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On Tuesday, December 16th, 2025, Notice to Exporters 2025/33 was communicated by the Export Control Joint Unit.
Firstly, the communication relates to six updated OGELs to align with changes in UK Export Control Legislation, which were communicated via Notice to Exporters 2025/30 on 20th November 2025, which relates explicitly to The Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025
The amendment includes changes that remove existing classifications and create new ones. Three UK Dual Use Classifications PL9013, PL9014 and PL9015 have been removed from the UK Dual Use List and have subsequently been incorporated into the Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 as “500 Series” classifications. The list of new classifications was communicated in Notice to Exporters 2025/30 on 20th November 2025.
Subsequently, a new Consolidated List was published on 16th December 2025.
The six updated OGELs, reflecting the amendments to the UK legislation by removing PL9013, PL9014 and PL9015 and replacing them with new classifications to Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009, are as follows;
- OGEL export of dual-use items to EU member states
- OGEL technology for dual-use items
- OGEL export after exhibition: dual-use items
- OGEL export for repair/replacement under warranty: dual-use items
- OGEL export after repair/replacement under warranty: dual-use items
- OGEL dual-use items India
In addition, there are changes to two other OGELs.
First, the OGEL A400M collaborative programme has been updated to reflect a minor change to Annex A of the OGEL.
The OGEL PCBs and Components for Military Goods licence permits the export of specifically described products and ML classifications to approved destinations. This licence has been updated to include O-rings for gas systems in the scope of approved items.
These licences (except for the OGEL export after exhibition for dual-use items) have also been amended to reflect Export Customs Declaration requirements. The update confirms that “the licence reference in the form ‘GBOGE 20XX/XXXXX’ must be entered onto the UK’s Customs declarations system” This clause is referring to CDS, the Customs Declaration Service and the mandatory requirement for the exporter to declare their unique licence number to HMRC in Data Element 2/3 of the Customs Declaration.
The notice confirms that the eight OGELs came into force on 16th December 2025, aligning with the commencement of the Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025
Existing OGEL registrations will still apply. When using OGELs, it is imperative that the updated version be reviewed to verify compliance and ensure adherence to the Terms and Conditions. If exporters have PL9013, PL9014, and PL9015 controlled items, these will require reclassification against the updated Consolidated List of Strategic Military and Dual-Use items that require export authorisation.
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