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Contact details

For further details of strategic export controls, please contact:

Export Control Organisation,
Department for International Trade
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET
Tel: 020 7215 4594 Fax: 020 7215 2635 Email: ECO help

More information on export controls is available on the ECO pages of the GOV.UK website, also the SPIRE Export Licensing Database.

As part of the move to GOV. UK, all previous Notices to Exporters have been filed at the National Archives.

The ECJU brings together operational and policy expertise from the Department for International Trade’s Export Control Organisation (ECO), the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Ministry of Defence (MOD) to promote global security through strategic export controls and facilitate responsible exports.

What will this change mean for exporters?

The export licensing process, including issuing MOD Form 680, will remain unchanged. Exporters should continue to use the SPIRE online export licensing system.

The decision to grant or refuse an export licence in any individual case has become the responsibility of the Secretary of State of the newly formed Department for International Trade.

The Secretary of State for Defence continues to be responsible for the decision to grant or refuse an MOD Form 680.

Individual staff involved in the export licensing process across ECO, FCO and MOD will retain their existing email addresses and titles for the immediate future. Since 18 July however, all ECJU staff have been based at the Department for International Trade, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET.

Contact details

For further details of strategic export controls, please contact:

Export Control Organisation,
Department for International Trade
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET
Tel: 020 7215 4594 Fax: 020 7215 2635 Email: ECO help

More information on export controls is available on the ECO pages of the GOV.UK website, also the SPIRE Export Licensing Database.

As part of the move to GOV. UK, all previous Notices to Exporters have been filed at the National Archives.

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.

• OGEL (military goods: collaborative project typhoon)

The main change to this OGEL is that Kuwait has been added to the list of permitted destinations for the export of military goods for the maintenance of Typhoon aircraft. There are other small changes to the terms and conditions as specified in the Explanatory Note.

• OGEL (international non-proliferation regime decontrols: dual-use items)

One of the items listed under Schedule 1 of this OGEL has been amended. This concerns the removal of rating code 2B006.b.1.c.

Both of these licences will come into force on Thursday 23 June 2016.

Read more about Open General Export Licences.

Contact details

For further details of strategic export controls, please contact:

Export Control Organisation,
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET
Tel: 020 7215 4594 Fax: 020 7215 2635 E-mail: eco.help@bis.gsi.gov.uk

More information on export controls is available on the ECO pages of the GOV.UK website, also the SPIRE Export Licensing Database.

As part of the move to GOV. UK, all previous Notices to Exporters have been filed at the National Archives.

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.

Open general trade control licence (maritime anti-piracy)

The licence has been amended to reflect developments and changes in the sector to which the licence applies. This has been done in consultation with companies operating in the maritime anti-piracy sector.

Read the attached information note:

Maritime anti-piracy OGTCL information, June 2016

Contact details

For further details of strategic export controls, please contact:

Export Control Organisation,
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET
Tel: 020 7215 4594 Fax: 020 7215 2635 E-mail: eco.help@bis.gsi.gov.uk

More information on export controls is available on the ECO pages of the GOV.UK website, also the SPIRE Export Licensing Database.

As part of the move to GOV. UK, all previous Notices to Exporters have been filed at the National Archives.

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.

Topics will include:

• Category 5 Part II ‘information security’ Wassenaar Arrangement based controls and decontrols.
• Category 5 Part I surveillance and Category 4 intrusion aspects.
• Forthcoming changes to the controls.
• CESG (information security arm of GCHQ) and Foreign & Commonwealth Office Cyber team will attend this event.

Pre-course knowledge

You should have already completed training on licences and strategic export controls generally before attending this course. There will be only a brief review of the licensing process. If you need to refresh your knowledge of licenses or legislation please see the latest webinars in Notice to Exporters 2016/15.

Attendees should also be familiar with the current Category 4 and 5 Lists of the Wassenaar Arrangement’s Dual-Use Goods and Technologies (WA-LIST (15)).

ECO anticipates high demand for places at this event. Attendance will be restricted to:

• 2 persons per exporting company (or entity)
• 1 person per consultant/legal company in the first instance, with a reserve list for extra places, if available.

To register for this event, please complete the attached registration form (Application Form May-December 2016) and return it to:

Denise Carter
Awareness Coordinator
Export Control Organisation
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET

More training opportunities

See our Training Bulletin for details of our other courses.

Contact details

For further details of strategic export controls, please contact:

Export Control Organisation,
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET
Tel: 020 7215 4594 Fax: 020 7215 2635 E-mail: eco.help@bis.gsi.gov.uk

More information on export controls is available on the ECO pages of the GOV.UK website, also the SPIRE Export Licensing Database.

As part of the move to GOV. UK, all previous Notices to Exporters have been filed at the National Archives.

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.

We want to create a service that is easy to use, designed with your needs in mind. So it’s very important that when you come to rate your goods, the system recognises all the search terms you could possibly want to input.

