British investment boost in Ukraine to benefit both countries
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British investment boost in Ukraine to support security and prosperity of both countries.
Change made:
Background section has been updated to include further information published by the Government of Ukraine.
Time updated:
4:24pm, 11 August 2025
Business to consumer (B2C) and business to business (B2B) EEE and WEEE: how to correctly identify
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How to assess and report B2C and B2B electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) products.
Change made:
This guidance has been updated to state that the guidance belongs to the Environment Agency rather than the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. Updated ‘category 5: lighting equipment’ to include several B2B examples including stadium floodlights, street lighting, illuminated road signage and illuminated emergency exit signs. Added product category 15: vapes and electronic cigarettes to reflect Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment, etc.) Regulations 2025.
Time updated:
11:49am, 12 August 2025
From Crawley to Kampala: Multimillion-pound UKEF deal seals export win
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Crawley business Rainbo Supplies & Services will deliver machinery to Uganda following a deal backed by UK Export Finance and funded by London Forfaiting Company.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
2:44pm, 12 August 2025
National Treatment of Conformity Assessment Bodies (NTCAB) for conformity assessment bodies (CABs) and businesses
Page summary:
Information on what National Treatment of Conformity Assessment Bodies means for conformity assessment bodies and businesses.
Change made:
Footnote added after ‘under the terms of the CPTPP agreement’ linking to the UK’s CPTPP Accession Protocol for more information on UK accession terms.
Time updated:
4:31pm, 12 August 2025
DBT national survey of registered businesses’ exporting behaviours, attitudes and needs 2024
Page summary:
Insights into UK companies’ exporting behaviour and attitudes towards exporting, including perceptions around trade barriers, drawn from fieldwork completed between March 2024 and January 2025.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:30am, 14 August 2025
DBT national survey of registered businesses’ exporting behaviours, attitudes and needs
Page summary:
Insights on UK companies’ views of exporting, including perceptions around trade barriers.
Change made:
‘DBT national survey of registered businesses’ exporting behaviours, attitudes and needs 2024’ added to collection page.
Time updated:
9:30am, 14 August 2025
Licensing statistics statement of administrative sources
Page summary:
Data sources available to Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) for the production of the strategic export controls licensing statistics.
Change made:
Updated guidance to include up to date details on the SPIRE-LITE transition.
Time updated:
9:30am, 14 August 2025
Strategic export controls: licensing statistics
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Export control licensing statistics compiled by the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU).
Change made:
Updated link to latest quarterly licensing statistics (1 January to 31 March 2025).
Time updated:
9:30am, 14 August 2025
Strategic export controls: licensing statistics: 1 January to 31 March 2025
Page summary:
Export control licensing data for 1 January to 31 March 2025.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:30am, 14 August 2025
Strategic export controls: licensing statistics: 1 October to 31 December 2024
Page summary:
Export control licensing data for 1 October to 31 December 2024.
Change made:
Strategic export controls commentary updated to reflect amendments made to existing licences since previous publication.
Time updated:
9:30am, 14 August 2025
Strategic export controls: quarterly licensing statistics
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Export licensing data from previous quarters. These include information by country.
Change made:
Addition of ‘Strategic export controls: licensing statistics: 1 January to 31 March 2025’ to the collection.
Time updated:
9:30am, 14 August 2025
UK sanctions
Page summary:
Where to find sanctions content, including introductory guidance, statutory guidance, guidance by industry sector, sanctions lists and how to report a breach.
Change made:
Added ‘Sanctions compliance in the cryptoassets sector: threat assessment’.
Time updated:
11:16am, 14 August 2025
Licensing taskforce report and government response
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The industry-led licensing taskforce report on licensing policy and the government’s response.
Change made:
Recommendation 1, paragraph 3 in the Licensing Taskforce government response has been updated to amend the wording about the summer call for evidence on licensing reform.
Time updated:
4:29pm, 14 August 2025
Notice to exporters 2025/23: new ultimate end-user screen
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The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) has a new ultimate end-user screen for exporters to fill in.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
9:30am, 15 August 2025
Notices to exporters
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Notices to exporters published by the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU).
Change made:
A new NTE 2025/23: new ultimate end-user screen has been added to collection.
Time updated:
9:30am, 15 August 2025
Rules of origin under the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) are improving
Page summary:
This guidance provides the technical detail of improvements to rules of origin under the DCTS, as announced in the UK Trade Strategy.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:43pm, 15 August 2025
