Ministry of Commerce, General Administration of Customs, Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission Announcement No. 49 of 2

【Issuing Authority】Bureau of Safety and Control
【Document Number】Announcement No. 49 of 2026 issued by the Ministry of Commerce, the General Administration of Customs, and the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission
【Issuance Date】October 19, 2026

 

In accordance with the relevant provisions of laws and regulations including the Export Control Law of the People's Republic of China, the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China, the Customs Law of the People's Republic of China, and the Regulations on the Export Control of Dual-Use Items of the People's Republic of China, to safeguard national security and interests, and with the approval of the State Council and the Central Military Commission, it is decided to optimize and adjust the export control measures for items related to specific unmanned aerial vehicles. Relevant matters are announced as follows:
 

I. Items that meet the following characteristics shall not be exported without permission:

(1) 7A103.b. Autopilots specially designed for "unmanned aerial vehicles" (refer to Customs Commodity Code 90142010.10).

(2) 7E103 Technologies related to items controlled under entry 7A103:

a. Gimbal stabilization technologies for the research and development, production or use of items controlled under entry 7A103.a;

b. Mission payload technologies for the research and development, production or use of items controlled under entry 7A103.b.

(3) 9A012.a. "Unmanned aerial vehicles" or "unmanned airships" capable of controlled flight beyond the "natural visual line of sight" of the "operator" and with any of the following characteristics (refer to Customs Commodity Codes 88010090.10, 88061000.10, 88062110.11, 88062110.91, 88062190.10, 88062210.11, 88062210.91, 88062290.10, 88062310.11, 88062310.91, 88062390.10, 88062410.11, 88062410.91, 88062490.10, 88062910.11, 88062910.91, 88062990.10, 88069110.11, 88069110.91, 88069190.10, 88069210.11, 88069210.91, 88069290.10, 88069310.11, 88069310.91, 88069390.10, 88069410.11, 88069410.91, 88069490.10, 88069900.10):

1. Maximum "endurance time" greater than or equal to 30 minutes and less than 3 hours, and capable of taking off and maintaining stable and controlled flight under gust conditions of 46.3 km/h (25 knots) or higher;

2. Maximum "endurance time" greater than or equal to 3 hours.

Technical Notes:

1. "Operator" refers to a professional responsible for controlling the "unmanned aerial vehicle" or "unmanned airship", who remotely controls or programs the aircraft through the ground control station to ensure the smooth completion of flight missions;

2. "Endurance time" refers to the continuous flight time converted to the sea level zero wind state under the International Standard Atmosphere conditions (ISO2533: 1975);

3. "Natural visual line of sight" refers to the maximum distance at which an observer on the Earth's surface can clearly see an object under ideal conditions without any human interference and atmospheric pollution. The line of sight refers to the maximum distance at which an observer on the Earth's surface can clearly see an object due to the limitation of the Earth's curvature. In practical applications, the influence of atmospheric conditions on the line of sight is usually considered.

(4) 9A012.b. Engines specially designed for "unmanned aerial vehicles" or "unmanned airships":

1. Aspirated piston or rotary internal combustion engines specially designed for "high-altitude" flight above 15420 m (50000 feet) (refer to Customs Commodity Codes 84071010.10, 84071020.10);

2. Aero-engines with maximum continuous power exceeding 16 kW (refer to Customs Commodity Codes 85012000.10, 85013200.10, 85013300.10, 85013400.10, 85014000.10, 85015200.10, 85015300.10, 84071010.10, 84071020.10, 84089092.30, 84089093.20, 84111110.10, 84111190.10, 84111210.10, 84111290.20, 84112100.10, 84112210.10, 84112220.10, 84112230.10, 84118100.02);

3. Turbojet engines with thrust greater than or equal to 400 N (refer to Customs Commodity Codes 84111110.10, 84111190.10, 84111210.10, 84111290.20).

(5) 9A012.e. Radio communication equipment specially designed for "unmanned aerial vehicles" or "unmanned airships" controlled under entry 9A012.a and with any of the following characteristics (refer to Customs Commodity Codes 85176299.10, 85176910.02, 85269200.10):

1. The equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) of the airborne radio communication equipment is greater than or equal to 30 dBmW (dBm);

2. The capability of one station controlling multiple aircraft exceeds 10 units.

Technical Notes:

1. "Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP)" refers to the radiated power of the actual transmitting system in a given direction, expressed as the transmitting power required for an ideal isotropic antenna to produce the same power density.

2. "dBmW (dBm)" is a logarithmic power unit with 1 mW as the reference power, used to represent the absolute power level of the signal.

(6) 9A112 "Unmanned aerial vehicles" not controlled under entry 9A012 (refer to Customs Commodity Codes 88010090.10, 88061000.10, 88062110.11, 88062110.91, 88062190.10, 88062210.11, 88062210.91, 88062290.10, 88062310.11, 88062310.91, 88062390.10, 88062410.11, 88062410.91, 88062490.10, 88062910.11, 88062910.91, 88062990.10, 88069110.11, 88069110.91, 88069190.10, 88069210.11, 88069210.91, 88069290.10, 88069310.11, 88069310.91, 88069390.10, 88069410.11, 88069410.91, 88069490.10, 88069900.10):

a. "Unmanned aerial vehicles" with a "range/flight distance" greater than or equal to 300 km;

b. "Unmanned aerial vehicles" that have autonomous flight control and navigation capabilities and any of the following characteristics:

1. Equipped with an aerosol spreading system/device with a capacity greater than 80 L;

2. Designed to be capable of being equipped with an aerosol spreading system/device with a capacity greater than 80 L;

c. "Unmanned aerial vehicles" that have the capability to be controlled by the operator to fly beyond the "natural visual line of sight" and any of the following characteristics:

1. Equipped with an aerosol spreading system/device with a capacity greater than 80 L;

2. Designed to be capable of being equipped with an aerosol spreading system/device with a capacity greater than 80 L.

Note: Entry 9A112 does not control model aircraft specially designed for entertainment or competitions.

