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HMRC have published NTE 2026/06 which is an update to information released earlier in March confirming a communication issue between the UK Export Licencing systems LITE and SPIRE with the Customs Declaration Service, or CDS.
NTE2026/04 detailed that licence transfer issues were being experienced by the CDS, impacting customs declarations and, in some instances, causing cross-border traffic of controlled goods to stall.
NTE2026/06, published 13 March 2026, details that the issues have been resolved and that no further action should be necessary
Users are advised to make contact through official channels should they still be facing declaration or goods movement issues caused by the transmission issue
Support can be found at the following links:
Report a problem using the Customs Declaration Service
And for urgent cases, users can also email cds.operations@hmrc.gov.uk.
For general queries about strategic export licensing, contact the ECJU
Export Control Joint Unit
Department for Business and Trade
Old Admiralty Building
Admiralty Place
London
SW1A 2DY
Email: exportcontrol.help@businessandtrade.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 7215 4594
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