Guidance

Open general licence (AUKUS nations)

Licence allowing the export of dual-use items or military goods software or technology and trade of military goods, to, between and among Australia, the USA and the UK.

From:
Export Control Joint Unit and Department for Business and Trade
Published
16 August 2024
Last updated
8 April 2026 — See all updates

Documents

Open general licence (AUKUS nations)

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Revoked: Open general licence (AUKUS nations) (in force from October 2025)

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Open general licence (AUKUS nations) guidance note

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AUKUS - exemption from U.S. ITAR regulations

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/aukus-exemption-from-us-itar-regulations

Details

This open general licence (OGL) permits, subject to certain conditions, the export of dual-use items or military goods software or technology and trade of military goods, to, between and among Australia, the USA and the UK.

This includes re-exporting goods, software or technology to and from permitted destinations, even if they have been incorporated into other products.

Revoked licences

The most recent revoked licence is available in the documents section.

You can find older revoked versions of the OGEL (open general licence (AUKUS nations) on the National Archives website.

Updates to this page

Published 16 August 2024
Last updated 8 April 2026 show all updates

  1. Licence updated to permit the export of goods, software or technology to any Australian, US or UK armed forces including when deployed.

  2. The existing Ogel has been revoked and updated version uploaded.

  3. The existing OGEL has been revoked and updated with a new one.

  4. Replaced the link on step 1 with AUKUS - exemption from U.S. ITAR regulations link.

  5. The AUKUS guidance note on the Authorised User Community is now being hosted on an MOD web page.

  6. Updated text in the AUKUS authorised user community guidance note, to combine 2 paragraphs under the heading: 'How and when a UK entity can apply for membership'

  7. Email address on the authorised user community guidance note updated to desirg-ukauc@mod.gov.uk.

  8. First published.

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