Signal · Regulation & Trade

BIS Restricts Exports of Black Mass and Tungsten Waste and Scrap without a License

Baker McKenzie Sanctions & Export Controls Blog Trade press Published 11th August 2026 Global

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<p>On August 6, 2026, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a temporary final rule (the “Rule“) that restricts exports of black mass and tungsten waste and scrap without a license. Beginning August 27, 2026, US persons that sell black mass and tungsten waste and scrap must allocate 100 percent [...]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/bis-restricts-exports-of-black-mass-and-tungsten-waste-and-scrap-without-a-license/">BIS Restricts Exports of Black Mass and Tungsten Waste and Scrap without a License</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com">Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog</a>.</p>

Publication: Baker McKenzie Sanctions & Export Controls Blog · Trade Publication
Published: 11th August 2026
Original report: sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com

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Category: Regulation & Trade
Geography: Global
Organisations: None identified
Collected: 26th September 2026 · 10:39

Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.

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Significance 2 · Moderate

Confidence 3 · Moderate

Initial Significance Moderate (35.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (21.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Likely Event Severity (3.0/30 points). Initial Confidence Moderate (45.0/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Extraction Quality (3.0/15 points).

Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact
Limiting factor: Likely Event Severity

Possibly the same underlying story as U.S. orders black mass, tungsten scrap kept home — flagged automatically, never merged automatically.

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Initial assessment ⓘMore about Initial Signal AssessmentProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.

Initial assessment ProcIntel's automatic, provisional read of this individual Signal -- Initial Significance and Initial Confidence, computed deterministically before any Event extraction or human review.