SPE13475 - Commercial policy measures: cultural goods

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An export licence is required for certain cultural goods, antiques and works of art over 50 years old, see https://www.gov.uk/export-licence-for-cultural-goods. This includes goods held under IP, the movement of goods to other Member States and the Channel Islands but not the Isle of Man. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) are responsible for export licensing policy.

Applications for cultural goods export licences are processed by:

Export Licensing Unit
Arts Council England
21 Bloomsbury Street
LONDON
WC1B 3HF

Phone: 020 7268 9572 / 9606 / 9614 / 9622 / 9623 / 9635 / 9642

Email: elu@artscouncil.org.uk

Website:

Note - Northern Ireland (NI) Customs Authorisations will continue to fall within the provisions of the Union Customs Code (UCC), as retained by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and CEMA 1979