SGSELSG4010 - Particular Goods: Scope of this guidance

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Certain goods have particular aspects of their control which would benefit from a fuller explanation. These are:

  • goods destined for nuclear, biological or chemical weapons end-users (the “Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) end-use” control);
  • goods which are for a military end-use in an embargoed destination (“the military end-use”);
  • tangible media such as floppy discs, manuals and laptop computers on which controlled technology is carried;
  • ships etc;
  • vintage aircraft;
  • goods covered by open general export licences (OGELs)