Export Controls
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.
The ECJU has updated the End User Undertaking (EUU) form, which must be completed for a Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL), Standard Individual Trade Control Licence (SITCL), or a licence to provide technical assistance .
Notice to Exporters 2025/16, published 17 th June, advises that the Customs Declaration Service (CDS) has been updated to accept the use of special and diacritic characters when declaring UK import and export licences on CDS.
The licences have been updated to exclude military nuclear power generating and nuclear power propulsion equipment from the scope of the licences.
The Export Control Joint Unit has issued Notice to Exporters 2025/09 advising of the update of the Open General Export Licence, Oil and Gas Exploration Dual Use Items
Applying for a Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) can be daunting, particularly if the applicant is unused to terminology or unsure why the application questions are phrased the way they are.
The Export Control Joint Unit issued NTE 2025/04 on 26th February, confirming that four Open General Export Licences (OGELs) have been updated to remove Rwanda as a permitted destination.
OGEL for exports to support the Joint Strike Fighter has been updated to include Greece as an Export Customer.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK’s commitment to global security through intensified sanctions has taken centre stage. Among the UK’s key priorities is the non-proliferation (the unintentional spreading) of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and other controlled goods.
