China: Ministry of Commerce adding 11 companies including Skydio and BRINC Drones on unreliable entity list restrictions over military technology sales to Taiwan

Progress

Current status
adopted
12 Aug 2025 in force
14 May 2025 adopted
05 Apr 2025 in force

Scope

Implementers
China
Policy Area
International trade
Policy Instrument
Import ban
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

12 Aug 2025
in force

Ministry of Commerce concludes suspension of unreliable entity list measures on 11 US companies reintroducing restrictions

n 12 August 2025, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce is scheduled to reinstate the measures imposed on 11 US entities under the Unreliable Entity List framework, pursuant to Announcement [2025] No. 7. The original measures prohibit the listed entities…

Source
Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government
14 May 2025
adopted

Ministry of Commerce suspended unreliable entity list measures on 11 US companies for 90 days

On 14 May 2025, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced the suspension of measures imposed on 11 U.S. entities under the Unreliable Entity List framework, pursuant to Announcement [2025] No. 7. The suspension, in place for 90 days, reflects the i…

Source
Event type order
Action type postponement
Government branch executive
Government body central government
05 Apr 2025
in force

Commerce Ministry added 11 companies including Skydio and BRINC Drones to unreliable entity list over military technology sales to Taiwan

On 5 April 2025, China’s Ministry of Commerce issued an order listing 11 companies, including Skydio and BRINC Drones, on its unreliable entity list. The companies are described as having engaged in military technology cooperation with Taiwan, which…

Source
Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government