Export Controls
The Export Control Joint Unit has published Notice to Exporters 2026/13, dated 13th May 2026, confirming the importance of including export licence data in the Customs Declaration.
The Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI), which is part of the Department for Business and Trade, published a guidance notice on 22 April 2026 with the title ‘Sanctions End-Use Controls (SEUC): guidance for businesses’.
The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) of the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) have published NTE 2026/11 detailing that the MOD security approval form 680 (F680) application process is moving from SPIRE to the new LITE application service.
The Export Control Joint Unit published 2026/08 on April 1 st 2026. The notice relates to the “General trade licence Russia sanctions: sectoral software and technology” advising that the licence has been updated and the previous version has been revoked.
The Export Control Joint Unit published 2026/09 on March 30 th 2026. The communication relates to OIEL (Open Individual Export Licence) applications and a change to how the ECJU will accept amendment requests.
Further to the notice to exporters 2025/32 ECJU has published guidance on how to submit export licence applications for consideration under articles 1, 2 and 3 of the Agreement on Defence Export Controls.
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.
The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) has issued a notification of an update to the Open General Export Licence (OGEL) for Military Goods: Collaborative Project Typhoon.
This case study highlights how minor design changes and informal project updates can reveal significant export control risks when not fully examined through a structured due diligence process. A subtle design change and an off‑hand comment during a routine project meeting may seem insignificant until they expose hidden risks that could compromise export control compliance.