To do this, we’ve created a prototype that will capture all the searches and ratings that apply to the goods you want to export.

Please take a few moments to complete our Search Term Capture prototype:

https://search-term-collection.herokuapp.com/search

Many thanks for your help – every exporter who does this will make the whole rating process more efficient and easier to use.

Read updates on the new import/export licensing service.

Contact details

For further details of strategic export controls, please contact:

Export Control Organisation,
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET
Tel: 020 7215 4594 Fax: 020 7215 2635 E-mail: eco.help@bis.gsi.gov.uk

More information on export controls is available on the ECO pages of the GOV.UK website, also the SPIRE Export Licensing Database.

As part of the move to GOV. UK, all previous Notices to Exporters have been filed at the National Archives.

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.

The four webinars are:

• Overcoming barriers to trade – what you need to know about export controls
• How do I know if my goods are on a control list?
• What licence do I need to export?
• Applying for export licences – what you need to know

All four webinars can be accessed from Export control training for exporters of strategic goods, on GOV.UK.

*Open to Export: Backed by government and business, Open to Export is a not for profit social enterprise dedicated to helping UK companies grow through export.

Contact details

For further details of strategic export controls, please contact:

Export Control Organisation,
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET
Tel: 020 7215 4594 Fax: 020 7215 2635 E-mail: eco.help@bis.gsi.gov.uk

More information on export controls is available on the ECO pages of the GOV.UK website, also the SPIRE Export Licensing Database.

Read updates on the new import/export licensing service.

As part of the move to GOV. UK, all previous Notices to Exporters have been filed at the National Archives.

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.

We are currently in the process of redesigning the online licence application system, so it is crucial that we understand your business needs, and what we need to change.

We’d be very grateful if you’d fill in this survey, which should take about 5 minutes of your time, depending on how much you want to tell us. The survey is anonymous, so please let us know everything that’s on your mind.

Please be assured we will be listening and doing our best to take action on the results.

The survey can be accessed here:

ECO and SPIRE Satisfaction Survey 2016

Please feel free forward this link to any colleagues who might also be interested in completing the survey.

Contact details

For further details of strategic export controls, please contact:

Export Control Organisation,
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET
Tel: 020 7215 4594 Fax: 020 7215 2635 E-mail: eco.help@bis.gsi.gov.uk

More information on export controls is available on the ECO pages of the GOV.UK website, also the SPIRE Export Licensing Database.

Read updates on the new import/export licensing service.

As part of the move to GOV. UK, all previous Notices to Exporters have been filed at the National Archives.

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.

Our goal is to provide an easy to use, accessible service with the right level of support, whether in the form of online chat, telephone help or tool tips.

We have created a short survey to collect information about your digital requirements, preferences and your online usage.  This information will help us shape what we provide, how we provide it and the levels of support we put in place.

It’s important that everyone can access the service, including through assistive technologies, so please also tell us about the software that you or your company are using at the moment.

If you would like to get involved with testing our prototypes and giving your views on creating a service that best suits your needs, you have the option to leave your contact details at the end of the survey.

Please note: this survey does not cover user satisfaction of the current levels of service ECO provides. A survey on this topic will be released shortly.

Thank you for your help.

Import and Export Licencing System – digital engagement and assistance

Contact details

For further details of strategic export controls, please contact:

Export Control Organisation,
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET
Tel: 020 7215 4594 Fax: 020 7215 2635 E-mail: eco.help@bis.gsi.gov.uk

More information on export controls is available on the ECO pages of the GOV.UK website, also the SPIRE Export Licensing Database.

Read updates on the new import/export licensing service.

As part of the move to GOV. UK, all previous Notices to Exporters have been filed at the National Archives.

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.

Open general export licence (PCBs and components for military goods)

Open general export licence (PCBs and components for dual-use items)

These OGELs permit the export of specified control list entries to any destination, other than a destination excluded from the licence. The country list has been designed to be as wide as possible, excluding only embargoed destinations and a small number of other very sensitive destinations.

Action for exporters

As with other OGELs, exporters must:

• register to use the licences
• keep appropriate records
• be subject to compliance auditing by the ECO.

There is however no requirement to obtain consignee or end-user undertakings.

The new OGELs were developed following proposals by technology industry trade body techUK. They form part of the Government’s commitment to introduce better and more flexible open licensing, in response to techUK’s Business Focus on Enforcement Review, published in March 2015.

ECO continues to explore ways to move more of the less sensitive exports to open licences. This will help to reduce the administrative burden on business and to allow ECO focus its resources on more sensitive cases.

Contact details

For further details of strategic export controls, please contact:

Export Control Organisation,
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET
Tel: 020 7215 4594 Fax: 020 7215 2635 E-mail: eco.help@bis.gsi.gov.uk

More information on export controls is available on the ECO pages of the GOV.UK website, also the SPIRE Export Licensing Database.

Read updates on the new import/export licensing service.

As part of the move to GOV. UK, all previous Notices to Exporters have been filed at the National Archives.

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.