Importing ‘relevant’ nuclear materials into the UK: licensing requirements
What businesses need to do to import ‘relevant’ nuclear materials into the UK.
Businesses need to apply for an import licence to import relevant nuclear materials into the UK.
When you need a licence
Individual import licences are needed for goods that fall under the relevant commodity codes and description.
- tariff heading: 26 12 - uranium ore and concentrates
- tariff heading: 28 44 - plutonium, uranium 233, uranium enriched in the isotopes 233 or 235, natural uranium and mixtures, compounds and alloys containing any of the foregoing, including spent or irradiated nuclear reactor fuel elements (cartridges)
How to apply for a nuclear materials import licence (NMIL)
You can apply for a NMIL from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).
You should allow 30 days for your application to be processed.
More information
More guidance can be found on DBT’s import controls page.
See the related guidance on:
Updates to this page
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Additional information added about how to apply for an import licence for relevant nuclear materials. The nuclear materials import licence (NMIL) has been transferred from a paper-based application from the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) into the digital apply for an import licence service.
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