China adds two fentanyl-related chemicals to export-control list
China has added two N-phenethyl piperidine esters to a list of fentanyl precursor chemicals requiring export licences for shipments to the United States, Canada and Mexico. The measure was announced by the Ministry of Commerce and other agencies one day before an announced visit to the US by President Xi Jinping.
China has tightened controls on exports of two chemicals linked to fentanyl production, requiring exporters to obtain licences before sending them to the United States, Canada or Mexico. The chemicals are two N-phenethyl piperidine esters. China’s Ministry of Commerce, working with four other government agencies, added them to part one of the country’s catalogue governing exports of precursor chemicals to specified countries and regions, according to the South China Morning Post.
The measure was announced on Tuesday, one day before President Xi Jinping’s announced visit to the United States. The supplied material does not provide details of the visit or say whether the export-control decision was directly connected to it. It also does not state when the new licensing requirement will take effect, how applications will be assessed, or how much of the chemicals China exports.
The change expands the chemicals subject to China’s export-licensing controls for the named destinations.
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