MOFCOM opens national security investigation into imported printing and copying office equipment with foreign system software
商务部公告2026年第33号 公布对相关进口打印复印办公设备发起对外贸易国家安全立案调查
MOFCOM Announcement No. 33 of 2026 states that, from August 5, 2026, the Ministry of Commerce has initiated an investigation into national security interests in foreign trade covering imported office equipment with printing and copying functions that runs foreign system software, defined as driver and embedded software developed, tested or maintained by foreign individuals or entities. The investigation is opened under Articles 41 and 42 of the Foreign Trade Law and will examine import volumes, dependence on foreign goods, technology and services, the state of domestic industry and the effect of relevant foreign government policies.
Importers of printing and copying office equipment containing foreign-developed driver or embedded software fall within the investigation's scope, and interested parties have 30 days from the August 5, 2026 announcement to file written comments with MOFCOM's Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau.
Source: 商务部 · 贸易救济调查局 · trb.mofcom.gov.cn