Guidance and regulation

Official vets and inspectors in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to certify export health certificates.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 7 November 2023

Exporters in England, Scotland and Wales: register or sign in to EHC online to apply for an export health certificate.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 7 November 2023

Assess your goods, software and technology to determine whether or not they are controlled and require a licence to export.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 3 April 2024

How to get an export health certificate to export or move live animals and animal products from Great Britain to the EU, Northern Ireland or non-EU countries.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 2 others
• Updated: 16 April 2024

The UK's regulatory framework for strategic export controls and the circumstances where you might need an export licence.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 2 others
• Updated: 21 November 2023

Guide to licensing procedure and other restrictions for export of controlled dual-use items, software and technology, goods for torture and radioactive sources.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 19 July 2023

An update on progress with the AUKUS partnership on export control reforms.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Updated: 1 May 2024

Check if you need a licence or phytosanitary certificate to export plants and plant products.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 4 April 2024

The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.

• From: Environment Agency
• Updated: 2 April 2024

Guide to licensing requirements and restrictions for trade control and the export of controlled military goods, software and technology.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 2 others
• Updated: 10 April 2024

Courses, seminars, workshops and webinars to help exporters understand their obligations under export control legislation.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 16 April 2024

An update of the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD's) contact details on the open general licence export for exhibition: military goods.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 15 May 2024

You can use a SIEL to make shipments of specified military or dual-use items to a named consignee and/or end user.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 2 others
• Updated: 9 December 2021

You must get permission to export certain drugs and medicines.

• From: Home Office and 2 others
• Updated: 19 March 2024

How to use the online export licensing system to get a licence to export controlled goods, software and technology overseas.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 2 others
• Updated: 26 April 2021

How the UK's strategic export controls apply to academics, university researchers and their institutions, and when an export licence is needed.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 2 others
• Updated: 31 March 2021

Licence for the export of of dual-use items to EU member states.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and 1 others
• Updated: 28 March 2024

What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Updated: 21 July 2022

Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency and 1 others
• Updated: 31 January 2024

Current rules for exporting horses and other equines (including ponies and donkeys) from the UK.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Updated: 12 July 2022