Notice to exporters 2020/03: exporting and trading items subject to strategic controls during the transition period
Published 29 January 2020
The UK leaves the EU on 31 January 2020. Current export licensing arrangements will continue to apply until the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020.
Strategic items are regulated through a system of export and trade controls. The following items are subject to strategic control:
- military items
- firearms
- dual-use items (items with both civil and military uses)
- items that can be used for torture or capital punishment
- radioactive sources
- other items controlled under international sanctions
The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) is responsible for the control and licensing of the trade of these items.
The current export licensing arrangements will continue to apply during the transition period. This includes the arrangements for exporting all strategic items.
The open general export licence (export of dual-use items to EU member states) is not required to export dual-use items to the EU during the transition period.
For more information on the current regulations and requirements, see:
- export controls: military goods, software and technology
- export controls: dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources
- firearms and export control forms
- export controls: torture goods
- current trade sanctions, including arms embargoes and other restrictions
- UK sanctions guidance for information on other types of sanctions
Contact ECJU
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 ECJU pages of the GOV.UK website, also the SPIRE export licensing database.
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.
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