The UK’s New Consolidated Dual-Use Open General Export Licene: One Licence, Expanded Permitted Destinations and A New Customs Declaration System Condition

Short summary

UK consolidated two export licenses into one unified OGEL, expanded permitted destinations to South Korea, Singapore, Chile, Uruguay and British Overseas Territories, and added mandatory customs declaration requirements. The reform maintains underlying controls; changes only packaging and risk-assessed destination list. Operations teams managing dual-use exports gain simplified licensing but must verify whether existing arrangements carry over to the new consolidated license.

• •Two separate export licenses merged into single consolidated OGEL with unified registration
• •Destination list expanded from traditional multilateral-regime partners to include South Korea, Singapore, Chile, Uruguay, and British Overseas Territories
• •New CDS (Customs Declaration Service) requirement mandates license reference in customs filings for all tangible exports; compliance audits and record-keeping obligations unchanged

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