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Japan adds 23 chipmaking tool types to its export licence list from 23 July

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Source: Baker McKenzie Sanctions NewsAlso reported by DigiTimes

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced on 23 May 2023 that 23 types of advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment would need individual export licences from 23 July 2023. The list covers 11 deposition tools, 4 lithography tools, 3 cleaning tools, 3 etching tools, 1 annealing tool and 1 inspection tool; the rules do not name China.

Why it matters

Japanese makers of these chipmaking tools need a licence for each export, which lets Tokyo refuse shipments to Chinese fabs without naming China.

When
23 May 2023
ID
WTA-N-2023-0061
Where
Japan, China
Who
METI

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Baker McKenzie Sanctions News and the reporting credited above. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Baker McKenzie Sanctions News

Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

Next stop on this Storyline: What happened nextNetherlands requires licences to export ASML’s advanced DUV immersion tools

Data to measure this

Compare the years before 2023 with the years since in these series.

  • BACI product-level trade databaseCEPIIHarmonised annual bilateral trade for about 5,000 HS6 products among about 200 countries, including chips.Years: 1995-present · annual · download · CSV · Covers before and after
  • UN ComtradeUnited Nations Statistics Division · paidBilateral goods trade by reporter, partner and product code, for example HS 8542 integrated circuits.monthly · api · CSV, JSON, API

All data for Japan

Cite this story

WTA-N-2023-0061: “Japan adds 23 chipmaking tool types to its export licence list from 23 July.” wheresthe.ai, 23 May 2023. https://wheresthe.ai/d/jp-meti-23-chip-equipment-export-controls-2023-05/ (source: Baker McKenzie Sanctions News).

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