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This notice operates under the same 2012 circular (Shangchanfa [2012] No. 318, "Regulating Export Order of Automobile and Motorcycle Products") that underlies MOFCOM's 2025 pure-EV export licence regime (2025-09-26-china-mofcom-announcement-54-ev-export-licensing), but covers the broader conventional automobile and motorcycle export licence cycle rather than the EV-specific carve-out. It is the annual administrative notice that opens and sets deadlines for the next licensing year's declarations, not a new licensing regime.
Companies register on MOFCOM's unified business-management platform to submit applications, supporting documentation and compliance materials through an online system. Standard Category A automobile manufacturers must document at least 50 overseas service-network points demonstrating repair capability and authorised-dealer status. Modified-vehicle producers must declare as such, provide prior-year export records and vehicle specifications, and obtain a "Shared Aftermarket Service Confirmation Letter" from the original manufacturer committing to technical support.
Every applicant must now submit an "Overseas Compliance Management Commitment Letter" pledging to "comply with price regulations lawfully and refrain from disrupting market order for improper competitive advantage" (依法依规做好价格合规管理，不为获得不正当竞争优势扰乱市场秩序). This folds Beijing's broader anti-"involution"/anti-price-war campaign against domestic overcapacity into the export-licence eligibility gate: a manufacturer or modifier that loses its licence under this pledge loses its ability to export at all, not merely a compliance infraction.
Severity 2, qualitative. The notice discloses deadlines (system open 30 September 2026, MOFCOM submission by 28 October 2026) and a service-network threshold (50 points) but no trade-value, tariff or quota figure — it is an annual procedural renewal with an added compliance pledge, not a new restriction on volumes or destinations.