Guidance

Open general export licence (dual-use items: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region)

Licence allowing the export, for non-military use, of certain dual-use items to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

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The open general export licence (OGEL) has been revoked.

This OGEL allowed, subject to certain conditions, the export of specific goods to any destination in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region from the UK or any other EU member state where the exporter is established in the UK.

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

Revoked licences

The most recent revoked licences are available in the documents section.

You can find older revoked versions of the OGEL (dual-use items: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region) on the National Archives website.

Published 14 June 2012
Last updated 4 August 2020 + show all updates
  1. This open general export licence has been revoked.

  2. This open general export licence has been amended to reflect amendments to the EU dual-use export control list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.

  3. This licence has been amended following a review of export licences to Hong Kong.

  4. OGEL updated to reflect amendments to the EU dual-use export control list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 which came into force on 15 December 2018.

  5. Licence updated and republished to reflect amendments to the EU dual-use export control list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.

  6. Licence republished to incorporate changes to the Consolidated list of strategic military and dual-use items that require export authorisation.

  7. Licence amended and republished following changes in the EU dual-use list of controlled goods.

  8. Updated text in 'Conditions and requirements' to reflect new reporting process in connection with the transparency initiative.

  9. First published.