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Services

• End-user undertaking (EUU) form

  Download a form to accompany applications for a standard individual export licence (SIEL).

• Open individual export licence (OIEL) undertaking template

  A consignee undertaking which is required to be completed in accordance with open individual Export Licence conditions.

• Change a vehicle load compartment for TIR border crossings

  Apply to get a certificate if you change an approved load compartment design to make sure it still meets the rules to be used under the TIR scheme.

• Book an individual vehicle inspection for TIR border crossings

  Get an individual vehicle inspected for the first time, or book a 2-yearly inspection for any vehicle approved to be used under the TIR scheme.

• Get a certificate for a vehicle using an approved design for TIR border crossings

  Apply to get a certificate to prove a load compartment follows a design you've had approved to be used under the TIR scheme for international border crossings.

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Guidance and regulation

• Sanctions, embargoes and restrictions

  Detailed guide

  31 March 2016

  Export Control Joint Unit, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, and Department for International Trade

• Current arms embargoes and other restrictions

  Detailed guide

  25 May 2018

  Export Control Joint Unit and Department for International Trade

• UK Strategic Export Control Lists

  Detailed guide

  23 February 2017

  Export Control Joint Unit and Department for International Trade

• Consolidated list of strategic military and dual-use items that require export authorisation
  • Guidance
  • 14 September 2018
  • Export Control Joint Unit and Department for International Trade
• Classifying your goods in the UK Trade Tariff if there's no Brexit deal
  • Guidance
  • 23 August 2018
  • HM Treasury, HM Revenue & Customs, and Department for International Trade

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News and communications

9 March 2016 — Speech

New markets, new opportunities: doing business with Iran

Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills

1. Sanctions relief paves the way for developing UK trade relationship with Iran
   • 16 January 2016
   • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, Closed organisation: UK Trade & Investment, UK Export Finance, and Export Control Joint Unit
   • Press release
2. Thinking of exporting to Iran when sanctions are lifted?
   • 31 July 2015
   • Closed organisation: UK Trade & Investment
   • News story
3. Review of export licensing procedures for Israel
   • 14 July 2015
   • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
   • News story
4. Security expert to head government export sales organisation
   • 15 January 2015
   • Closed organisation: UK Trade & Investment and Department for International Trade Defence & Security Organisation
   • Press release

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Research and statistics

• Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 1 July to 30 September 2015
  • 16 October 2018
  • Export Control Joint Unit and Department for International Trade
  • Official statistics
• Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 1 April to 30 June 2015
  • 16 October 2018
  • Export Control Joint Unit and Department for International Trade
  • Official statistics
• Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 1 April to 30 June 2017
  • 16 October 2018
  • Export Control Joint Unit and Department for International Trade
  • Official statistics
• Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 1 October to 31 December 2016
  • 16 October 2018
  • Export Control Joint Unit and Department for International Trade
  • Official statistics
• Strategic export controls: licensing statistics, 2014
  • 16 October 2018
  • Export Control Joint Unit and Department for International Trade
  • Official statistics

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Policy papers and consultations

• Pre-licensing register of arms brokers: call for evidence 31 July 2015

  Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Export Control Joint Unit

  Consultation outcome

  Date closed 30 May 2014

• 2010 to 2015 government policy: export controls
  • 8 May 2015
  • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills, Department for International Development, Closed organisation: Department of Energy & Climate Change, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, and Ministry of Defence
  • Policy paper
• CP Cases wins export deals in India and Italy with help from UKTI
  • 12 September 2014
  • Closed organisation: UK Trade & Investment
  • Case study

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• UK Strategic Export Controls annual report 2017
  • 23 July 2018
  • Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  • Corporate report
• UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2016
  • 20 July 2017
  • Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  • Corporate report
• Export licences approved for Russia
  • 9 April 2014
  • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Export Control Joint Unit
  • Foi release
• Existing export licences for military and dual-use goods to Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania
  • 24 January 2014
  • Closed organisation: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
  • Foi release
• Strategic export controls
  • 30 June 2012
  • Foreign & Commonwealth Office
  • Corporate report

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Organisations

1. Department for International Trade
2. Foreign & Commonwealth Office
3. Animal & Plant Health Agency
4. Ministry of Defence
5. Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency

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1. HM Revenue & Customs
2. Rural Payments Agency
3. HM Treasury
4. Home Office
5. Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
6. Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
7. Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
8. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
9. Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
10. Department for International Development
11. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation HM Treasury
12. UK Export Finance
13. Veterinary Medicines Directorate

1. Export Control Joint Unit
2. Defence Equipment and Support
3. Department for International Trade Defence & Security Organisation
4. Environment Agency