Notice

NTE 2022/25: open general licences updated

Published 30 September 2022

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Introduction

Further to notices 2019/11, 2019/16, 2020/02 and 2020/05, the ability to register for the 26 open general licences below has been reinstated. These licences are now available for registration.

This means that these open general licences are available for all exporters to register and use. Exporters who had already registered to use these open general licences prior to the registration being locked were able to continue to use these licences and are not affected by this notice.

At the time these 26 open general licences were locked against further registration, we created a set of parallel open general licences with fewer permitted destinations.  These parallel licences are no longer required and will be revoked on 30 December 2022. Exporters who registered for the parallel licences should now register for the licences which have been unlocked.

A reference table is provided below to help you identify which licence(s) you should now register for.

Open general licences for which registration has been reinstated

The ability to register to use the following open general licences has been reinstated. They have been republished with a new front page:

Existing registrations

If you have registered for an open general licence in column A, you should now register for the equivalent open general licence in column B. If you have an existing registration for an open general licence in column B you do not need to re-register.

The open general licences in column A will be revoked on 30 December 2022.

Column A - Existing registration for Column B - Exporters should now register for
Export for repair/replacement under warranty: dual-use items – from December 2019 Export for repair/replacement under warranty: dual-use items
Information security items – from December 2019 Information security items
Low value shipments – from December 2019 Low value shipments
Military and dual-use goods: UK forces deployed in non-embargoed destinations – from December 2019 Military and dual-use goods: UK forces deployed in non-embargoed destinations
Oil and gas exploration: dual-use items – from December 2019 Oil and gas exploration: dual-use items
Technology for dual-use items – from June 2019 Technology for dual-use items
PCBs and components for dual-use items – from June 2019 PCBs and components for dual-use items
X – from December 2019 X
Chemicals – from December 2019 Chemicals
Cryptographic development – from December 2019 Cryptographic development
Export after repair/replacement under warranty: dual-use items – from June 2019 Export after repair/replacement under warranty: dual-use items
Access overseas to software and technology for military goods: individual use only – from December 2019 Access overseas to software and technology for military goods: individual use only
Export after repair/replacement under warranty: military goods – from June 2019 Export after repair/replacement under warranty: military goods
Export for exhibition: military goods – from December 2019 Export for exhibition: military goods
Exports for repair/replacement under warranty: military goods – from December 2019 Exports for repair/replacement under warranty: military goods
Exports or transfers in support of UK government defence contracts – from June 2019 Exports or transfers in support of UK government defence contracts
Historic military goods – from December 2019 Historic military goods
Military goods: collaborative project typhoon – from June 2019 Military goods: collaborative project typhoon
Military goods: for demonstration – from December 2019 Military goods: for demonstration
Military goods: A400M collaborative programme – from February 2020 Military goods: A400M collaborative programme
Military surplus vehicles – from December 2019 Military surplus vehicles
PCBs and components for military goods – from June 2019 PCBs and components for military goods
Software and source code for military goods – from June 2019 Software and source code for military goods
Technology for military goods from June 2019 Technology for military goods
Category C goods – from December 2019 Category C goods
Trade and transportation: small arms and light weapons – from December 2019 Trade and transportation: small arms and light weapons

Helpline

General queries about strategic export licensing

Export Control Joint Unit
Department for Business and Trade
Old Admiralty Building
Admiralty Place
London
SW1A 2DY

Email exportcontrol.help@businessandtrade.gov.uk

Telephone 020 7215 4594

More information on export controls is available on the ECJU pages of the GOV.UK website, also the SPIRE export licensing database.

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