China controls some 3D-printing powders under its dual-use export regime — and leaves plenty alone. Pick your destination and we show every grade we stock: whether a Chinese export licence is needed, what that does to your schedule, and which grades we cannot send you at all.
Two taps, no form and no email gate — the answer is the same one our export desk would give you.
63 destinations, grouped by region. Grade-by-grade status, with the list entry behind each answer.
Choose your destination above to see the grades you can buy and the licence position for each one.
Guidance, not legal advice. This page reflects the Chinese export-control measures publicly in force on 16 October 2026 — the dual-use list and the 2025–2026 MOFCOM and Customs announcements behind it. Whether a given entry catches your exact powder depends on its chemistry, particle size and end use, and the binding decision rests with MOFCOM and China Customs. Nothing here is an offer: every order is reviewed individually before we accept it.
Stock grades, in the drum, from the same Guangzhou warehouse that prints your parts. Badges below are the position for most destinations — pick yours above for the exact answer.
Ti-6Al-4V (Grade 5) · SLM
Aerospace brackets, medical implants, lightweight structural parts
Control basisDual-use list 1C111.b.1.d — titanium or titanium alloy, ≥ 97 %, particles < 500 µm
That entry is written for propellant-component use. Standard SLM-grade spherical powder is classified case by case against chemistry and particle size, so we confirm your exact grade before quoting.
AlSi10Mg · SLM
Lightweight aerospace and automotive parts, heat exchangers
Control basisDual-use list 1C111.b.3 — spherical aluminium powder, ≥ 97 % aluminium, particles < 500 µm
The entry keys on the aluminium content, not on the alloy name. AlSi10Mg sits around 90 % aluminium and is normally assessed as outside it, but the percentage is decided by the exact grade — send us the spec sheet and we confirm.
316L / 17-4PH · SLM
Corrosion-resistant, food-safe and marine-grade parts
Control basisNot on the dual-use list (iron-based)
Cu (pure) / CuCrZr · SLM
Thermal management, induction coils, electrical contacts
Control basisNot on the dual-use list
PA12 (PA2200) · SLS
Tough, chemical-resistant SLS parts, living hinges, ducts
Control basisNot on the dual-use list
Bulk quantities welcome. Send the grade and the tonnage and our export desk quotes the powder on its own — email us or use the quote form.
Four steps, and a clear answer at each one — including when the answer is no.
Powder, grade, quantity and destination — or start from the checker above. If your spec sits near a threshold we ask for the certificate of analysis, because that is what settles it.
Chemistry and particle size checked against the dual-use list, and you get the answer in writing before you commit to anything.
We apply to MOFCOM as the exporter — the licence is ours, not yours — and keep you posted on the progress.
Then it is our normal flow: shipped to your door by DHL / FedEx / UPS with the licence number declared on the customs entry. Nothing ships while an application is pending, and if we are refused we tell you early and quote a compliant alternative.
China screens counterparties against two separate lists with two different legal bases. One table cannot answer both questions.
MOFCOM announcements · dual-use regime
Named entities and organisations subject to a prohibition, a licence requirement, or stricter end-user review. This is the list behind the licence decisions above — and the one your customs broker is most likely to ask about.
What it changes for an order: the export licence may be refused, or the order reviewed harder, before anything ships.
MOFCOM orders · counter-sanctions regime
A separate list of foreign entities named under China's counter-sanctions framework. The consequence is broader than an export restriction: entities in China are prohibited from entering into transactions or cooperation with them.
What it changes: it is not a customs question at our end. It is a constraint on the transaction itself — including purchase, sale and technical cooperation.
The test is your end user, not your industry. Neither list turns on what sector a buyer sits in, and a company name absent from one list is not thereby cleared under the other. If you are a listed party, or buying for one, tell us before you place an order — screening runs in writing, and an order we cannot run is cheaper to catch than to unwind.
Both lists are published in the MOFCOM announcement and order series and are amended as entities are added. Positions on this page are reviewed as of 16 October 2026; treat them as guidance, not as a legal opinion, and check the current official text for your own transaction.
Short answers. If yours is not here, ask our export desk directly.
To us. We are the exporter, so the dual-use licence is applied for and held by us in China. You may separately need an import permit or an end-use statement in your own country, and we will tell you what your customs broker is likely to ask for.
It depends on the item, the destination and the end user — some are routine, some need extra documentation. Ask us for the current estimate for your specific grade and destination, and plan the shipment date with the licence in mind. We do not ship before it is granted.
Because the list names materials, not metal powder as a category. Iron-based and copper-based powders have no entry; titanium, magnesium, zinc and aluminium do, above the listed thresholds. Whether an entry catches your grade is a chemistry question, which is why we ask for the spec sheet.
Yes — for civilian end-uses, which is the normal case. What changes is the paperwork and the schedule, not whether we can help. Military end-users and military end-uses are a different answer, and we decline those rather than look for a workaround.
To the US, yes for civilian buyers — what is prohibited is export to US military end-users or for military end-use. To Russia there is no blanket restriction, but orders are reviewed case by case on end user and end use. We do not ship to the DPRK. For anywhere else, pick your destination in the checker above.
Yes. These are grades we supply as raw material as well as print with. Tell us the grade and the quantity and we quote the powder on its own.
Two, and they are not interchangeable. The export-control control list (MOFCOM announcements, dual-use regime) drives licence decisions at our end. The countermeasure list (MOFCOM orders, counter-sanctions regime) is a separate instrument whose effect is to prohibit entities in China from transacting or cooperating with the parties named on it. Neither list is organised by industry, and absence from one is not clearance under the other. Tell us before you order if you are listed or buying for a listed party.
Reviewed on 16 October 2026 against the dual-use list and the 2025–2026 announcements. Export control moves: two suspension arrangements expire in November 2026, so we re-check every order rather than trusting a page that cannot see your end use.
Tell us the material, the grade and the destination. Our export desk will tell you where it stands and quote the powder at the same time.
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