China Resource Tax Implemented 1. Sep 2020

China classifies rare earths in 3 groups, rather than 2 groups light and heavy rare earth. The differences in classification you can see from the chart below as well as the applicable resource tax rates.
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It is very relevant to Western suppliers to China, that China's resource tax does not apply to imported rare earths concentrates or carbonates.

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