April 2025
China introduced non-automatic export licensing for SmCo magnets and NdFeB magnets containing dysprosium or terbium.
Export licensing changed magnet lead times
The suffix on your drawing decides your lead time.
A China-made NdFeB grade containing dysprosium or terbium can require a non-automatic export licence that remains unresolved for 60–120 days or longer, with no statutory review period. We identify that exposure and potential manufacturing options before you compare delivery dates.
For OEM procurement, engineering and supply-chain teams in North America and Europe.
Export timing
Production lead time is not export lead time.
A factory quotation may show when a magnet can be made while leaving a separate licensing delay outside the promised schedule. That distinction belongs at the start of the sourcing decision.
About 50% below
Shipments of yttrium, dysprosium and terbium remain approximately 50% below the period before the controls began.
Two timelines
Production, export approval and freight must be stated separately before two delivery dates can be compared.
If your quotation doesn't separate export approval from production time, the delay shows up after you've already committed the production schedule.
Why Cardinal
Cardinal makes grade exposure, named capacity and quote differences visible.
See the delay before you commit the schedule
We separate standard grades from high-coercivity suffixes and record whether dysprosium or terbium changes the export path. Check your grade
Work from named, dated options
Publicly identified options include Neo Performance Materials in Narva, Noveon Magnetics, Vacuumschmelze in Sumter, TDK and Shin-Etsu in Japan, and planned SGI Vina capacity in Vietnam. These are potential sources identified from public information, not contracted suppliers. See the dated supply map
Compare the same component three times
The same drawing, grade, coating, origin definition, volume and delivery assumptions go to each potential source so you compare like with like. Use the RFQ checklist
How Cardinal is paid
Cardinal is paid a commission by the selected manufacturer. There is no fee or markup on your side: the quoted price is the same with Cardinal or without.
Capabilities
Built around the component and the sourcing constraint.
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04Custom NdFeB magnets
Drawing-based sourcing for sintered neodymium magnets, from prototype quantities to recurring OEM demand.
Learn more 02Magnetic assemblies
Sourcing support for rotor components and assemblies that combine magnets with mechanical parts.
Learn more 03Non-China sourcing
A dedicated path when you need verified non-China or diversified supply options.
Learn moreIndustries
Initial focus: robotics, industrial automation, medical devices and electric motors. We can also review adjacent industrial applications.
Learn moreProcurement notes
Start with your grade, then compare your sourcing path and named non-China capacity.
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2026-07-17 ·RFQ
Have a drawing, specification or sourcing problem?
Send what you know. If the RFQ is incomplete, we can help organize the missing commercial and technical questions before supplier outreach.