About us
The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) administers the UK’s system of export controls and licensing for military and dual-use items.
ECJU brings together operational and policy expertise from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
Responsibilities
DBT has overall responsibility for the statutory and regulatory framework of export controls, and for decisions to grant or refuse an export licence.
FCDO and MOD are DBT’s principal advisers, advising on the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, which are used to assess licence applications.
We aim to deliver an efficient, rigorous and customer-friendly export licensing and compliance service.