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Export restrictions on critical raw materials

<div class="col-sm-12"> <h3>About the Inventory on export restrictions on Critical Raw Materials</h3> <p>This Inventory contains information on export regulations in the raw materials sector, namely minerals, metals and wood. It records measures known to restrain export activity from 2009-2024 at the 6-digit level of HS2007 classification.</p> <p><b>Selection must be started by choosing a country (reference area).</b> Then data queries can be made using one or several of the filters: Type of measures, Commodities, and Year. Selection of products is possible through the "Commodities" filter. After a selection is made in one filter, the other filters automatically align and only elements where data are available are selectable. </p> <p>The list of countries below were reviewed and no restriction in place was found over the period 2009-2024</p><ul> <li> Austria</li> <li> Belgium</li> <li> Bulgaria</li> <li> Czechia</li> <li> Denmark</li> <li> Finland</li> <li> France</li> <li> Germany</li> <li> Greece</li> <li> Hungary</li> <li> Ireland</li> <li> Italy</li> <li> Korea</li> <li> Netherlands</li> <li> New Caledonia</li> <li> Norway</li> <li> Poland</li> <li> Portugal</li> <li> Slovak Republic</li> <li> Spain</li> <li> Sweden</li> <li> United Kingdom</li> </ul> <p>Regulations on exports of primary agriculture products are contained in a separate database. For current information on trade and domestic measures related to wheat, maize, rice, and soybean please refer to the <a href="https://www.oecd.org/agriculture/amis-policy-database/" target="_blank">AMIS Policy Database</a>.</p> <h3>Methodology</h3> <p><a href="https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/topics/policy-sub-issues/export-restrictions-on-critical-raw-materials/methodological-note-inventory-export-restrictions-industrial-raw-materials_2025.pdf" target="_blank">Methodological note to the Inventory on export restrictions on Critical Raw Materials:</a> <br/>This note explains the measures included in the database as well as the coverage and methodology of the data collection.</p> <p><a href="https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/topics/policy-sub-issues/export-restrictions-on-critical-raw-materials/oecd-industrial-raw-materials-complete-data_2025.xlsx" target="_blank"><b>Download complete data set for Critical Raw Materials</b></a></p> </div>