Export Controls

Highlighted in the most recent Notice to Exporters (NTE), why compliance matters. A company director has received a prison sentence after attempting to export controlled military-grade equipment without the required UK licence. The case, published in the UK government’s Notice to Exporters 2026/03 19-02-2026, highlights the seriousness with which UK authorities enforce export controls and Customs.

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has launched a call for evidence seeking the industry’s views on how the UK financial sanctions regulations governing ownership and control are applied in practice by UK businesses.

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) is part of His Majesty’s Treasury. It is responsible for enforcing financial sanctions and regularly updates guidance on how financial sanctions regulations are implemented in practice.

The UK Government published Notice to Exporters 2025/30 on 20th November 2025, which details amendments to three elements of UK Export Controls regulations, as set out in The Export Control (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations, which will come into force on 16 th December 2025.

Notice to Exporters 2025/29, published on November 7 th , 2025, communicates advance notice of the Export Control (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2025, which will encompass the following updates.

The UK Government have announced that the OFSI Consolidated List of Asset Freeze Targets is closing. From Wednesday, 28 th January 2026, the UK Sanctions List will be the only source for all UK sanctions designations.

The ECJU has released Notice to Exporters 2025/25, which updates information on NTE2025 24, released on August 15th, regarding an additional ‘possible ultimate end user’ input screen on the licence application database, LITE.

NTE 2025/22 advises traders of the release of the General Trade Licence Russia Sanctions – Sectoral Software and Technology. Both the NTE and the licence were published on 21 st July 2025.