I. Motor Rotor and Stator Assemblies

Assemblies where magnets are embedded, internally mounted, or surface-

mounted onto iron cores/steel plates for fixed assembly, or assemblies that

integrate components such as shafts, bearings, outer sleeves, fans, gears,

dynamic balance plates, encoders, etc., to varying degrees, fall under the

category of deeply processed products and are generally not within the control scope of Announcement No. 18.

II. Sensors and Related Parts/Assemblies

Sensors, or sensor parts/assemblies that integrate chips, circuit boards,

brackets, pins, magnets, etc., to varying degrees (e.g., those formed by

injection molding processes), fall under the category of deeply processed

products and are generally not within the control scope of Announcement No.

18.

III. Other Rare Earth-Related Downstream Products

Rare earth downstream catalytic functional materials, such as catalyst powders that have undergone calcination processes, are generally not within the control scope of Announcement No. 18.

"Phosphors containing gadolinium oxide" are not considered controlled items

related to gadolinium oxide (It has been previously clarified that downstream rare earth luminescent materials like phosphors are generally not controlled

under Announcement No. 18).

Downstream products equipped with magnetic suction function components

(containing samarium-cobalt permanent magnet materials, terbium-containing neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnet materials, or dysprosium-containing neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnet materials), such as plastic magnetic building block toys, magnetic phone backplates, magnetic phone cases,

magnetic chargers, magnetic phone holders, phone protective cases, magnetic quick-release back stickers, tablet stands, anti-theft tag detachers,

electromagnetic fixtures, machine fixing parts, etc., are generally not within the control scope of Announcement No. 18.

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