1. The destination logic
Some goods are licensed regardless of destination.
Others are licensed only to certain destinations.
2. The categories
Goods licensed to all destinations
The most sensitive.
Goods licensed to listed destinations
The list changes.
Goods with destination conditions
Quantity limits, or end-use restrictions.
3. The consequence for distributors
A distributor reselling into a listed destination triggers the requirement.
4. The re-export worry
Goods exported lawfully to a permitted destination then re-exported to a restricted one.
5. The scenario
An exporter shipped to a permitted destination. The buyer re-exported.
At destination, the goods were detained, and the detention traced back through the supply chain.
6. The lesson
The destination on the licence matters because the destination on the licence is checked.
7. What the exporter can do
Contract clauses restricting re-export.
End-user statements covering the onward sale.
8. Closing view
Destination controls travel through the commercial chain.
9. Closing note
The exporter’s obligation does not end at the shipment.
*This article is based on China’s export control law.*