel sheets Specification, First Edition	Uganda	Technical regulation / Conformity assessment procedure	ePing TBT Platform	2020
Proposal for Technical Regulations for Electrical and Telecommunication Products and Components (KC 62133-2)	Korea, Republic of	Technical regulation	ePing TBT Platform	2020
Proyecto de Reglamento Técnico de Cables y Conductores Eléctricos de Baja Tension (Draft Technical Regulation on low-voltage electric cables and conductors) (22 pages, in Spanish)	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Technical regulation	ePing TBT Platform	2020
Draft Australian mandatory safety and information standards - proposed requirements for consumer goods containing button and coin cell batteries and button and coin cell batteries themselves.	Australia	Technical regulation	ePing TBT Platform	2020
National Standard of the P.R.C., Lithium Ion Cells and Batteries Used in Stationary Electronic Equipments - Safety Technical Specification	China	Technical regulation	ePing TBT Platform	2020
Reduction of import tariffs on certain auto parts not produced in Mercosur (NCM Chapters 39; 40; 69; 70; 73; 76; 83; 84; 85; 87; 90)	Brazil	Imports / Tariff	Trade Monitoring Database	2020
Proyecto de Primera Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 251 (1R) "Perfiles, barras, varillas y tubos extruidos de aluminio" (Draft first revision (1R) of Ecuadorian Technical Regulation PRTE INEN No. 251, "Extruded aluminium profiles, bars, rods, tubes and pipes") (9 pages, in Spanish)	Ecuador	Technical regulation	ePing TBT Platform	2020
Proyecto de Segunda Revisión del Reglamento Técnico Ecuatoriano PRTE INEN 152 (2R) "Rendimiento térmico de sistemas solares prefabricados y colectores solares" (Draft second revision (2R) of Ecuadorian Technical Regulation PRTE INEN No. 152: "Thermal performance of prefabricated solar systems and solar collectors") (11 pages, in Spanish)	Ecuador	Technical regulation	ePing TBT Platform	2020
Increase of import tariffs on acrylic resins;on certain aluminium plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.2 mm, etc	Southern African Customs Union (SACU)	Imports / Tariff	Trade Monitoring Database	2020
(Draft) Notification of Ministry of Commerce regarding the Import Prohibition of E-waste into the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. ….	Thailand	Technical regulation	ePing TBT Platform	2020
Temporary elimination of import tariffs on wheat and meslin, under an import quota of 750,000 tonnes; on certain vaccines for human medicine, etc	Brazil	Imports / Tariff	Trade Monitoring Database	2020
Extension of the temporary export ban on ferrous waste and scrap, remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel; copper waste and scrap; and aluminium waste and scrap	Argentina	Exports / Quantitative restrictions (QRs)	Trade Monitoring Database	2020
Elimination of automatic import licensing procedures on certain products (NCM Chapters 27; 32; 39; 40; 54; 55; 56; 60; 61; 62; 63; 68; 69; 70; 72; 73; 76; 82; 83; 84; 85; 87; 90, etc	Brazil	Imports / Customs procedures	Trade Monitoring Database	2020
Increase of import tariffs on certain outdoor trees; on natural cork; on citric acid, self-adhesive plates, strips of unvulcanized rubber, etc	Türkiye	Imports / Tariff	Trade Monitoring Database	2020
Executive order of obligations in importing conflict minerals	Denmark	Technical regulation	ePing TBT Platform	2020
Udkast til bekendtgørelse om teknisk certificering og servicering af vindmøller m.v.	Denmark	Technical regulation	ePing TBT Platform	2020
Proyecto de resolución del Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible "Por la cual se reglamentan los límites máximos permisibles de emisión de contaminantes que deberán cumplir las fuentes móviles terrestres, se reglamenta el artículo 2.2.5.1.8.2 del Decreto 1076 de 2015 y se adoptan otras disposiciones" (Draft Resolution of the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development regulating the maximum permissible limits for pollutant emissions from land-based mobile sources, regulating Article 2.2.5.1.8.2 of Decree No. 1076 of 2015 and adopting other provisions) (58 pages, in Spanish)	Colombia	Technical regulation / Conformity assessment procedure	ePing TBT Platform	2020
Amendment introduced in the list of products with export duties (derechos de exportación), resulting in the reduction of export duties on certain products (5, etc	Argentina	Exports / Duties	Trade Monitoring Database	2020

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