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Open general transhipment licence

Licence authorising the importation for transhipment and the subsequent exportation of certain goods to allowed destinations.

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Open general transhipment licence

Revoked: Open general transhipment licence (in force from 31 December 2020)

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Details

Licence permits the import for transhipment and the subsequent export of certain goods subject to provisions.

Reporting requirements

This OGEL is subject to reporting requirements under the open licence returns transparency initiative.

Revoked licences

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

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

Published 14 June 2012
Last updated 19 January 2024 + show all updates
  1. Licence amended to remove Burkina Faso, Haiti, Mali, and Niger as permissible destinations.

  2. This Open General Export Licence has been revised to take into account changes in legislation following the end of the transition period.

  3. This OGEL has been revised to take into account changes in legislation following the end of the transition period.

  4. Venezuela has been added to the list of destinations for which this licence is not valid.

  5. Changes to schedule 2: Serbia and Montenegro listed as separate countries. Bulgaria, Croatia, Ivory Coast and Liberia removed. Central African Republic and South Sudan added.

  6. First published.