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China Implements Steel Export Licenses to Ease Trade Tensions

12/23/2025

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China will implement an export licensing regime for about 300 steel products, starting January 1, to ease trade tensions with emerging market partners.
Exports to the United States declined 18.3% this year, while overall exports rose 6.2% on higher-tech products and demand from Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Trade frictions are rising in steel, with Mexico, Brazil, and Vietnam imposing tariffs on Chinese steel.

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Story summary

China will implement an export licensing regime for about 300 steel products, starting January 1, to ease trade tensions with emerging market partners.
Exports to the United States declined 18.3% this year, while overall exports rose 6.2% on higher-tech products and demand from Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Trade frictions are rising in steel, with Mexico, Brazil, and Vietnam imposing tariffs on Chinese steel.