(7) 9A901 Components related to "unmanned aerial vehicles":

a. Brushless motors specially designed to be equipped with propellers for "unmanned aerial vehicles" that have all of the following characteristics (refer to Customs Commodity Codes 85012000.10, 85013200.10, 85013300.10, 85013400.10, 85014000.10, 85015200.10, 85015300.10):

1. Rated voltage greater than or equal to 48 V;

2. Rated power greater than or equal to 3 kW;

3. Rated power density greater than or equal to 3 kW/kg;

4. Rated speed less than or equal to 3000 rpm.

b. Electronic speed controllers specially designed to match items controlled under entry 9A901.a that have all of the following characteristics (refer to Customs Commodity Codes 85044099.70, 90328990.95):

1. Rated voltage greater than or equal to 48 V;

2. Rated power greater than or equal to 3 kW.

c. Blades made of carbon fiber composite materials that can be used for "unmanned aerial vehicles" and have any of the following characteristics (refer to Customs Commodity Code 88071000.10):

1. The structure of the fixed-pitch propeller blade passes through the rotation center, and the length from the rotation center of the blade to the blade tip is greater than or equal to 762 mm;

2. The structure of the fixed-pitch propeller blade does not pass through the rotation center, and the length from the end face of the blade root to the blade tip is greater than or equal to 648 mm;

3. The blade root part has a variable pitch function.

Note: The "variable pitch function" in entry 9A901.c.3 refers to a structure that can realize the variable pitch function, such as a variable pitch pin on the end face of the blade root, or a hole for connecting the variable pitch rocker arm on the blade root part.

(8) 9D901 Software specially designed for the research and development, production or use of items controlled under entries 9A012.a and 9A112.

(9) 9E901 The following technologies for the research and development, production or use of items controlled under entries 9A012.a and 9A112:

a. Flight control technologies, including single-aircraft control technology, swarm control technology, etc.;

b. Autonomous navigation technologies, including inertial navigation technology, terrain matching navigation technology, anti-jamming satellite navigation technology, etc.;

c. Perception and avoidance technologies;

d. Whole-machine system design technology.

(10) 9E902 Technologies for the research and development, production or use of items controlled under entries 9A012.b, 9A012.c, 9A012.d, 9A012.e, and 9A901.

(11) 9E903 Design and manufacturing technologies for polar light-weight "unmanned aerial vehicles" that have all of the following characteristics:

a. Take off and land on ship-borne mobile platforms or ice surfaces;

b. Maximum takeoff wind speed greater than or equal to level 6;

c. Minimum operating temperature less than or equal to -30℃;

d. Maximum endurance time greater than or equal to 6 hours;

e. Payload carrying capacity greater than or equal to 10 kg.

(12) 9E904 Human-machine hybrid control technologies for complex land unmanned platforms in weak communication environments that have all of the following characteristics:

a. Image semantic compression rate greater than or equal to 75%;

b. Single-frame image reconstruction delay less than or equal to 150 ms;

c. Correct parsing rate of end-side task chain greater than or equal to 70%;

d. Natural language interaction response delay less than or equal to 1 s;

e. Unknown environment task execution success rate greater than or equal to 95%.

(13) 0E903 Anti-unmanned aerial vehicle technologies, etc. for the research and development, production or use of items controlled under entry 0A903.

II. When exporting the above-mentioned items, export operators shall apply for licenses to the competent commerce department of the State Council in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Export Control Law of the People's Republic of China and the Regulations on the Export Control of Dual-Use Items of the People's Republic of China.

III. Export operators shall be responsible for the authenticity of the declared commodities. For items listed in this Announcement, they shall declare their characteristic and other indicator information to the customs, and mark "export-controlled item" in the remarks column of the customs declaration form. For items not listed in this Announcement but with close characteristics and other indicators, or items whose purposes do not fall under the situations listed in this Announcement but meet other characteristic and indicator requirements, they shall declare their characteristic and other indicator information to the customs, and mark "non-export-controlled item" in the remarks column of the customs declaration form. If there is any doubt about the authenticity of the above declared information, the customs will raise questions in accordance with the law, and the export goods will not be released during the questioning period.

IV. Under eligible conditions, export operators may apply for the following licensing facilitation measures in accordance with the law:

(1) For the export of items controlled under entry 9A012.a.1, export operators may obtain export certificates by registering and filling in information before each export and then export the goods on their own.

(2) For items controlled under entries 9A012.a and 9A112 that are used to participate in exhibitions held within the territory of the People's Republic of China (excluding defense exhibitions and police exhibitions) and are immediately returned to the original export place in their original condition after the exhibition ends, or used to participate in exhibitions held outside the territory of the People's Republic of China (excluding defense exhibitions and police exhibitions) and are immediately re-imported into the territory in their original condition