Summary of Export Control Guidance

Guidance on Businesslink website

As of March 2010, practical guidance information about export controls is published on the export control pages of the Businesslink website which covers:

• Beginners Guide to Export Controls
• Common Pitfalls to Avoid in Export Licence Applications
• Compliance and Enforcement
• Types of Licences   
• Current Arms Embargoes and Other Restrictions
• UK Strategic Export Control Lists 

Department for Business/Export Control Organisation publications

• Export Control Organisation: Service and Performance Code (PDF, 129 Kb)  
• Compliance Visits Explained (PDF, 266 Kb)  
• Compliance Code of Practice (PDF, 255 Kb)  
• Guidance on MANPADs (PDF, 141 Kb)  
• Guidance on Brokering (Trade) of Dual-Use Items (PDF, 167 Kb)  
• Guidance on Trafficking and Brokering (Trade Controls) of Military Goods
• Guidance on Transport Controls (PDF, 234 Kb)  
• Guidance on Transit and Transhipment (PDF, 275 Kb) 
• Guidance on transfer abroad of controlled military technology (PDF, 216 Kb)  
• Guidance on export of technology (PDF, 146 Kb)  
• Guidance on supplementary WMD End-Use Controls (including Provision of Technical Assistance) (PDF, 164 Kb)  
• Guidance to industry on implementation of the Export of Radioactive Sources (PDF, 196 Kb) 
• Guidance on export control legislation for academics and researchers in the UK (PDF, 124 Kb) 
• Iran List (PDF, 562 Kb) 
• Dual-Use Compliance Study - Summary of results and key findings (PDF, 151 Kb) 
• Export Control Organisation - Customer Satisfaction Survey 2010 - Summary of Main Findings (PPT, 205 Kb) 
• Export Control Organisation - Customer Satisfaction Survey 2010 - Analysis Report (DOC, 943 Kb)   
• Response from Her Majesty's Government to the European Commission Green Paper on the dual-use export control system of the European Union (PDF, 159 Kb) 

Guidance on ITAR Rule Change on Dual and Third Country Nationals

• United Kingdom (UK) Technology Security Plan (TSP) (DOC, 479 Kb) 
• Question & Answer (Q&A) Matrix on implementation of ITAR rule change (76 FED REG 28174) (DOC, 368 Kb) 
• Exchange of Notes (US Note) concerning ITAR rule change dated 11 August 2011 (PDF, 537 Kb) 
• Exchange of Notes (UK Note) concerning ITAR rule change dated 11 August 2011 (PDF, 175 Kb)   

Open General Licences

You can access links to current published versions of all Open General Licences. You can also find out from here how to access revoked OGLs.

Further background details about Open General Licences are published on the export control pages of the Businesslink website. 

Control Lists

• UK Military List: the UK military list of items that require export authorisation (PDF, 1.7 Mb)  
  • The current list was published on 31 August 2010.
• UK Strategic Export Control List: The Consolidated List of Strategic Military and Dual Use Items that require export authorisation (PDF, 1.3 Mb)  
  • The current list was published on 17 January 2012.

For further background guidance about the UK Strategic Export Control Lists is available on the export control pages on the Businesslink website. This includes guidance on "How to determine if you need an export licence".

Forms

End-User Undertakings (required for export and trade licence applications) 

• End-User Undertaking (EUU) Form (DOC, 77 Kb)  
• End-User Undertaking Checklist (DOC, 87 Kb) 
• End-User Certificate Form for Chemical Weapons Convention Schedule 3 Chemicals to States Not Party to the Chemical Weapons Convention (DOC, 69 Kb) 
• OIEL Undertaking Template (DOC, 22 Kb)  
• Military Goods OGEL Undertaking Template

For further background guidance about end-user undertakings and end-use controls you need to read the guidance available on the  export control pages on the Businesslink website  about "End-User and Consignee Undertakings for SIELs and OIELs".

Forms required for export applications for firearms

• EC3 Form (EC Firearms and Ammunition Transfer Dcoument for SIEL Applications) (DOC, 110 Kb)  
• EC4 Form (Annex to EC Firearms and Ammunition Transfer Document or Declaration - Continuation Sheet for EC3 and EC5 Forms) (DOC, 86 Kb) 
• EC5 Form (EC Firearms and Ammunition Transfer Declaration for Dealer to Dealer OIELs) (DOC, 116 Kb)  

Requirements as result of Iran Sanctions (Council Regulation (EC) No 961/2010) - Form to claim exemption from prohibition on export of Annex VI listed items

• Notification for Iran Oil and Gas Contractual Exemption (DOC, 71 Kb) 

Requirements as result of Syria Sanctions (Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012) - Form to claim exemption from prohibition on export of Annex VI and VII listed items

• Notification for Contractual Exemption of prohibited items supplied to Syria (DOC, 62 Kb) 

Policy Documents

• Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (DOC, 46 Kb) 

Export Control Organisation
Updated: 2 February 2012

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