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UK Strategic Export Control Lists: The Consolidated List of Strategic Military and Dual-use items

The UK Strategic Export Control Lists include details of controlled goods from several different sources including the EU and UK Dual-Use Lists, the EU Capital Punishment and Torture Lists, UK Radioactive Sources List and the UK Military List. 

• Current List
• How is the List organised?
• Origin and Updates
• Help and Advice

Current Consolidated List

The current list came into force on 27 August 2009.

UK strategic export control lists: the consolidated list of strategic military and dual-use items that require export authorisation (6863KB)

NOTE: This is a large file so if you are unsure about whether the item you want to export is controlled, and you are using Microsoft, download the file and do a search using the Control/F keys for the item concerned.

How is the List organised?

The list comprises:

• UK Military List (Schedule 1, Part 2 of the Export Control Order 2008)
  Prohibited goods, software and technology (Definitions); Military, security and paramilitary goods, software and technology and arms, ammunition and related materiel
• UK Explosive-Related List   
  Prohibited dual-use explosive-related goods and technology
• UK Dual-Use List  
  Prohibited dual-use goods, software and technology

NOTE: Dual-Use items are goods, software or technology (documents, diagrams etc) which can be used for both civil and military applications.  They can range from raw materials to components to complete systems, eg  aluminium alloys, bearings, or lasers.  They could also be items used in the production or development of military goods, eg machine tools, chemical manufacturing equipment and computers.

• EU Human Rights List (Annexes II and III of 2005 EC Regulation)
  Prohibited goods to non-EU member states, which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
• UK National Security and Para-military List
  Prohibited security and para-military goods to destinations in EU member states
• UK National Radioactive Sources List
  Prohibited radioactive Sources
• EC Regulation Annex 1   
  List of dual use items and technology prohibited from export to non-EU member states.  It includes:
  Category 0         Nuclear Materials, Facilities  and
                          Equipment
  Category 1         Materials, Chemicals, Micro-
                          organisms and Toxins
  Category 2         Materials Processing
  Category 3         Electronics
  Category 4         Computers
  Category 5         Telecommunications and
                          Information Security
  Category 6         Sensors and Lasers
  Category 7         Navigation and Avionics
  Category 8         Marine
  Category 9        Aerospace and Propulsion
• Community General Export Authorisation (Annex II of the EC Regulation)
  Dual use items included in the Community General Export Authorisation (CGEA).
• EC Regulation (Annex IV) 
  Dual Use items requiring an export licence to all destinations including those in an EU member state
  

Read more about how to self-rate your goods.

Origin and Updates

The list is regularly updated, as a result of agreement of international regimes.

Keep updated with any changes by viewing the Notices to Exporters.

Help and Advice

• Goods Checker
  • By using this database you can search the Control Lists.
• Rating Enquiry Service
  • A FREE service which exporters can use if they are still unsure about whether their specific goods are controlled.
  • Exporters need to submit a "rating request" via the SPIRE online licensing application system.
• Helpline
  • Tel: 020 7215 4594 or Email: eco.help@berr.gsi.gov.uk   
    
  • General advice provided only.

Return to the Control Lists - Introduction page or view the UK Military List.

Export Control Organisation

Updated: 27 August 2009

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