Notice to exporters 2016/23: Spire website and email addresses updated
Published 13 October 2016
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Some aspects of Spire, the Export Control Organisation’s (ECO) online export licensing system, have been amended to reflect the fact that ECO is now part of the Department for International Trade (DIT), which was created on 14 July 2016.
The following website addresses are now live:
- www.spire.trade.gov.uk (Spire home page)
- www.exportcontroldb.trade.gov.uk (ECO reports and statistics)
- www.ecochecker.trade.gov.uk (Goods and OGEL checker)
Email addresses for individual staff have also been updated to:
name.surname@trade.gsi.gov.uk
0.1 What will this mean for exporters?
Please note that any licences or other documents that were issued by Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and which carry the BIS name/logo will continue to have legal effect as if they were issued by DIT.
All documentation, including licences and letters, have been updated to reflect the new DIT identity.
Internet searches for the old web addresses (www.spire.bis.gov.uk, www.exportcontroldb.bis.gov.uk and www.ecochecker.dit.gov.uk) will be redirected for the short term. But we recommend that you use the new ‘trade’ addresses from now, as the redirects are only temporary.
0.2 Contact details
General queries about strategic export licensing
Export Control Joint Unit
Department for Business and Trade
Old Admiralty Building
Admiralty Place
London
SW1A 2DY
Email exportcontrol.help@businessandtrade.gov.uk
Telephone 020 7215 4594
More information on export controls is available on the ECO pages of the GOV.UK website, also the Spire Export Licensing Database.
- Find Notices to Exporters from September 2012 to July 2016 at the National Archives.
- Find Notices to Exporters prior to September 2012 at the National Archives.
This notice is for information only and has no force in law. If the information here applies to your business, we recommend you take appropriate action; including seeking legal advice if necessary.