Original Publish Date » April 4 , 2025
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- The exports apply to all countries, not just the US
- The US imports most of its rare earths and most come from China
- China produces around 90% of the world’s refined rare earths, a group of 17 elements used across the defence, electric vehicle, clean energy and electronics industries. These including samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium and yttrium
- Export control begin immediately, April 4, according to a Ministry of Commerce release
- Beijing announced the controls as part of a broader package of tariffs and company restrictions in retaliation for Trump’s decision to hike tariffs against most Chinese products to 54%
